The British Virgin Islands (BVI) has announced the development of its own digital currency. Called BVI-LIFE, the digital currency will take the form of a stablecoin and will be pegged to the U.S. dollar 1:1. The BVI has...

UBS and Commerzbank have successfully completed a transaction that was recorded on a digital ledger. The two financial juggernauts swapped a basket of corporate bonds and German government bonds, with Clearstream Banking...

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has published an open call to blockchain developers to help it create a know-your-customer (KYC) platform proof of concept (POC). The announcement was posted on Nov. 29 at the CBSLs...

The Muroran Institute of Technology, a national university in Hokkaido, Japan, is teaming up with Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West to use blockchain technology for verification of educational records, Nikkei Asian...

An expression of interest (EOI) floated by the Tea Board of India has drawn responses from a number of tech and banking giants, according to a report from the Press Trust of India. In October, the Tea Board had floated...

The State Information Centre (SIC), China Mobile, and UnionPay jointly sponsored the first Blockchain Service Network Partner Conference on Dec. 01, according to local news outlets. An announcement to establish the...

National Westminster Bank (or NatWest), a leading retail and commercial bank in the United Kingdom, is spearheading a blockchain consortium initiative with Coadjute, a real estate blockchain network, in a bid to streamline...

Coinbase has recently filed a patent that could minimize illicit activities for the U.S.-based crypto exchange. In a filing submitted on Nov. 19, the exchange explained that this account monitoring system uses several...

The government of Afghanistan is looking to use blockchain technology in its health sector in an attempt to address the issues plaguing the industry. In a press release published on Wednesday, Nov. 27, its been announced...