South Korea-based Fantom, a Directed Acyclic Graph-based (DAG) smart contract platform, has announced a research partnership with The University of Sydney (USYD), including a donation to the Universitys Faculty of...

ICONLOOP, a blockchain-focused company headquartered in Seoul, has announced the launch of the ICON Development Network on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Marketplace. The company provides all the technical support for...

The Malaysia Automotive Institute (MAI) has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Cryptovalley Malaysia (CVM) to initiate blockchain applications in the automotive sector. The collaboration will prompt four...

The Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance (BIBF) has announced the launch of its Blockchain Academy that will offer Blockchain Professional Qualification Programme the first such programme in the country. Founded in...

The Global Legal Blockchain Consortium (GLBC), an initiative focused on driving the adoption of blockchain in the legal industry, has added new members and has surpassed the 150-member milestone, Artificial Lawyer...

Abu Dhabi-based Al Hilal Bank has become the first Islamic bank to execute the resale and settlement of an Islamic Sukuk using blockchain technology, MENA Herald reported. The bank partnered with Jibrel Network, a...

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is going to hold a two-day workshop on blockchain technology on February 14 and 15, 2019, CoinTelegraph reported. In its official request for information (RFI)...

Modern Terminals, Hong Kongs second largest container port manager, has joined the IBM and Maersk-led blockchain initiative that aims to transform the shipping industry, the South China Morning Post reported. Announced...

The National Settlement Depository (NSD), Russias central securities depository; Sberbank, the countrys largest bank; and telecom giant MTS, have announced the results of commercial bond placement using blockchain. The...

SBI Ripple Asia, a joint venture between Ripple and SBI Holdings, has announced a proof of concept (PoC) on sharing fraud information using blockchain technology together with nine major credit card issuers and two...