Shinhan Bank, South Korea’s second largest commercial bank by total assets, has entered into a partnership with telecom giant KT in order to jointly build a blockchain-based service, The Korea Times reported. The bank…
Applied DNA Sciences, a U.S.-based company providing molecular technologies, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with blockchain startup Everledger to build CertainT Blockchain platform. The companies will …
West Virginian military personnel located overseas would be able to cast their ballots in the midterm federal election, thanks to a blockchain-based smartphone app. In a report dated August 6th, CNN stated that the ap…
The government of Indian state of Telangana signed memorandum of understandings (MOUs) with Tech Mahindra, Nucleus Vision, and Eleven01 Foundation to launch India’s first Blockchain District in the state, according to…
US Treasury department proposes regulatory sandbox to foster fintech innovation The U.S. Department of the Treasury released a report earlier this week which highlights the improvements needed in the regulatory landsc…
Neufund, a blockchain-based equity fundraising platform, is teaming up with European cryptocurrency exchange BitBay to allow investors to buy and sell equity tokens with fiat currencies. The announcement follows Neufu…
South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) is encouraging domestic companies and regulatory authorities to collaborate on developing an integrated blockchain platform for stock trading, Korea Joongang Daily rep…
Italian financial services giant UniCredit has successfully completed its first international transaction via blockchain-based trading platform we.trade. UniCredit is one of the founding members of we.trade – an initi…
IHS Markit, a leading provider of critical information, analytics and solutions, has estimated that global blockchain business value to increase from $2.5 billion in 2017 to $2.0 trillion in 2030. Blockchain business …
Blockchain startup Everex has entered into a partnership with Myanmar’s Shwe Urban & Rural Development Bank to facilitate blockchain-powered digital remittance services between Myanmar and Thailand. Back in 2016, the …
Medici Land Governance (MLG), a blockchain-based property rights subsidiary of e-commerce giant Overstock.com, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the government of Zambia to develop a program for syst…
EY has revealed the details of its collaboration with the City of Vienna that seeks to leverage blockchain technology to simplify and automate administrative processes. The company said that it has been working with t…
The Agricultural Bank of China (ABC), one of the “Big Four” banks in the People’s Republic of China, has used blockchain technology for the issuance of a loan worth 2 million yuan (approximately $300,000), CoinDesk re…
A number of Argentinean organizations are teaming up to develop a multi-service blockchain platform. NIC Argentina, the Argentine Internet Chamber of Commerce (CABASE) and the Universities Association for Interconnect…
The Arizona State University Blockchain Research Lab, in collaboration with leading cryptocurrency Dash, has released new research that highlights some of the scaling challenges and potential opportunities for the Das…
FX settlement services provider CLS is teaming up with IBM on a proof of concept (PoC) for a distributed ledger technology (DLT) platform that will enable various participants from the financial services industry to d…
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), in collaboration with five Australian and international supply chain firms, has announced a blockchain trial that involves shipment of 17 tonnes of almonds from Sunraysia in Victo…
TransferGo, a digital remittance company headquartered in London, has announced its cryptocurrency trading facility, allowing customers to purchase and sell five major cryptocurrencies. Quartz had reported in May that…
Five major banks from the “BRICS” nations have teamed up to jointly conduct research on distributed ledger technology, commonly known as blockchain. BRICS is an acronym for an association of five major emerging nation…
Blockchain-backed data platform Streamr has announced that it is joining the Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative (MOBI). Launched in May, MOBI is a blockchain-focused initiative aimed at making transportation safer, m…
Multi-sig bitcoin wallet provider BitGo has announced that it has added support for Zcash on its platform. Earlier in April, BitGo announced support for Ethereum-based ERC20 tokens. The company last week added 57 ERC …
TransferTo, a cross-border mobile payments network, has entered into a partnership with Stellar.org for facilitating a more seamless and efficient settlement method between its network partners. The partnership is exp…
Blockchain startup Propy has executed a blockchain-based property sale in cryptocurrency in California. The deal involved a sale of 10 acres of land in bitcoin which was processed through Propy's Transaction Platform.…
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has launched its blockchain-based wallet which will allow the members of its KrisFlyer frequent-flyer programme to convert their air miles into digital currency, TechInAsia reported. Called “K…
Wirex, a London-based provider of crypto wallets linked to physical and virtual Visa debit cards, has announced the launch of Ripple wallet, allowing users to buy, sell, exchange and deposit XRP using the Wirex App. R…
Ethereum wallet interface MyEtherWallet (MEW) is going to launch the public beta version of MEWconnect – a hardware wallet application for mobile phones. Hardware wallets are the safest option currently available to c…
Google has officially announced its partnerships with two startups working with distributed ledger technology (DLT) in its efforts to bring the technology to its cloud platform. In an announcement dated July 23, Googl…
