The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) has signed a contract with blockchain startup Bitt for a central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot. The pilot will involve a securely minted and issued digital version of the...

The International Association of Trusted Blockchain Applications (INATBA) has been legally established in Brussels on March 06. In a tweet, Pēteris Zilgalvis, head of start-ups and innovation, at the European Commission...

Interbank payments network SWIFT has announced that it will commence a proof-of-concept (PoC) on e-Voting, using distributed ledger technology (DLT), in the Asia Pacific region. The PoC, which will run during the first...

German banking giant Commerzbank and stock exchange operator Deutsche Brse have successfully executed legally binding settlement of a repo transaction using distributed ledger technology (DLT). According to the official...

Japanese banks and IT companies have teamed up to launch blockchain-based financial services platform, Cointelegraph reported referring to a press release dated March 01. Banking institutions including Bank of Iwate,...

Property transaction platform blockimmo has announced that it has completed the first Swiss property transaction using blockchain technology with two other companies. In an online post dated March 01, blockimmo said...

French retail giant Carrefour has announced that it has applied its blockchain-based food traceability system for a new product. A founding member of the IBM Food Trust platform, Carrefour has implemented blockchain...

Social media giant Facebook has set up a blockchain team in Tel Aviv, Israel and is looking to fill various positions, Globes reported. The blockchain team will operate from Facebooks Tel Aviv development center. The...

The Gibraltar Stock Exchange (GSX) Group has announced the successful deployment of a GSX Digital Stock Exchange prototype and a demo bond issuance, on the Securities Trading Asset Classification Settlement (STACS)...

Decentralized internet protocol TRON has announced that it is teaming up with stablecoin project Tether to introduce USDT to the TRON blockchain. Tether was launched in October 2014 with the objective of allowing...