The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has launched two cryptoasset-focused educational initiatives in its efforts to familiarize people with this emerging new area of finance.
A new initiative is aiming to bring the benefits of blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies to the number 1 sport in the world – football.
Crypto and blockchain firms Circle, Coinbase, ConsenSys and R3 join Global Digital Finance as founding members Circle, Coinbase, ConsenSys, Diginex, R3, and law firms DLA Piper and Hogan Lovells, have become the found…
South Korean blockchain project ICON has demonstrated three new blockchain apps which would benefit Seoul residents.
The Automoviles Lamborghini Latinoamerica, the authorized distributor and manufacturer of Lamborghini-branded vehicles and merchandise in Latin America and South America, has partnered with #MetaHash as it seeks to em…
GE Power has announced that it joined a study to look into the potential of blockchain technology in energy industry application.
Enterprise blockchain project Hyperledger has announced that six more organizations have joined its community.
HM Government of Gibraltar has announced the official launch of a new trade association aimed at accelerating the country’s adoption of blockchain or distributed ledger technology (DLT).
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has announced the official launch of a blockchain-based trade finance platform developed by a consortium of twelve major banks in Hong Kong.
Nasdaq is teaming up with tech giant Microsoft on blockchain technology.
Chinese retail giant JD.com has announced the launch of a joint research lab focused on blockchain technologies.
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is partnering with blockchain startup Digital Asset to work on a blockchain-based post-trade allocation and processing platform for the Northbound trading under Stock Co…
Riksbank’s e-krona project has published a new report that calls for the development of a technical solution for the issuance of the central bank digital currency (CBDC).
Smart Dubai, in collaboration with IBM, has announced the Dubai Blockchain Platform, an enterprise-ready government-endorsed blockchain platform as-a-service in the UAE.
The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) has announced the release of the latest specifications which will help facilitate blockchain interoperability across entire industries.
Russian diamond giant Alrosa has joined the pilot programme of Tracr, the end-to-end diamond industry blockchain traceability platform being developed by De Beers Group in collaboration with industry stakeholders.
Japanese information and communication technology (ICT) company Fujitsu has announced that it has been selected as an application development vendor for a field trial of a Collaborative Blockchain Platform developed b…
Singaporean utility giant SP Group has announced the launch of a blockchain-powered renewable energy certificate (REC) marketplace.
Quorum, an enterprise version of the Ethereum blockchain developed by JP Morgan, is being used to tokenise gold bars, The Australian Financial Review reported October 29.
Four well-known names from the agricultural industry – Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Bunge, Cargill, and Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) – are seeking to use blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) to digitize global …
Blockchain-based audit tools can revolutionize audit assurance model: SEC Commissioner Speaking at the Council of Institutional Investors 2018 Fall Conference, SEC Commissioner Kara M. Stein said, “The development of …
The UK Royal Mint has halted its plans to launch a gold-backed crypto token, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Deutsche Bundesbank and Deutsche Börse have announced that their jointly specified blockchain prototypes support the settlement of securities transactions, payments, interest payments and repayments at the maturity of…
The Port of Montreal and Canada Border and Services Agency (CBSA) are joining TradeLens platform – a blockchain solution jointly developed by Maersk and IBM.
Blockchain Charity Foundation (BCF), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of blockchain-enabled philanthropy, has launched a new platform that uses blockchain technology to track donations.
Computer technology giant Oracle has announced that it is expanding its blockchain service offering to supply chain and logistics sector.
Westpac, one of Australia’s “Big Four” banks, has announced that it has successfully conducted a proof of concept (POC) that combined four cutting-edge technologies – Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Inte…
A number of banking giants are teaming up with Bain, CryptoBLK, and R3 for a new initiative focused on leveraging blockchain technology in trade finance.
The Bank of Canada (BoC), Payments Canada, R3, TMX group, and Accenture have released a report on the results of the third phase of Project Jasper, a collaborative blockchain research initiative.
Accenture has announced that it has developed and tested two technology solutions that enable interoperability between major blockchain platforms.
Visa has announced new product details surrounding digital identity ahead of the commercial launch of its blockchain-based platform ‘Visa B2B Connect’ in Q1 2019.
ING Bank has released its Zero-Knowledge Set Membership (ZKSM) solution, marking the further development of its Zero-Knowledge Range Proof (ZKRP).
UK-based bank NatWest has announced that it is going to launch a blockchain-based platform that aims to streamline the global syndicated loans market.
Dutch banking giant ABN AMRO has launched a new blockchain pilot in partnership with the Port of Rotterdam and Samsung SDS, Samsung’s logistics and IT division.
U.S. SEC establishes new hub to engage with blockchain, crypto and ICO-related startups The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched a new strategic hub which will facilitate its engagement with inno…
The Government of Gibraltar has announced a new advisory group that will focus on the creation of new technology related education courses, such as blockchain.
GFT, a provider of business, IT and software services to the financial services industry, has found that the Digital Asset (DA) platform can help reduce the barriers to enterprise adoption of distributed ledger techno…
Blockchain energy startup Electron has announced that it is going to pilot an energy flexibility trading platform in South Korea in collaboration with GridWiz.
Accenture has launched a blockchain solution in Thailand that will simplify the way companies buy and sell goods, make and receive payments, and obtain financing.
Maqta Gateway, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Ports, has announced that is trialing blockchain technology in partnership with Port of Antwerp.
