Yesterday, Reuters reported that the European Union issued a document recommending the exploration of consumer digital currencies by its...
Author - Miranda Wood
Hong Kong, China’s trade finance blockchains to interoperate
Today the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced that it will collaborate with the People’s Bank of China (PBOC). The central...
Coca-Cola bottlers adopt SAP blockchain for supply chain
Yesterday, Business Insider reported that the bottlers for Coca-Cola have adopted SAP’s blockchain platform. The project hopes to...
Bank of China officially launches insurance blockchain
Yesterday, Chinese media outlets reported that the Bank of China’s Insurance IT arm has launched an insurance blockchain with multiple...
Financial Action Task Force publishes guidelines on digital IDs
Last week, the multi-government Financial Action Task Force (FATF) published guidance on digital payments and the use of IDs for...
Aon, Oxfam, Etherisc agriculture insurance blockchain makes first payouts
Today, decentralized insurance startup Etherisc announced that its blockchain project with Aon and Oxfam had made its first payouts. The...
Ethereum, Accenture, IBM, R3 publish first token taxonomy framework
Today, the cross-industry Token Taxonomy Initiative (TTI) published its first framework, with guidelines and standardized token...
TPBank first in Vietnam to join Ripple payments network
Today, Vietnamese TPBank announced that it has joined RippleNet for blockchain cross-border payments. Using the technology, the bank...
Chinese court first to use blockchain secured evidence for criminal conviction
Yesterday, Legal Daily reported that a court in Shaoxing gave the first criminal sentence in China based on blockchain stored evidence...
Microsoft, Centaline build blockchain real estate platform for Hong Kong
Today, EJ Insight reported that Hong Kong property agency Centaline has completed a blockchain-based real estate platform with Microsoft...