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.
South Korean telecom giant KT is going big on blockchain technology and is already working to implement the technology across various fields.
The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) has formed a blockchain committee that will work with the government, industry, and startups to develop the domestic blockchain ecosystem, The Economic Times report…
Japanese tech giant Sony today announced that it is developing a blockchain-based rights management system for digital content. The system is being jointly developed by Sony Corporation, Sony Music Entertainment, and …
Smartphone maker HTC has released a new teaser of its much-awaited blockchain smartphone “Exodus”. The company first announced the project in May, saying that the new phone will be “dedicated to decentralized applicat…
China seeks to release three blockchain standards in 2018 An organization backed by the Chinese government is planning to release three blockchain standards on smart contracts, privacy and deposits, China Money Networ…
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is currently testing blockchain technology as a proof of concept (PoC), a CBP official said recently. The member of the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (CO…
Indian government think tank NITI Aayog, in collaboration with IBM India, has announced an internship program to make students industry ready in areas such as artificial intelligence, Internet-of-Things, cybersecurity…
The Universal Protocol Alliance, a recently launched coalition of blockchain organizations, has officially announced its own stablecoin, called the Universal Dollar (UPUSD). In August, Uphold, Brave Software, Cred, Bl…
Global media giant Forbes has become the latest entrant into the blockchain space with its partnership with blockchain journalism startup Civil. Through this partnership, Forbes will not only experiment with this inno…
‘Big Four’ accounting firm PwC has announced that it has partnered with Cred, a blockchain startup focused on decentralized lending, to bring its expertise to stablecoins and the digital asset ecosystem. Previously Li…
NDS, a subsidiary of Korean food producer Nongshim, has partnered with blockchain startup Ambrosus to track and trace premium quality beef sold by food retailer Mega Mart. In an online post, NDS said that it has been …
Blockchain real estate startup Propy has announced that it has completed the first blockchain-powered property sale in the European Union. The sale took place in Seville, Spain and involved a Spanish seller and a Fren…
The Office of Communications (Ofcom), a UK government-approved telecom regulatory and competition authority, has announced that it has received £700k from the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to …
CSIRO’s Data61, in collaboration with Commonwealth Bank (CBA), is testing blockchain potential in creating smart money. “Smart money” can be understood as programmable money which has certain conditions attached to it…
A blockchain pilot zone has been launched in south China's Hainan Province, Xinhua Net reported. The blockchain pilot zone, the first in China, includes a blockchain research institute which has been jointly establish…
Oasis Labs, a blockchain-based cloud computing platform, has announced a partnership with leading investors to launch a first-of-its kind program to accelerate privacy-first computing on blockchain. a16zcrypto, Accel,…
IBM has announced growing adoption of its blockchain-based food supply chain network, IBM Food Trust, which is now available after 18 months of testing. In August 2017, global giants including the likes of Walmart, Un…
Real estate giant Colliers International has entered into a partnership with security issuance platform Smartlands Platform in a bid to jointly build a Stellar-based real estate tokenization project. Under the partner…
Chilean lawmakers are seeking to bring blockchain technology to the country’s public sector, ZyCrypto reported. Two parliamentarians, Miguel Angel Calisto and Giorgio Jackson, have proposed blockchain implementation i…
Evernym, a blockchain startup focused on digital identity, has announced that it is joining the Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative (MOBI). Launched earlier this year, MOBI is a blockchain consortium that aims to make…
Ground X, the recently launched blockchain subsidiary of South Korean internet giant Kakao, has introduced the test net of its public blockchain platform ‘Klaytn’ to its partners, TechInAsia reported. The new platform…
US lawmakers introduce new bill to establish common definition of blockchain US lawmakers have recently introduced a bipartisan bill to the House of Representatives that seeks to establish “a consensus-based definitio…
The Port Authority of Valencia (APV) has announced its plans to build a “smart port” using blockchain technology and big data, CoinTelegraph reported. Jose Garcia de la Guía, head of new technologies of the APV, said …
Enterprise software company BlackBerry has announced a blockchain-based platform for storing and sharing of medical data. In its official release dated October 4, the former smartphone maker said that it seeks to crea…
The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has announced that it has initiated a pilot of the DLT Scripless Bond Project that utilizes blockchain technology. The BoT will conduct the pilot in collaboration with a number of organizati…
Air France-KLM, a Franco-Dutch airline holding company, has partnered with Swiss travel platform Winding Tree to bring blockchain benefits to the travel industry. The companies will collaborate to leverage blockchain …
Japan Bank Consortium, a blockchain alliance led by SBI Ripple Asia – a joint venture between Ripple and SBI Holdings, has launched the much-awaited MoneyTap app, Ripple confirmed in a tweet on Thursday.
Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon on Thursday announced a five-year plan to foster blockchain ecosystem, Yonhap News reported. Park announced a number of initiatives that aim to make Seoul a hub for blockchain development and…
Singapore’s leading containership operator has announced plans to trial blockchain technology to enhance supply chain management process. Pacific International Lines (PIL) is teaming up with IBM Singapore to leverage …
South Korean telecom giant KT has announced its plans to develop a blockchain-based peer-to-peer donation platform, ZDNet reported. The platform will be developed in collaboration with affiliate KT Group Hope Sharing …
Insurance broking firm Marsh, in collaboration with Evident, is developing a blockchain-based identity and insurance verification solution. The blockchain solution is designed to simplify the insurance and identity ve…
A number of companies including the likes of gaming giant Ubisoft and blockchain startup ConsenSys have come together to form the Blockchain Game Alliance. Other participating firms include Fig, EverdreamSoft, B2Expan…
Her Majesty's Land Registry, a non-ministerial department of the UK government, has announced that it is exploring blockchain technology for faster and simpler services. HM Land Registry has partnered with software fi…
Italian Banking Association (ABI) has announced that it has successfully completed the first phase of a blockchain project and is now entering the second phase. A group of 14 Italian banks began their work on the bloc…
Blockchain startup TRON has announced the details of a new project that will connect BitTorrent’s users to the TRON blockchain and incentivize them with crypto tokens. The company has revealed the details of Project A…
Google is implementing stricter rules for Chrome extension developers – a move that should help reduce the risk of cryptojacking and hacks, CoinDesk reported. In an online post on Monday, the search engine giant annou…
