EnergyXchain has been awarded a $225,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant to conduct research and development (R&D) on transforming the natural gas industry processes u…
Blockchain-powered data sharing platform Ocean Protocol has announced the launch of its beta network, enabling early adopters to start using the network to build new services and applications.
Bengaluru, India’s Silicon Valley, is going to launch a blockchain pilot to address the complaints related to the city’s garbage problem in June, The News Minute reported.
Media giant Thomson Reuters has been awarded a patent for a blockchain-based identity management system, Cointelegraph reported.
Telecom operator Orange has announced the launch of a new platform that aims to facilitate mutual authentication of online news based on blockchain technology.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) and telecom giant Telstra have partnered on a “top-secret” blockchain project that aims to “add new levels of security for high-value transactions completed online,” Australian Fin…
Indian IT giant Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has announced that its Quartz Cross Border Remittances solution will enable banks/payments systems to connect to newer DLT (distributed ledger technology) based payment …
The Korea Internet and Security Agency (KISA) has announced the 12 projects selected for '2019 Blockchain Public Pilot Project' that will aim to innovate public services and discover best practices by applying the blo…
European Commission officially launches International Association of Trusted Blockchain Applications The official launch event of the European Commission’s blockchain initiative was held in Brussels on April 03. Calle…
A number of leading banks, real estate companies, and law firms, among others, have successfully completed a global blockchain trial that aimed to demonstrate the technology’s potential to accelerate property transact…
Blockchain tech firm Bitfury has made two important announcements – first, a blockchain-based consent management system for the healthcare industry, and other is a partnership with Hancom to distribute its Crystal ana…
Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev has welcomed Gazprom’s effort to use blockchain technology for automation of gas supply processes, Cointelegraph reported referring to a report from Vestifinance.
Spanish banking giant BBVA has announced that it has closed the first blockchain-powered sustainable “Schuldschein” loan with Madrid’s government.
Livingston International, a North American provider of customs brokerage services, has announced its collaboration with TradeLens, blockchain-enabled global shipping initiative.
Swiss food technology giant Bühler this week introduced blockchain-ready solutions that aim to reduce food poisoning rates and enhance production efficiency at the Microsoft booth at the Hannover Messe.
Consulting giant PwC is trialing blockchain technology for validating the credentials of job candidates, with the objective of accelerating the selection process, The Wall Street Journal reported April 03.
The official launch event of the European Commission-supported International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications (INATBA) was held on April 03 in Brussels.
The Marseille Fos port authority announced last month that it is backing a blockchain pilot project that aims to demonstrate enhanced freight logistics on the Mediterranean-Rhone-Saone (MeRS) axis.
The European Commission (EC) and the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) have launched a new forum to foster fintech innovation in the common currency area.
The official launch event of the European Commission’s blockchain initiative will be held in Brussels today, April 03.
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The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is considering launching a digital currency by 2025, a report from Dawn has revealed.
Banking giant HSBC has announced that it has successfully carried out a live Letter of Credit (LC) transaction between Australia and China using Voltron, a blockchain-based trade finance platform, Ledger Insights repo…
Singaporean blockchain startup Credits announced the launch of its mainnet on March 31.
The Copyright Protection Center of China (CPCC) is teaming up with Chinese tech company Xunlei to build a blockchain-powered digital copyright identifier (DCI) system.
ConsenSys Ventures, the venture capital arm of ethereum development studio ConsenSys, has announced the names of 10 blockchain startups that have been selected for the second cohort of its blockchain-focused accelerat…
ICONLOOP, a blockchain-focused company headquartered in Seoul, has announced that it has integrated its blockchain technology with SBI Savings Bank’s personal authentication service.
Krung Thai Bank, a state-owned bank in Thailand, has signed a letter of intent with Shwe Bank and blockchain startup Everex to introduce the first cross-border blockchain-based money transfer services between Thailand…
Federal Reserve Bank of New York launches Fintech Advisory Group The Federal Reserve Bank of New York last week launched the Fintech Advisory Group that will focus on providing insights into existing and emerging fina…
Indian private sector bank Federal Bank has entered into a partnership with blockchain startup Ripple to accelerate cross-border remittance services.
Kakao’s blockchain subsidiary Ground X has released the public testnet of its public blockchain platform Klaytn, called ‘Baobab,’ along with the updated position paper, which highlights the platform’s technical archit…
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry of the government of India has launched a blockchain-based e-marketplace for coffee.
The Sovrin Foundation, a nonprofit that provides the business, legal, and technical support for the Sovrin Network, has launched the Sovrin Alliance, which aims to become the world’s leading destination for self-sover…
BitTorrent, a peer-to-peer file sharing service owned by TRON, has announced its plans to incorporate blockchain technology into its new BitTorrent Live streaming service.
For the first time, two commercial transactions have been carried out using Marco Polo, a trade finance network on R3’s Corda blockchain platform.
The Technology Advisory Committee (TAC) of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) discussed cryptocurrency regulation and the adoption of distributed ledger technology (DLT), among other things, on Wedne…
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York last week launched the Fintech Advisory Group that will focus on providing insights into existing and emerging financial technologies.
Hyperledger, an open source collaborative effort that aims to advance cross-industry blockchain technologies, has announced the addition of nine organizations to its cohort.
Blockchain advertising consortium AdLedger has added three new members to its cohort, AdWeek reported.
French multinational luxury goods conglomerate LVMH is going to launch a blockchain for the provenance of high-priced goods, CoinDesk reported.
