US Congress’ upcoming hearing with SEC to focus on cryptocurrencies and Libra The U.S. House Financial Services Committee is going to hold a hearing next week in which it will seek answers from five Securities and Exc…
Azerbaijan's State Customs Committee is planning to use blockchain technology to exchange information with customs authorities of other countries, Menafn reported citing Trend.
Bank of America, the eighth largest bank in the world by total assets, has joined blockchain-based trade finance network Marco Polo.
IBM, Citibank, and video game giant Ubisoft have penned a partnership with Singapore-based blockchain accelerator Tribe Accelerator.
North Korea appears to be the latest country to undertake the cryptocurrency route to avoid international sanctions.
UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has rolled out a blockchain-based system that will record and share information of healthcare workers in public and private health facilities under its supervision, Emir…
Indian automotive giant Tata Motors has announced the launch of a program aimed at promoting collaboration with startups and technology companies to encourage innovation.
QUICKOM, a US patent-pending communication platform, has announced its partnership with Thi Truong Si, Vietnam’s largest wholesale online marketplace to enable its 35,000 merchants to provide innovative call center se…
The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded blockchain startup SpaceChain UK a 60,000 euro ($66,400) grant to commercially develop its satellite-based blockchain wallet.
Real estate investment firm AssetBlock launched a new platform for trading commercial properties on Algorand, the next-generation proof-of-stake blockchain.
Financial services giant Wells Fargo has announced its plans to launch its own internal digital currency, called Wells Fargo Digital Cash, on its own first distributed ledger technology (DLT) platform.
Arch Insurance (UK) Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bermuda-based Arch Capital Group, in collaboration with leading insurance broker Marsh, has announced an insurance solution for digital assets.
Enterprise-grade distributed ledger platform Hedera Hashgraph has announced the launch of its mainnet, allowing anyone to create accounts and any developer to build decentralized applications (dapps) on the platform.
Harbor, a San Francisco-based fintech startup, has tokenized the shares of iCap Equity’s four real estate funds managing over $100M in assets using the ethereum blockchain, CoinDesk reported.
BINARYSTAR and Asia Blockchain Review are organizing Unblock Tokyo: Ecosystem Fast Track on October 5th, in a major gathering of all-star developers to shed light on the latest developments in the industry and ex…
The Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) has entered into a partnership with local blockchain startup Igloo to fully digitalize residential tenancy agreement.
Aventus, a digital assets-focused blockchain-based protocol, unveiled its next code release Aventus Classic, which is designed to build a fairer and more transparent ticketing industry.
The Centre for Fourth Industrial Revolution in the UAE (C4IR UAE) introduced a blockchain accelerator program at its headquarters in AREA 2071 in Emirates Tower in Dubai, according to the Emirates News Agency.
Blockchain firm ConsenSys has announced the launch of a new product suite, called Codefi.
Kaleido, a ConsenSys enterprise blockchain startup, has announced its partnership with QEDIT, a provider of privacy solution for enterprise blockchains.
Canadian bitcoin exchange Bull Bitcoin is joining the Liquid Network, a sidechain-based settlement platform for traders and exchanges created by Blockstream, CoinDesk reported.
Online multi-asset trading provider eToro launched a new programming language to make derivatives trading easier.
Deutsche Bank has joined banking rival JPMorgan Chase’s blockchain project Interbank Information Network (IIN), according to a report by the Financial Times.
France mulls blocking Facebook's Libra project on European soil as FINMA chief weighs pros and cons of the cryptocurrency France warned on Thursday that it will block the development of Facebook’s cryptocurrency Libra…
BLOQ FLIX, media finance and advisory firm, has partnered with Overstock.com’s blockchain subsidiary tZERO to bring blockchain technology to its entertainment financing capabilities.
Thailand state-owned energy company PTT and Energy Web Foundation (EWF), a blockchain energy nonprofit company, have collaborated to develop a blockchain-based renewable energy system.
Russian banking giant Alfa-Bank, in partnership with X5 Retail Group, has launched a blockchain-based liquidity management service.
PundiX, an open platform for blockchain developers, revealed that its blockchain phone Blok on Blok (BOB) is almost ready for launching. The firm showcased its BOB phone at the IFA trade show in Berlin this week.
T-Labs, an innovation unit of leading German telecom firm Deutsche Telekom, has rolled out a new blockchain-based e-mobility pilot called Xride.
Spanish banking giant Santander has announced that it has issued a $20 million bond on a blockchain, which will continue to exist only on the blockchain to maturity.
Seed CX’ subsidiary Zero Hash has launched support for derivatives, enabling clients to settle bilateral derivative transactions.
Union Mobile, the fourth-largest mobile carrier in South Korea, has launched its blockchain-powered decentralized telecom project.
Crypto market aggregator CoinGecko has announced that it has upgraded its “Trust Score” metric, which aims to bring a more robust exchange ranking system.
Payments giant Mastercard has entered into a partnership with blockchain firm R3 to develop a blockchain-based cross-border payment solution.
Amazon Web Services, a comprehensive cloud computing platform provided by Amazon, has announced the general availability of Amazon Quantum Ledger Database (QLDB).
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are going to finalize the pilot operations of their digital currency project for facilitating cross-border bank transactions by the end of this year, Argaam reported citing Ar…
The OOC Oil & Gas Blockchain Consortium, which was established earlier this year under the not-for-profit organization Offshore Operators Committee (OOC), has awarded a contract to Data Gumbo for a blockchain pilot fo…
Blockchain firm CasperLabs, which has been eyeing to enhance Ethereum 2.0 without compromising decentralization or speed, has secured $14.5 million in a Series A funding round.
Red Cat, a provider of distributed data storage, analytics and services for the drone industry, has partnered with enterprise blockchain startup GoChain to take the commercial drone industry forward.
Bitcoin exchange PrimeXBT has entered into a partnership with blockchain development firm Bitfury Group to ensure regulatory compliance.
