Canadian largest retail pharmacy chain Shoppers Drug Mart is reportedly working with blockchain firm TruTrace Technologies to create a pilot program for tracking the cannabis supply chain using blockchain technology, …
Warsaw-based Alior Bank is reportedly using the public Ethereum blockchain to verify the documents of its clients, according to a report by Forbes.
Russian central bank’s chairman Elvira Nabiullina said the country is considering the issuance of its central bank digital currency (CBDC), but it will not be anytime soon, local media news outlet TASS reported.
Nomura Holdings and Nomura Research Institute (NRI) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to establish a joint venture company that will focus on developing a blockchain-based platform for exchanging securit…
South Korean electronics giant Samsung has revealed its interest in collaborating with platform companies engaged in areas such as blockchain, artificial intelligence, and sixth-generation mobile networks, among other…
French software company MGI has partnered with Thales to incorporate blockchain technology into its Cargo Intelligent System dubbed as Ci5, according to a news release published by PortSEurope.
At least 100 manufacturers plan to use blockchain technology to securely share their production data with each other, according to Nikkei Asian Review. Mitsubishi Electric, Yaskawa Electric, and DMG Mori are among tho…
The city of Seoul in South Korea has announced that it will invest 50 billion won in promising small and mid-sized venture companies via the Fourth Industrial Revolution Fund.
Austrian steel trading company Alukönigstahl is reportedly developing a blockchain-powered steel trading database, according to local media outlet industriemagazin.at.
The Brazilian government and financial regulators are reportedly developing a regulatory sandbox type model targeting new technologies including blockchain.
It would appear that Crypterium finally kept its word by launching the prepaid card that it has been promising clients for a long time. With the use of this card, it becomes much easier to pay for goods using a crypto…
It would appear that some analysts are already salivating at the mouth simply thinking about what the cryptocurrency initiative that Facebook will be launching soon will mean for its bottom line. RBC analysts Mark Mah…
Search engine giant Google recently made it known that it was partnering up with a startup called Chainlink. This suggests that the tech company is making even bigger moves into the blockchain, which should be of no s…
With Amazon being the single largest online retail entity in the world, it only makes sense that the first to enable cryptocurrency payments with the tech giant would become industry leaders. This is exactly what two …
Governments becoming interested in implementing blockchain in their operations is old news. It has been well-established, at this point, that the system is far more secure and efficient than what most agencies are usi…
Facebook is intent on dominating the cryptocurrency field – or just any field, in general – and it recently hired a bank lobbyist to help it do just that. The new member of its global force for world domination is Ed …
Anonymity is one of the biggest selling points of blockchain and cryptocurrency, but it would appear that this is about to change in for Lithuanians.
Over 4,800 students have graduated from the SAIT (Southern Alberta Institute of Technology) with blockchain-based diplomas. Located in Calgary, Canada, SAIT partnered with ODEM (On-Demand Education Marketplace) to iss…
It would appear that US traders who prefer Binance as their cryptocurrency trading platform will no longer be able to use it in the coming days. The platform recently updated its Terms of Service and noted that it wou…
In a recent round of financing, Finlab EOS VC Fund successfully raised $2 million in order to fund the development of a video game called Upland. The brainchild of Uplandme, Inc., the game is intended to change the pr…
Europol, the law enforcement agency of the European Union, has just concluded its sixth cryptocurrency conference, a June 14 press release notes.
G20 leaders welcome efforts of global regulatory bodies on cryptocurrencies G20 finance ministers and central bank governors have welcomed the efforts of global regulators on cryptocurrencies and have recommended cons…
The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) is going to start a supply chain traceability pilot program for seafood in collaboration with IBM’s Food Trust.
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has selected IBM, KPMG, Merck, and Walmart to develop a blockchain-based network that would allow real-time monitoring of products.
BKM, Interbank Card Center of Turkey, has announced the launch of a blockchain-based digital certificate platform.
Enterprise software firm R3, in collaboration with Brazilian banks Bradesco and Itau, is developing a blockchain-based platform, Cointelegraph reported.
SWAYAM, a learning initiative backed by the Indian Ministry of Human Resource Development, is offering a computer science course on Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology, Bitcoin.com reported.
Brazil’s Camara Interbancaira de Pagamentos (or Interbank Payment Clearing House, CIP) has launched a blockchain-based identity platform in collaboration with IBM, Cointelegraph reported.
Arizona Care Network (ACN), a physician-governed accountable care organization, will soon enable its patients with diabetes to use a healthcare blockchain network to manage their disease and optimize care with their p…
IBM Corporation and Azerbaijan’s State Customs Committee will team up to bring blockchain technology to its customs procedures, according to media outlet Trend News Agency.
Canada-based University of British Columbia (UBC) has announced that it is offering a blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) training program for graduate students.
Fuzhou City in China is providing rent subsidies for blockchain businesses with the hope to enhance the sector’s growth, according to state-run People’s Daily.
Swiss logistics company Panalpina has announced that a pilot project in order to demonstrate the benefits of blockchain technology for supply chains.
Blockchain-enabled genome sequencing startup Nebula Genomics has inked its first pharma partnership with Merck KGaA’s EMD Serono.
UK insurer Legal & General is collaborating with Amazon to create a blockchain system for corporate pension deals, Reuters reported.
Governments are fickle things. Within a given country, the direction of progress may zig and zag, depending on the particular leadership of a given moment and the rate of turnover from one administration to the next. …
Visa has announced the commercial launch of the Visa B2B Connect, a distributed ledger-based, non-card payment network.
The United States National Archives and Records Administration is exploring how blockchain technology can improve the management of information, Federal News Network reported June 10.
Overstock.com’s blockchain subsidiary Medici Land Governance and Liberia’s Ministry of Finance and Development Planning have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to digitize the government services of the Africa…
Retail giant Target has revealed that it has been working on a blockchain proof of concept (POC) for the management of supplier certifications.
