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IBM brings blockchain cross border payments to the world with Stellar, KlickEx and banking partners
A number of banks including BBVA, Bank Danamon Indonesia,and Mizuho Financial Group, are included in the development stage.
ConsenSys hires IBM blockchain leader John Wolpert and Strate CEO Monica Singer
The blockchain venture studio has hired a large amount of talented individuals that come from a range of backgrounds
SWIFT tests shows blockchain has potential for global liquidity optimisation
New paper highlights initial findings from proof of concept to improve real-time Nostro reconciliation, part of SWIFT's gpi initiative
Singapore sharding blockchain Zilliqa hits 2,400 transactions per second
Developed by researchers at the National University of Singapore, the blockchain platform has upgraded its internal testnet.
Norton Rose Fulbright advises AIG and Standard Chartered on blockchain-enabled trade finance platform
TradeIX and AIG partnered to enable trade finance transactions for companies, using the blockchain-enabled platform provided by TradeIX.
Ripple's blockchain network now more than 100 strong
New RippleNet members include AirWallex, Bexs Banco, Credit Agricole, Cuallix, Currencies Direct, dLocal, IFX, Krungsri, RAKBANK and TransferGo.
Blockchain builder ChromaWay partners with Indian state for smart land registry
ChromaWay's solution brings trust, security and immutability to land registration in Andhra Pradesh Visakhapatnam.
R3 and Bolero to partner on electronic bill of lading service
Pilots will combine the benefits of R3's distributed ledger technology with Bolero's international network, eBL processing and legal rulebook.
Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne confirms tZERO utility token sale 'by Thanksgiving'
Overstock CEO inundated with requests says tZERO token sale coming in six weeks.
BNP Paribas, BNY Mellon, HSBC, ING and State Street join Finastra and R3 for DLT syndicated loans
Fusion LenderComm initiative also backed by Loan Syndications & Trading Association and TenDelta LLC
Newtown Partners invests in financial inclusion blockchain start-up Wala
Wala Secures Investment from Llew Claasen & Vinny Lingham's Venture Capital firm Ahead of a Planned Token Sale In October.
ICONOMI welcomes William Mougayar among first series of Digital Asset Array Managers
Mougayar is joined by Arnold Sternberg, and Kenny Hearn. About a year ago ICONOMI raised over $10.5m in an initial coin offering.
Blockchain studio SingularDTV hires former Sony Music marketing chief Bill Richards
As well as holding top marketing roles at Sony Music and Universal, Richards also worked at Napster.
IBM, UBS, Commerzbank and others join blockchain trade finance platform Batavia
UBS and IBM have partnered with Commerzbank, Bank of Montreal (BMO), CaixaBank, and Erste Group on a blockchain-based trade finance platform started in 2016, called Batavia.
R3 launches version 1.0 of Corda distributed ledger platform
Codebase developed in collaboration with 50 financial services and technology institutions
Bitnation launches Pangea jurisdiction for creating nations on the blockchain
This autumn Bitnation intends to reset society with the Pangea Arbitration Token.
Blockchain bridging network Aion announces heavyweight advisory board
Board includes Ethereum co-founder Anthony Di Iorio, John Lee, VP, Enterprise, Toronto Stock Exchange, and Salim Ismail, former VP, Yahoo.
Blockchain: Cardano cryptocurrency launches with Bittrex as first exchange partner
New Ada cryptocurrency token will tradable on one of the largest digital currency exchanges
Blockchainers comment on latest in global ICO crackdown
South Korea ICO ban focuses Switzerland's Financial Market Authority.
Former Deutsche Bank MD Rhomaios Ram appointed as Utility Settlement Coin consortium executive
Ram spent more than 22 years at Deutsche, including spell as head of transaction banking for the UK and Ireland.
Chilean regulator SBIF joins R3 distributed ledger technology consortium
Superintendency of Banks and Financial Institutions of Chile becomes a regulatory member of R3's DLT network.
Finney: This is the world's first 'blockchain smartphone'
Security-focused start-up Sirin Labs pitches ambitious funding project for 'Finney' smart devices.
Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin proposes 'fairer' Interactive Coin Offering protocol
Jason Teutsch of the TrueBit Foundation co-authored the white paper.
R3 and TradeIX develop open account trade finance DLT business network
Banks involved include Bangkok Bank, Barclays, BBVA, Bladex, BNP Paribas, Commerzbank, ING, RBS and Wells Fargo.
After the gold rush: ICO summer still in full swing
The crowdfunders gathered at this week's World Blockchain Forum: Investments and ICOs.
Ethereum-based Aragon leads blockchain exodus from Slack amid phishing scams
Rocket.Chat is the preferred platform for future project communication within the blockchain space.
Meet Europe's elected cryptocurrency radicals
Estonia's Kaspar Korjus and Eva Kaili MEP took to the stage at Blockchain Live in London.
Tim Swanson examines Chinese ICOs and other blockchain-related iniquities
Former R3 head of market research is now launching his own advisory firm, Post Oak Labs.
Blockchain IoT firm Chronicled creates MediLedger Project to safeguard pharmaceuticals
Chronicled has partnered with life sciences consultancy LinkLab to explore blockchain track and trace.
Circle pushes OTC crypto trading, launches in France and Italy and adds group payments
Up until now Circle Trading has been 'the best kept secret' in the crypto space.