Home
> Blockchain
Blockchain
R3 and Hyperledger meet in Evernym identity project on Sovrin blockchain
Sovrin is working on a system of standards called 'verifiable claims' along with W3C and the Decentralized Identity Foundation (DIF).
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.
The tip of the iceberg: 800 million idle hardware wallets
Steven Sprague, CEO of Rivetz Corp, on the trusted execution environment critical to the future of blockchain security.
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.
Peakcoin: Regulating the future of cryptocurrencies
Dr Desné Masie considers a possible common international approach to regulating Bitcoin aired by world leaders at Davos.
Explained: How hackers can steal millions from bitcoin exchanges, despite the blockchain
Blockchain technology can make transactions safe and secure, but cryptocurrency exchanges trading bitcoins and other virtual currencies are still being hacked.
Former Lloyds FX head joins Cobalt blockchain post-trade platform
Ex Lloyds forex chief Darren Coote has also invested in Cobalt.
Vegetable-based cryptocurrency Prodeum scams users out of 'millions', leaves behind the word 'penis'
Prodeum seemingly exit-scams investors by promising blockchain for fruit and vegetables but running off with ICO money.
Will blockchain make social media fairer?
Blockchain takes away the power from social media giants by giving the ownership of data back to users.
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'?
UK bitcoin crackdown: Regulation being 'very seriously' looked at says Theresa May
Prime minister Theresa May said that cryptocurrency regulation in the UK is being "very seriously" looked at by authorities.
Playing the game: Investment opportunities via cryptocurrencies are real
Egor Gurjev, CEO at Playkey looks at how cryptocurrency will truly empower gamers by monetising that network.
Unintended consequences: How decentralisation can help cybersecurity reinvent itself
Steve Bassi of Polyswarm explains how the network can quickly build micro-engines to tackle emerging threats, and be rewarded in cryptocurrency.
Hackers steal $400m from cryptocurrency startups by exploiting 'information chaos'
Cybercriminals exploit hype and basic coding errors to target Initial Coin Offerings in phishing attacks, Ernst & Young research finds.
Blockchain 2.0: Exchanging value in the physical and digital world, continuously and simultaneously
The Spherity team consider liquid supply medium exchange: continuous transactions, token streaming and digital twins.
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%.
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.
As bitcoin crashes, Reddit's cryptocurrency community post links to suicide hotlines
As the price of a single bitcoin tumbled for the first time in months, Reddit's cryptocurrency community started posting links to global suicide hotlines.
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.
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.
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.
2018 - Will you let corporations take over your Bitcoin?
Simon Dixon,CEO and Founder of BnktotheFuture, examines the 'Bitcoin marketing machine'.
Vladimir Putin wants new cryptocurrency 'to evade international sanctions'
The president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, is considering the development of a state-run cryptocurrency that could be used to shirk international sanctions.
PSD2: The new regulatory framework for payments that's set to change global banking
Its not just another banking regulation, but rather a strategy, which demands operational and infrastructure change.