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The Russian state of Nizhny Novgorod is trialing blockchain application in state administration, Forklog reported.

Hdac Technology, a Hyundai-backed blockchain technology company, has inked a business agreement with fintech firm TODAQ for strategic business cooperation.

Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC) and CMA CGM, two of the biggest container shipping firms in the world, are set to join TradeLens, the blockchain-based digital shipping platform developed by Maersk and IBM.

The blockchain team at investment banking giant JPMorgan Chase has developed a new feature for ethereum blockchains, which will allow hiding not only how much money is being sent, but also the identity of the sender, …

Kakao Mobility, a subsidiary of South Korean internet giant Kakao, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with stablecoin project Terra, TokenPost Korea reported.

Microsoft Excel has reportedly added the Bitcoin symbol as its currency option to its software, according to several posts on Reddit and Twitter.

Chinese e-commerce behemoth Alibaba is going to integrate blockchain technology into its intellectual property protection system of enterprises and brands, Cointelegraph reported citing a report from Sohu.

Singapore-based Blockchain Wine has selected “Big Four” professional services firm EY to build a blockchain solution for determining the quality, provenance, and authenticity of new and vintage wines.

The Maltese government has awarded the first Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) scholarship grants to 19 students, with an investment amounting to €160,000 ($179,000).

Shinhan Financial Group (Shinhan Bank), South Korea’s oldest bank, has unveiled a blockchain-based platform to hasten loan process, South Korean news outlet Yonhap reported.

TrustED, an Adelaide-based academic credential verification startup, has entered into an agreement with leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance to utilize Binance Chain.

More and more Indian telecom giants are joining the race to implement blockchain technology to fight pesky calls and messages.

Deloitte Canada has selected LiteLink Technologies, a Canadian public enterprise technology company, as blockchain delivery group, according to a press release dated May 24.

Saudi Customs announced this month that the Dammam Port in Saudi Arabia departed the first blockchain-powered shipment to Rotterdam.

Capital markets platform iSTOX, designed by blockchain-based infrastructure firm I ICHX Tech, has joined Singapore’s regulatory sandbox to launch digitized securities trading late this year, the firm announced on Twit…

Vacheron Constantin, the oldest watchmaker in the world in continuous production, will begin using blockchain technology to track timepieces, according to lifestyle magazine Robb Report.

Leading telecommunications firm Swisscom revealed its plans to distribute tokenized artwork through its Swisscom TV television network.

U.S. IRS to soon issue crypto tax guidance The United States Internal Revenue Service is currently drafting its first crypto tax guidance since 2014, Commissioner Charles P. Rettig said recently, CoinDesk reported. In…

German multinational engineering and tech giant Bosch is trialing the Ethereum blockchain, a company spokesperson told Decrypt.

A proposal on a gold-backed cryptocurrency will be reviewed by the central bank of Russia, Bank of Russia Governor Elvira Nabiullina was quoted saying by TASS.

Bharti Airtel, an Indian telecom giant, has awarded a multi-million dollar contract to IBM to deploy a blockchain-based pan India anti-spam call solution, the Economic Times reported.

The Lusaka City Council (LCC) has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Medici Land Governance (MLG), Overstock.com’s blockchain subsidiary focused on land administration, for the issuance of 250,000 certific…

Japan’s leading carmaker Toyota has teamed up with the University of Tokyo and TRENDE, a renewable energy retailer, to initiate a blockchain-based electricity trading solution.

The Russian National Settlement Depository (NSD), a subsidiary of the Moscow Exchange Group, is eyeing to launch its own digital asset ledger in June, CoinDesk reported.

Four financial institutions have successfully issued a promissory note using a blockchain platform, Cointelegraph reported.

IT firm Wipro has developed a blockchain solution for digital payment solutions company Travacoin to enable digital currency-based payments for the airline industry.

Crypto brokerage firm Voyager has joined the Wall Street Blockchain Alliance (WSBA), a non-profit advocacy group for blockchain technology, as a corporate member.

Insurwave, the EY and Guardtime marine insurance blockchain joint venture company, has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China’s Zhuhai Port holdings.

Mozilla has announced that it is introducing new privacy protection features in the latest update of its Firefox browser which would allow users to block crypto mining scripts, among other things.

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) this week published a framework for an innovation sandbox which would allow non-regulated fintech firms and entities to test their proposed solutions.

CULedger, a credit union service organization (CUSO) focused on distributed ledger technology (DLT), has announced that it is expanding its partnership with blockchain startup R3 to support blockchain-based domestic a…

The Shenzhen Fintech Research Institute is seeking blockchain talent, the institute’s recent job posting has revealed.

Austrian fiber producer Lenzing has announced its plans to use blockchain technology for end-to-end traceability of its fibers.

Automotive giants General Motors and Honda are teaming up for joint blockchain research focused on electric vehicles and smart grids, Nikkei reported.

The city of Seoul in South Korea is planning to implement blockchain technology in citizen cards, Cointelegraph reported referring to a report from Queen.co.kr.

Global funds transaction network Calastone has announced that its blockchain-enabled Distributed Market Infrastructure (DMI) is now live.

Inverter manufacturer ABB has rolled out a blockchain pilot to determine how technology can enhance the role of solar energy in peer-to-peer (P2P) energy trading.

Dutch bank ABN Amro announced on Friday that it plans to launch a digital blockchain platform that aims to securely and effectively manage post-trade processing of commodity transactions.

ECB official sees more potential in stablecoins than bitcoin An official of the European Central Bank (ECB) recently said that all cryptocurrencies are not created equally, Bloomberg reported. Speaking in Paris this w…

South American crypto startup Ripio has released a trading platform and an over-the-counter (OTC) desk, as reported by Cointelegraph.