Tether USDT is Launching on a ‘Pure PoS’ Blockchain, Algorand
The Tether (USDT) stablecoin is about to be released on its fifth blockchain, Algorand, the company announced in a tweet published on July 17. Tether...
Korea’s Biggest Credit Card Firm Wins Patent for Blockchain Credit System
Shinhan Card, South Korea’s top credit card company, has been granted a patent for a blockchain payment system. As reported...
Shell Invests in Blockchain-Based Energy Startup
Shell, the world’s fifth largest oil and gas firm, has invested in a blockchain-based energy startup, Forbes reports on July 10. The European oil and...
Middle East Blockchain Development Primed to Lead the Global Industry
While we often get to hear about how cryptocurrency adoption is rapidly gaining ground in the West, a number of countries across the Middle...
Malta To Register All Rent Contracts on Blockchain
Joseph Muscat, the Prime Minister of Malta, announced on Sunday that every rental contract in Malta would be registered...
How Significant Is Walmart and IBM’s New Collaboration?
Walmart is no stranger to distributed ledger technology (DLT). Back in October 2016, the multinational food retailer began collaborating with IBM on a blockchain-based system...
Italy’s Banks to Use Blockchain to Boost Settlements and Improve Transparency
Italian banks will deploy blockchain technology to run reconciliations starting in March 2020, financial technology news outlet Finextra reported on June 18. The Italian Banking...
National Fisheries Institute and IBM’s Food Trust Work on Seafood Blockchain Traceability
United States seafood trade association National Fisheries Institute (NFI) is working with IBM’s blockchain supply chain solution Food Trust to trace seafood, food-related news...
Aion Network Launches First Blockchain Virtual Machine on Java
Aion Network, a non-profit aiming to “rebuild an internet that puts users first” through broadening the use of blockchain,...
Retail Giant Carrefour Saw Sales Boost From Blockchain Tracking
French retail giant Carrefour has attributed a recent increase in sales to its use of blockchain tracking. Carrefour’s blockchain project...
Blockchain Tech Used by Enterprises at Risk of Becoming Obsolete Within 18 Months
Research firm Gartner has warned that 90% of the blockchain technology used by enterprises will need to be replaced within the next 18 months, tech site...
Three of Ireland’s ‘Big Four’ Banks Using Blockchain to Verify Staff Credentials
Three of Ireland’s “Big Four” banks are using blockchain tech to verify employees’ credentials. The Bank of Ireland, AIB and...
Big Four Auditor EY Provides Blockchain Solution for New Wine Traceability Platform
Big Four audit firm Ernst & Young (EY) is providing its proprietary blockchain solution for a major new platform...
Bitfury Partners With Kazakhstan-Based Financial Hub to Cooperate on Blockchain Projects
Blockchain tech giant Bitfury partnered with major Kazakhstan-based financial hub to apply the technology across multiple industries, local government-backed newspaper The Astana Times reports...
Seoul to Implement Blockchain in Citizen Cards, the Mayor Reveals
The South Korean city of Seoul will implement blockchain technology in its citizen cards, Korean publication Queen.co.kr reports on May 20. Park Won-soon, the mayor...
‘Expert’ Says Startups Should Go All-In on Blockchain
Bernhard Schroeder, an educational director of entrepreneur programs at San Diego State, implores entrepreneurs and investors to focus on...
Technology Is ‘Basically Good Enough’ to Ramp Up Production Blockchains
A Pfizer executive has challenged existing theories about slow rates of blockchain adoption — telling the Consensus conference on May 14 that the technology is...
Blockchain’s Adoption Challenge Is a Human Problem, Not Technical
As technology infiltrates our lives, a fundamental conflict is emerging in society, one brought on by two, intertwined forces....
Starbucks to Track Coffee Using Microsoft’s Blockchain Service
Starbucks is moving to give consumers more information on its coffee products using a blockchain system that will track...
Chinese Authorities Probably Want to Exploit Blockchain to Monitor Citizens
In modern times, China has worked to consolidate state power over individuals. Local authorities are trialing systems to control...
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Fidelity Charitable Received Over $100M in Crypto Donations Since 2015
Independent public charity Fidelity Charitable has received $100 million in cryptocurrency donations, according to its recently published report. In its “2019 Giving Report,” Fidelity Charitable...
Blockchain CEOs Fed Up With South Korean Regulation Approach: Report
South Korean Blockchain projects are ditching the domestic market due to regulatory headaches, mainstream media report. South Korean Blockchain Projects...
SEC Continues to Stall on BTC ETFs, All in Wait for Breakthrough
The long and uncertain road toward crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) being approved by the United States Securities and Exchange...
Bank of America Seeks to Patent Crypto Wallet That Works Like Valet Car Key
Bank of America is seeking to patent a “partitioned” security system for digital currency wallets that gives different users...
Coinbase Admits Putting 3,500 Traders’ Crypto Funds at Risk
A bug could have lost the users of Coinbase a lot of money, confesses the exchange itself in its...
