50 Startups: Central Bank Director Touts Singapore as Blockchain Hub
Dozens of startups are now working with blockchain in Singapore, according to an official for the city-state's de facto central bank.
Dozens of startups are now working with blockchain in Singapore, according to an official for the city-state's de facto central bank.
Ripple has added nine new members to cross-border payment solution RippleNet, bringing the number of clients over 100.
Inside Japan's largest energy firm, one man is looking to blockchain to decrease the country's reliance on nuclear – and prevent another disaster.
Major European airline Lufthansa is partnering with a startup called Winding Tree to develop a blockchain-based travel marketplace with its own token.
Andhra Pradesh is advancing its work with blockchain with a new pilot focused on land registry data.
R3 has partnered with trade finance technology provider Bolero to make electronic bills of lading widely usable.
Should bitcoin's technology change to accommodate merchant users? New data from one of the network's biggest startups is fueling the debate.
If Goldman Sachs does launch a bitcoin trading desk, as rumors hint it might, the impact will be felt further afield than the bottom line.
Oracle has become the latest tech major to launch a cloud-based blockchain services platform. But is it cannibalizing its core business with the move?
The convoluted and heavily regulated U.S. healthcare system is sending blockchain startups packing, with the hopes of demonstating their tech abroad.
A new survey has been released showing significant levels of interest in blockchain among medical group executives.
A new syndicated loan marketplace backed by a group of major banks is set to be launched on top of R3's Corda distributed ledger platform.
The Bank of England announced four new financial technology projects, including a proof-of-concept test for distributed ledger technologies.
Two security specialists are uniting to build a new security solution for financial institutions working with cryptocurrency.
Power Ledger, a blockchain startup based in Australia, has raised $34 million in a token sale.
Switzerland's Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts has announced that it will accept bitcoin as payment for student expenses.
Blockchain startup Circle has revealed a new inter-wallet settlement system called CENTRE, aimed at connecting the world's digital payment services.
One of the world's largest airlines is looking at how it can apply blockchain tech to track workflows within its aircraft maintenance systems.
A newly funded startup called Blokur aims to use the ethereum blockchain to better manage rights within the music industry.
Bank of Canada and R3 have concluded that their Project Jasper initiative could provide a basis for building cash-based settlements systems in future.
Tencent and FedEx are among over a dozen major companies and institutions joining the Canada-based Blockchain Research Institute.
A conference in Dublin yesterday united representatives of major financial firms and regulators in discussions over blockchain's way forward.
Four major banks have joined a trade finance initiative launched late last year by Switzerland-based UBS and tech giant IBM.
British gas and energy giant BP is pushing ahead with plans to test blockchain applications in the energy trading market.
Malta's Ministry for Education and Employment is to launch a pilot project that will store academic certificates on a blockchain.
The US Treasury Department has revealed that one of its agencies is launching a new blockchain pilot.
Representatives from the blockchain industry are in the United Arab Emirates this week on a trade mission backed by the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Russia's central securities depository (CSD) is testing a new blockchain-based commercial bond trading platform built on Hyperledger Fabric.
Distributed ledger consortium R3 is releasing version 1.0 of its first major software offering, Corda, and celebrating with cake.
Blockchain consortium R3 has lost two of its most public employees, Tim Grant and Tim Swanson, who are moving onto their own ventures.