A cohort of fintech companies in the U.S. are joining forces to launch a lobbying group in Washington D.C., Bloomberg reported. Called Securing Americas Internet of Value Coalition (SAIV), the initiative includes Ripple...

Indian government think tank NITI Aayog is seeking to leverage cutting-edge technologies to curb the rampant distribution of fake drugs in the country, The Hindu reported. On these lines, NITI Aayog has entered into an...

JD Finance, the finance affiliate of JD.com, has set up the Smart City Research Institute at its headquarters in Nanjing, CoinTelegraph reported referring to a report from Peoples Daily. It is the first regional...

Hot on the heels of the launch of the PUBLISH Protocol, TokenPost, a leading blockchain and cryptocurrency media outlet, has taken a step forward and announced a new initiative to bring blockchain benefits to the media...

Blockchain startup Ripple has officially announced its social impact program Ripple for Good which will focus on projects related to education and financial inclusion. The company said that it is committing an...

The government of Austria is going to notarize the auction of a government bond worth 1.15 billion (approximately $1.3 billion) using Ethereum blockchain, CoinDesk reported. The Finance Ministry on Tuesday announced...

German carmaker Porsche has announced that it has increased its total investment in venture capital activities by EUR 150 million for the next five years. According to the official release, the investment activities are...

National Stock Exchange of India (NSE), in collaboration with Elemential Labs, is going to test blockchain technology for e-voting for listed companies. NSE is a leading stock exchange of India with a market...

Chinese banking giant Bank of Communications has issued a total of 9.3 billion yuan (or around $1.3 billion) worth of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBSs) via Jucai Chain its proprietary blockchain network,...

The Austrian National Tourist Office (ANTO), in collaboration with Ethereum-based ad platform Adbank, is running a blockchain-based digital ad campaign. ANTO is piloting blockchain technology using Adbanks...

Insurance broking firm Marsh is expanding its collaboration with IBM to provide clients with wider access to the industrys first commercial blockchain solution for proof of insurance. The companies joined forces in...

American telecommunications giant ATT has announced a suite of blockchain solutions to help its customers solve their complex business problems. The solutions have been designed to work with technology from IBM and...

Hyperledger, an open-source collaborative initiative to advance cross-industry blockchain technologies, has announced the addition of 14 new members. With this, the consortium has grown to more than 270 member...

Blockchain-based payments startup Circle, in collaboration with CENTRE, has introduced a new fiat-backed stablecoin USD Coin or USDC. In an online post, Circle co-founders Sean Neville and Jeremy Allaire said that the...