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A senior Hong Kong treasury official has said blockchain could bolster China's ongoing efforts to significantly expand its trade capabilities.

Unlike money in the bank, cryptocurrency can't be unilaterally seized by governments, clawing back a modicum of power for the individual.

New patent filings from Mastercard show how the credit card giant is looking at blockchain as a possible means for easing payment settlement times.

The European Commission (EC) is launching a study aimed to assess the potential of an EU-wide blockchain infrastructure.

Three Baltic governments have struck an accord that includes a commitment to support the development of technologies like blockchain.

Business technology firm Hewlett Packard Enterprise is launching a new blockchain service next year.

Advisors to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection is gearing up to research the application of blockchain to the agency's trade functions.

A blockchain consortium backed by a group of CSDs is pushing ahead with plans to develop a distributed ledger-based proxy voting system.

The European Commission launched its "Blockchain for Social Good" contest Thursday, announcing a €5 million prize for the winner.

Telecom giant Comcast filed for a patent outlining a blockchain-based database meant to store customer viewing habits and identifying data.

Citigroup CEO Michael Corbat has predicted that state-sponsored digital currencies will arise from the threat posed by bitcoin.

Air transport IT firm SITA has released a white paper detailing how airlines and airports could use smart contracts for shared control of data.

Technology infrastructure provider SIA Group and DLT consortium R3 have teamed up in an effort to get banks and corporates using blockchain apps.

European Central Bank board member Benoît Cœuré says that the group is following bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, but do not consider them threats.

Derivatives provider CBOE is stepping up its praise for bitcoin ahead of an expected trading product launch.

Global shipping giant UPS has become the latest member of a blockchain consortium focused on the trucking and shipping industry.

The head of Russia’s Federal Agency for Tourism has predicted that blockchain technology will transform the country's tourism industry.

An emerging fintech consulting firm has revealed that it shuttered a fund aimed at raising money for enterprise blockchain startups.

Thailand's Bank of Ayudhya and IBM have completed a blockchain pilot aimed to streamline the contract management process.

Icelandic music star Bjork is partnering with British startup Blockpool to let fans pay with cryptocurrencies for her forthcoming album "Utopia."

IBM has provided feedback to the government of British Columbia promoting the use of blockchain technology in the legal distribution of cannabis.

UBS chief global economist Paul Donovan has compared bitcoin to the Netherland's 1600s tulip crisis, but noted he was a fan of blockchain technology.

Two companies filed partial prospectuses to launch blockchain-related exchange-traded funds in the last week.

The Vatican is soon to host an address on how bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are being used in the modern-day slave trade. To be held today at the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences (PASS) in the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church, the talk by Bank of Montreal senior manager Joseph Mari is to provide […]

An official for the U.K. Ministry of Justice believes blockchain could help the government secure and verify digital evidence.