The U.S. Department of Energys (DOE) Office of Science, the lead federal agency supporting fundamental research for energy production and security, has awarded a $1.05 million grant to four organizations to commercialize a...

New Jersey has become the latest state to launch a task force dedicated to exploring blockchain use, after Governor Phil Murphy signed bill S2297 into law. Dubbed as the Blockchain Initiative Task Force, the task force...

Six South Korean entities have teamed up for a blockchain initiative focused on the trading on unlisted securities, CoinDesk reported citing a report from local news outlet Chosun Ilbo. Participating organizations...

Etihad Airways has partnered with Switzerland-based blockchain startup Winding Tree to provide logistical support for the airlines distribution system. According to Reuters, the recent initiative will enable the...

German banking giant Commerzbank has announced that it is exploring blockchain-based machine-to-machine (M2M) payment solution, which would automate the process and remove the need for human interference. In its press...

Beowulf Blockchain, a full-service B2B cloud communication company, has announced its partnership with Vietnam National University, to provide a distance teaching platform for its School of Medicine. The new partnership...

The European Central Bank (ECB) is planning to use both on-chain data and metadata related to off-chain transactions to monitor the crypto market. The newly released report, entitled Understanding the crypto-asset...

Financial services giant Standard Chartered has announced that it has successfully completed its first blockchain-based cross-border Letter of Credit (LC) transaction in the oil industry with PTT Group. The pilot...

Overstocks security token trading platform tZERO has been awarded a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a technology that uses digital signatures to record and verify market data including related trades,...

Seoul, the capital and largest city in South Korea, is set to roll out a point system that will reward its citizens with S-coins for using public services, like paying taxes and participating in polls. As per a report...

Blockchain startup VeChain has announced that over 20 wines have gone live on the Wine Traceability Platform (WTP), powered by its one-stop BaaS platform VeChain ToolChain. In June 2018, VeChain, DNV GL, D.I.G., the...

Mastercard will use blockchain technology to trace the provenance of limited edition fashion items during an upcoming showcase of women fashion designers. The payment giant revealed it will support limited-edition...

The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) has revealed its new board member appointee, Aya Miyaguchi, the executive director of Ethereum Foundation, and unveiled its new Mainnet Initiative. Miyaguchi, who is also an...

Samsung announced that it is adding 13 new apps to its official DApp store, called Blockchain Keystore. The DApp Store was officially launched last March and initially had four apps only. Following the release, the...