The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) this week published a framework for an innovation sandbox which would allow non-regulated fintech firms and entities to test their proposed solutions. The regulator...

CULedger, a credit union service organization (CUSO) focused on distributed ledger technology (DLT), has announced that it is expanding its partnership with blockchain startup R3 to support blockchain-based domestic and...

The Shenzhen Fintech Research Institute is seeking blockchain talent, the institutes recent job posting has revealed. The institute was jointly established by the Peoples Bank of China (PBoC), the Shenzhen Municipal...

Austrian fiber producer Lenzing has announced its plans to use blockchain technology for end-to-end traceability of its fibers. In a press release dated May 17, Lenzing said that it has entered into a partnership with...

Automotive giants General Motors and Honda are teaming up for joint blockchain research focused on electric vehicles and smart grids, Nikkei reported. The project aims to explore whether electric vehicles could...

The city of Seoul in South Korea is planning to implement blockchain technology in citizen cards, Cointelegraph reported referring to a report from Queen.co.kr. Speaking at the Korea Future Forum (KFF) 2019 Blockchain...

Global funds transaction network Calastone has announced that its blockchain-enabled Distributed Market Infrastructure (DMI) is now live. The company switched to a blockchain-based system within two years of completing...

Inverter manufacturer ABB has rolled out a blockchain pilot to determine how technology can enhance the role of solar energy in peer-to-peer (P2P) energy trading. The leading technology leader has teamed up with...

Dutch bank ABN Amro announced on Friday that it plans to launch a digital blockchain platform that aims to securely and effectively manage post-trade processing of commodity transactions. The new platform, called...

South American crypto startup Ripio has released a trading platform and an over-the-counter (OTC) desk, as reported by Cointelegraph. The new platform will allow customers from Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico to trade...

The European Central Bank and the National Bank of Belgium have issued a call for papers, including those focused on blockchain and cryptocurrencies, for a payments innovation conference to be held on 26 and 27 November...

LVMH, a French multinational luxury goods conglomerate which owns brands like Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior, in collaboration with ConsenSys and Microsoft, has formed blockchain consortium targeted at the luxury...

The central banking authorities of Hong Kong and Thailand are teaming up to promote financial innovation and undertake joint research projects, including one focused on central bank digital currency (CBDC). On May 12,...

French director Dominique Boutonnat has submitted a recommendation report to the National Center for Cinematography (CNC), with a heavy emphasis on blockchain technology. In the report, the film producer said that...