Rare Carat, a provider of unbiased diamond advice, has entered into a partnership with blockchain startup Everledger to launch a tool for consumers to assess diamonds for sale anywhere. The Rare Carat Report is a free...
The South Korean government is rolling out a program aimed at nurturing young talent in innovative technologies such as blockchain. The Korean Ministry of Science and ICT on Thursday said that the 2018 Innovative...
The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), or the World Bank, has selected Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) to issue a bond using distributed ledger technology (DLT). The World Bank issues...
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has announced it will host fintech-focused Innovation Office Hours in New York in September. To be held from September 25 to 27, the Innovative Office Hours aims to...
IBM and Maersk today introduced a new blockchain-based shipping solution, TradeLens, as part of their ongoing partnership. Korea Joongang Daily had previously reported that IBM and Maersk were planning to release two...
Microsoft this week announced the release of Ethereum Proof-of-Authority (PoA) on Azure, its cloud platform. In an online post dated August 7, Cody Born, Software Engineer, Azure Global, said that the existing...
Havven, a blockchain startup headquartered in Sydney, has announced its plans to launch its stablecoin, nUSD, on the EOSIO blockchain. nUSD was launched in June 2018 and has been live on Ethereum. The company said the...
Opera, a web browser for Windows, macOS, and Linux operating systems, is going to launch its desktop web browser with a built-in crypto wallet with Ethereum support. Last month, the company rolled out a new version of...
Shinhan Bank, South Koreas second largest commercial bank by total assets, has entered into a partnership with telecom giant KT in order to jointly build a blockchain-based service, The Korea Times reported. The bank...
Applied DNA Sciences, a U.S.-based company providing molecular technologies, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with blockchain startup Everledger to build CertainT Blockchain platform. The companies will...
West Virginian military personnel located overseas would be able to cast their ballots in the midterm federal election, thanks to a blockchain-based smartphone app. In a report dated August 6th, CNN stated that the app...
The government of Indian state of Telangana signed memorandum of understandings (MOUs) with Tech Mahindra, Nucleus Vision, and Eleven01 Foundation to launch Indias first Blockchain District in the state, according to an...
US Treasury department proposes regulatory sandbox to foster fintech innovation The U.S. Department of the Treasury released a report earlier this week which highlights the improvements needed in the regulatory...
Neufund, a blockchain-based equity fundraising platform, is teaming up with European cryptocurrency exchange BitBay to allow investors to buy and sell equity tokens with fiat currencies. The announcement follows...
South Koreas Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) is encouraging domestic companies and regulatory authorities to collaborate on developing an integrated blockchain platform for stock trading, Korea Joongang Daily...