British Virgin Islands has partnered with LIFElabs.io, a blockchain startup focused on philanthropic causes. Under the partnership, the entities will work towards providing Rapid Cash Response during emergencies and...

Banking giant JPMorgan Chase is seeking to expand its blockchain project amid growing competition from payments startups such as TransferWise, Revolut and Ripple, The Financial Times reported. Called Interbank...

Dutch supermarket chain Plus has announced its plans to leverage blockchain technology for tracking bananas along the supply chain. PLUS is an important player in the Dutch food market with 260 supermarkets. The PLUS...

South Koreas Financial Services Commission (FSC) has announced the first cohort of financial service providers accepted into its recently launched financial regulatory sandbox. On April 1, the FSC launched the sandbox...

German automotive giant Volkswagen has announced that it has joined an IBM-led blockchain initiative that aims to trace and validate ethically sourced minerals. Earlier this year, IBM collaborated with Ford Motor...

Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance has launched its Binance Chain mainnet and plans to execute swap of its native coin, Binance Coin (BNB) on April 23. Officially announced in March 2018, Binance Chain is Binances...

TON Labs, the infrastructure and ecosystem developer for the Telegram Open Network (TON), has partnered with European financial services provider Wirecard to develop a joint digital financial services, payments and banking...

The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) has announced a new initiative that aims to clearly define a token in non-technical and cross-industry terms, allowing anyone to easily understand them. By universally defining...

Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini has added full support for segregated witness (SegWit), a crucial piece of code for scaling improvements in the bitcoin network, CoinDesk reported. In an online post dated April 15, Gemini...

Israeli shipping giant ZIM is the latest to join TradeLens, a blockchain-enabled global shipping initiative. Officially announced in August 2018, TradeLens is a blockchain-based digital shipping solution jointly...

Thorn, a nonprofit organization focused on building technology to defend children from sexual abuse, is planning to use advanced technologies, including blockchain, to eliminate child sexual abuse material from the...

Consulting giant EY has announced the beta launch of a smart contract testing and security service for the public Ethereum blockchain. Called EY Smart Contract Analyzer, the service has been designed to test and monitor...

Blue Cross, a Hong Kong-based insurance firm and a member of The Bank of East Asia Group, has launched a blockchain-based solution with the objective of speeding up medical insurance claims, preventing fraud, and saving...

South Korean telecom giant KT has launched its fifth-generation (5G) network-based blockchain technology brand GiGA Chain, The Korea Times reported. The GiGA Chain Blockchain as a Service (BaaS) platform will allow...