VAKT Global, a company formed by a consortium of commodity traders, energy majors and banks, is planning to launch a blockchain-based post-trade processing platform for the energy industry by the end of 2018, CoinDesk...

The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organizations (CSIRO) Data61 division and Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) have announced that they have successfully trialed a new type of blockchain-powered smart...

Nine leading ocean carriers and terminal operators are teaming up to form a consortium to develop the Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN), an open digital platform based on distributed ledger technology (DLT). The...

Transoil International and Solaris Commodities have conducted a blockchain pilot transaction of Black Sea wheat, SP Global reported. The pilot used the blockchain-based agri-commodities trading and financing platform of...

Tokio Marine Nichido Fire Insurance and NTT DATA have announced the successful completion of a proof-of-concept (PoC) for applying blockchain technology to marine cargo insurance claims. The PoC involved using...

Accenture has announced that it has deployed new software license management application which was developed using Digital Assets platform. In its press release, Accenture said that the application uses Digital Assets...

Auditing giant KPMG is collaborating with the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA) to develop blockchain standards for the transportation industry. Founded in August of 2017, BiTA aims to establish blockchain...

The Guangzhou City Blockchain Industry Association, the Hong Kong Blockchain Industry Association, and the Macau University Innovation Center have established a new blockchain alliance in order to foster synergy and...

Bitcoin Cash (BCH) is inching closer to the planned network upgrade via hard fork scheduled on November 15. While the outcome of the fork is not clear at the moment, there are chances that it could lead to a permanent...

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Singapore Exchange (SGX) have announced that they have successfully developed Delivery versus Payment (DvP) capabilities to settle tokenised assets across different...

Malaysias Ministry of Education (MoE) last week announced the setting up of a blockchain-focused university consortium and the launch of an e-Scroll system a university degree issuance and verification system based on...

Kaleido, a new venture launched by ConsenSys earlier this year, in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS), has announced the launch of a full-stack platform that will help enterprises build and implement blockchain...

Korea Post, the countrys postal service, has announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen business cooperation with China and Japan and introduce new technologies including blockchain in...

Leading data storage solutions provider Seagate Technology is teaming up with IBM to curb product counterfeiting using blockchain and security technologies. The project aims to help manufacturers, integrators, and...