The government of Bermuda has started accepting USD Coin (USDC), a USD-backed stablecoin from Circle and Coinbase, as payment for taxes, fees and other government services, Circle announced in an online post on October...
The government of South Korea is pushing to implement blockchain technology in the countrys trade finance sector by 2021, CoinDesk reported. On October 14, Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki introduced the Development Plan...
The Singapore Shipping Association, the International Chamber of Commerce, and Singaporean blockchain firm Perlin are developing an International E-Registry of Ships (IERS) system. As per a report by the Business Times,...
Auto giant Ford has launched a pilot program that aims to harness geofencing and blockchain technology to meet urban air quality goals. The pilot has been launched in Cologne, Germany and is basically an extension of...
Private banking firm YES Bank plans to attract more clients for the next version of its blockchain model, according to a report by the Hindu Business Line. The India-based bank, which has been very active of its API...
The Italian Banking Association (ABI) has announced that Spunta Project, a blockchain-based application for interbank reconciliations, has successfully completed technical tests. The project began back in December 2017...
DeltaTrak, a leading innovator of cold chain management and temperature monitoring solutions, has joined IBM Food Trust. As per a release, the initiative will allow DeltaTrak help suppliers by selectively sharing key...
European digital asset investment firm CoinShares, along with leading crypto wallet Blockchain and MKS (Switzerland) SA, part of precious metal company MKS PAMP GROUP, has launched the DGLD a network for digital gold...
Leading automakers, including the likes of BMW, Ford, GM, Groupe Renault, and Honda, are developing a multi-stakeholder Proof of Concept (PoC) for a blockchain-based Vehicle Identity (VID). The project is being carried...
Marco Polo, a blockchain-based trade finance network with over 20 global banks on board, will pilot its first trading arrangement between Germany and Russia. Russian Alfa bank and Novolipetsk Steel Company (NLMK) and...
Ether is a commodity, says CFTC chairman Heath Tarbert Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)s chairman Heath Tarbert said he views Ethereums ether as a commodity, similar to bitcoin. Weve been very clear on bitcoin:...
AVA, a blockchain startup that came out of stealth in May this year, has launched Athereum, the first proof-of-concept deployment of its subnetworks functionality. Emin Gn Sirer, Co-Founder and CEO of AVA Labs, made the...
MouseBelt, a full-service blockchain accelerator and startup studio, has announced a new initiative to encourage blockchain innovation through education. Called the Blockchain Education Alliance, the initiative builds...
InfiniGold, a precious metals digitisation company, has launched a digital token on a public blockchain backed by government guaranteed gold. The Perth Mint Gold Token (PMGT) is an ERC-20 compatible asset-backed token...
Mutual funds giant Vanguard has entered into a partnership with Nasdaq Ventures-backed blockchain startup Symbiont to create a trading platform for the $6 trillion currency market. The platform aims to leverage the...