Cambridge Blockchain forms identity data alliance with IHS Markit
Launched by IHS Markit in 2014, kyc.com serves 17 global banks and over 140,000 registered legal entities.
MakerDAO and Digix: DGX gold tokens to play a crucial role in DAI stablecoin
The Maker team plans to launch Multi Collateral Dai with a three billion debt ceiling for DGX.
Former Twitter executive Stephen Morse joins Finn.ai as head of global strategic accounts
Morse is based in New York City to focus on expansion of tier one strategic accounts
Blockchain startup Provenance stars in Humanity United's $23m Working Capital fund
UK's Provenance is one of the first two companies in the portfolio, which is focused on ethical supply chain development.
Former Lloyds FX head joins Cobalt blockchain post-trade platform
Ex Lloyds forex chief Darren Coote has also invested in Cobalt.
Bitcoin giant BTCC bought by Hong Kong investment fund, plans to focus on international market
BTCC has been acquired by an unnamed Hong Kong-based blockchain investment fund
Blockstack focuses on building decentralised web amid crypto-token mania
Blockstack's Muneeb Ali refers to Google's motto – 'Don't be evil', and says shouldn't it be, 'can't be evil'?
Status supports Matrix: ICO gains used to back non-blockchain decentralisation technology
Status, which last year tokenised to the tune of about $100m, has sunk $5m into non-blockchain decentralisation technology Matrix.
Blockchain identity system ShoCard meets GDPR standards
ShoCard removes the need for authentication data to be stored on an organisation's databases.
BTL's blockchain energy trading project adds Gazprom, Total, Eni and more
Mercuria, Vattenfall, Petroineos and Freepoint are also joining phase two of BTL's 'OneOffice' trading project.
ING, Societe Generale and ABN Amro do first blockchain agricultural commodity trade
The enhanced Easy Trading Connect (ETC) blockchain prototype was coordinated by seller Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC); the buyer was Shandong Bohi Industry in China.
Æternity doubles Parity hack bounty to rival $25m reward for Osama Bin Laden
Æternity had initially offered a reward of 10% of the funds taken; it's now 20%.
PSD2 and open banking – a fraud prevention perspective
Fraud prevention expert Richard Harris of Feedzai examines the ramifications of PSD2's faster payments and open APIs.
From CryptoPunks to Decentraland: The work of art in the age of blockchain revolution
The Rare Digital Art Festival, which took place in New York City last week, was packed to the rafters.
Ethereum-based Digix and Republic Protocol doing dark pool crypto to gold trading
Republic Protocol is building a decentralized open-source dark pool protocol for the trading of cryptocurrency pairs across the Bitcoin and Ethereum blockchains.
Jumio offers KYC to the ICO space with Byteball
Cryptocurrency platform joins forces with trusted identity verification expert to comply with KYC regulations.
KODAKCoin first in line to trade on Overstock's tZero token platform
KODAKCoin will be the first third-party security token to launch on tZERO.
Maersk and IBM to form joint venture for blockchain-based global trade
Logistics joint venture plans industry advisory body so suite of products it creates meets the needs of all participants.
High net worth financial advisor deVere Group launches cryptocurrency trading app
deVere Group is one of the world's largest independent advisors with 70 offices across the world, over 80,000 clients and $12bn under advisement.
SWIFT and CSD community advance blockchain for post-trade
SWIFT and central securities depositories join forces to demonstrate the value of standards in DLT for securities markets, such as proxy voting and digital assets.
Bitmark partners with Asia's biggest streaming service KKBOX for music rights and royalties
Bitmark is working with investment group KKFarm and CTBC, the Chinese bank.
Quantopian: Searching for the Vitalik Buterin of quant finance
CEO and founder John Fawcett says software and automation can open up the industry's tiny talent pool and a selection process that introduces all sorts of biases.
Everledger to launch Provenance Proof Blockchain for coloured gemstones
Everledger has partnered with renowned gemmological laboratory Gübelin Gem Lab, creator of the Provenance Proof initiative.
RSK trumpets Bitcoin-based smart contracts and bug bounty programme
The first smart contract platform secured by the Bitcoin Network will bring one billion people to the financial system, says RSK.
Dfinity: Inside the blockchain nervous system of the 'World Computer'
Founder Dominic Williams says it's not just about creating decentralised systems, but also to knock 80% off the cost of developing and maintaining traditional business IT.
Hernando de Soto and Patrick Byrne's mission to put the developing world's property rights on a blockchain
Byrne is a blockchain evangelist extraordinaire and De Soto is one of the most influential economists of all time.
MIT's Alexander Lipton discusses Monetary Circuit Theory and central bank digital currency
Monetary Circuit Theory says money is created by commercial banking system in the form of credit while central banks act as mere system stabilisers and liquidity providers.
FCA and Bank of England surge ahead in Hitachi-hosted TechSprint
The FCA's Christopher Woolard and Oliver Burrows of the Bank of England discuss the Hitachi TechSprint.
Walmart, JD.com, IBM and Tsinghua University launch Blockchain Food Safety Alliance in China
Blockchain Food Safety Alliance between three multinationals and major Chinese university will enhance food tracking, traceability and safety in China.
Blockchain and cryptocurrency to watch out for in 2018
AI and data sharing, green crypto mining, magical blockchains and a new 'World Computer'.
