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...

Indian IT company NIIT Technologies has announced its partnership with enterprise software firm R3 to develop blockchain-based solutions for Banking and Financial Services, Insurance and Travel and Transportation. The...