Spanish banking giant BBVA has announced that it is one of the five banks invited to join the launch of the International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications (IATBA), a European platform to promote the use of...

Siemens has announced that it has joined the Energy Web Foundation (EWF), a non-profit organization that aims to accelerate the commercial deployment of blockchain technology in the energy sector. The EWF is a leading...

Blockchain startup ternity has announced that it has joined the Initiative For Cryptocurrencies Contracts (IC3). Founded in 2016, ternity is an open-source, blockchain-based distributed computing platform that builds...

North Korea is going to hold its first blockchain conference in April 2019, Ethereum World News reported. According to a press release published on the official website of the DPR of Korea, the Blockchain and...

SWIFT India, in collaboration with fintech company MonetaGo, is going to launch a blockchain-based pilot program to facilitate fraud prevention for banks in a secure, reliable environment. SWIFT has been operating in...

The Government of Catalonia is reportedly considering introducing blockchain technology in the communitys e-voting system. Referring to report from Spanish news outlet La Vanguardia, CoinTelegraph reported that Ismael...

The Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, is going to launch a blockchain research programme, Bitcoin Exchange Guide reported. The Institute for Business and Social Impact (IBSI) recently...

IBM, in collaboration with Columbia University, has announced two new accelerator programs for blockchain startups to drive the next generation of blockchain innovation. The initiative follows the establishment of the...

Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) has announced that it has started a project that aims to build a future microgrid using blockchain technology. The KEPCO Open Micro Grid Project seeks to improve the microgrid a...

South Koreas Ministry of the Public Administration and Security has announced its plans to establish an intelligent government roadmap with central and local government bodies to operate a smarter e-government by using...

Brazilian banking giant Banco Bradesco has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Japanese bank MUFG to launch a new blockchain-based cross-border payment service. According to the terms of the MOU, the banks...

Blockchain or distributed ledger technology (DLT), which initially took the global financial sector by storm, is being tested and implemented across almost all industries. In our Blockchain Beyond Finance series, we...

Hong Kong-based Hang Seng Bank has announced that it has successfully completed a pilot trade transaction for two corporate customers using the recently launched eTradeConnect platform. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority...

Tech titan Microsoft has announced the initial release of the Azure Blockchain Development Kit, built on the firms serverless technologies. In its announcement dated November 15, Microsoft said the kit extends the...