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Commerzbank and Fraunhofer IML collaborate on blockchain-based trade finance
Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics IML working on 'Financial Supply Chain Management 2025'.
Ripple launches first blockchain-powered payment service between Japan and Thailand
Siam Commercial Bank, in collaboration with Japan's SBI Remit, is using Ripple's blockchain.
Blockstream's Adam Back: Confidential Transactions started a blockchain privacy trend
Confidential Transactions is a way to encrypt the amount in a Bitcoin transaction while still making it publicly verifiable that the transaction balances.
Blockchain developer ChromaWay launches Postchain 'the first consortium database'
ChromaWay's Postchain innovation was announced at Money 20/20 in Copenhagen.
World Economic Forum blockchain report calls for 'multi-stakeholder collaboration'
'Realizing the Potential of Blockchain' was published at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in China.
R3 and four banks test Euro Commercial Paper issuance on Corda DLT platform
ABN Amro, Commerzbank, ING and KBC collaborated with R3 to develop an operating model for an ECP issuance and trading marketplace
Deutsche Bank, HSBC, Societe Generale choose IBM for trade finance blockchain
Digital Trade Chain Consortium also includes KBC, Natixis, Rabobank and Unicredit.
Cryptocurrency exchange BTCC DAX launches with Ethereum Classic
BTCC chief Bobby Lee called a vote for which cryptocurrency to launch with and ETC was the choice.
Blockchain company Colu launches East London digital currency
Colu's digitalised 'Local Pound, East London' encourages spending at local businesses.
Digital frauds: Binary options trading, ICOs and Bitcoin scams
Richard Howlett, a partner at Selachii LLP, considers a range of digital frauds on the increase today.
Mimblewimble, Scriptless Scripts and 'magicking' blockchain signatures
Blockstream mathematician Andrew Poelstra is not the creator of Mimblewimble; that was Tom Elvis Jedusor, aka Voldemort.
AIG, IBM, Standard Chartered deliver first multinational insurance policy powered by blockchain
The smart contract-based insurance policy was piloted by IBM, based on Hyperledger Fabric.
R3's Smart Contract Templates Summit: Time is right to start on standards
IBTimes UK speaks to Todd McDonald of R3, Clive Ansell of ISDA, Lee Braine of Barclays, Emmanuel Aidoo of Credit Suisse, and Daniel Franks of Norton Rose Fulbright.
IOTA's Tangle meets Internet of Things requirements better than any blockchain
IOTA is a co-founding partner of new IoT consortium, the Trusted Internet of Things Alliance.
Thomson Reuters releases blockchain oracle for Enterprise Ethereum and R3 Corda
Thomson Reuters has released BlockOne IQ, its blockchain smart oracle for devs using R3 Corda, EEA and also via Thomson Reuters Developer Network.
Quorum: J.P. Morgan's Ethereum fork could eat your lunch
J.P. Morgan and Zcash were discussing Quorum along side Enterprise Ethereum Alliance at Consensus 2017.
R3's Corda enters beta, partners with HP Enterprise
HPE have demonstrated Corda running on their HPE Integrity NonStop Platform.
Blockchain accelerator Coinsilium invests in Singapore's Indorse
Coinsilium completed SG$100,000 investment in Indorse through a convertible loan agreement.
Clearmatics adds Alexander Lipton as senior adviser
Alexander Lipton is CEO of StrongHold Labs, a Visiting Professor of Financial Engineering at EPFL, and a Connection Science Fellow at MIT Connection Science.
Bitcoin survey shows 71% support SegWit and UASF popularity growing
CoinJournal asked 1,100 respondents to choose SegWit, Bitcoin Unlimited or another option.
Coloured Coins developer Colu releases Bankbox framework for digital currencies
Bankbox will enable users to provide asset verification credentials, fund a wallet, issue currencies, track the assets and manage distribution.
Sia takes on cloud giants with blockchain-based decentralised storage
Sia founder David Vorick says Amazon stores a lot of the internet's data, and with this power comes too much responsibility.
Digital money provider Billon replaces pre-paid cards for Philip Morris using DLT
Billon and Philip Morris successfully completed series of pilots in Poland over the past eight months.
Blockchain firm BTL completes energy trading pilot with BP
The 12-week European energy pilot also featured Eni Trading & Shipping and Wien Energie.
Blockchain project Æternity aims for state channels, smartphone mining and financial inclusion
The second phase of the Aeternity contribution campaign is underway and ends on 12 June.
DigixGlobal and TenX partner for gold token payments on Ethereum
There are plans to offer an exclusive TenX and Digix co-branded metal card as well.
Ethereum-funded feature film to disrupt movie industry
Braid partners with WeiFund and announces 7 June as date for token launch.
innogy Innovation Hub launches the machine economy IPRIZE
Winning startup in the three categories will get seed investment of up to €250,000 as a convertible loan.
Cornell's blockchain experts tackle off-chain transactions with Intel SGX
Cornell associate professor Emin Gün Sirer was demonstrating IC3's Teechain at Consensus 2017.
Russian scientists develop world's first quantum-proof blockchain
A major Russian bank has successfully tested a blockchain that cannot be hacked - even by a quantum computer.