Tag: blockchain adoption
Blockchain Infrastructure
HSBC Facilitates India’s First Blockchain Trade Finance Transaction
HSBC recently facilitated India’s first blockchain trade finance transaction. This development reinforces the narrative that despite the negative stance towards cryptocurrency in India, there...
Blockchain Infrastructure
Microsoft and Nasdaq Partner to Create Financial Blockchain Interface
Microsoft recently announced a high-level partnership with Nasdaq to create an interoperability matrix for distributed ledgers. The partnerships will see Nasdaq Financial Framework (NFF)...
Altcoin News
The US Is Behind the Curve on Cryptocurrency Adoption, Says WEF Blockchain Head
Sheila Warren believes the United States is behind the curve on cryptocurrency payment adoption. The head of the World Economic Forum’s blockchain policy unit...
Blockchain Infrastructure
Blockchain Technology Can Bring About Global Financial Inclusion, Says World Bank President
Jim Yong Kim says blockchain technology can help to engineer the actualization of global financial inclusion. The World Bank Group (WBG) president believes a...
Blockchain Infrastructure
Andreessen Horowitz-Owned ‘a16z crypto’ Leads Investment in Blockchain Startup
Oasis Labs recently secured partnerships with a16z crypto and other notable VC investors to launch the Oasis Startup Hub. The firm plans to use...
Blockchain Infrastructure
Seoul Sets Sight on Becoming a Mega Blockchain Technology Hub
Park Won-soon, the mayor of Seoul, says the city plans to become a mega blockchain hub. The South Korean capital is set to unveil...
Blockchain Technology
Deloitte Report: Blockchain ‘Closer to Its Breakout Moment Every Day’
A report from Deloitte has found there are five areas that need to be improved upon to see blockchain fully enter mainstream adoption.Barriers to...
Altcoin News
Fidelity Set to Debut Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Products by Q4 2018
Fidelity Investments plans to make significant inroads into the emerging cryptocurrency and blockchain technology industry. The U.S. finance behemoth will most likely announce some...
Blockchain Technology
South Korea Partners with Samsung SDS to Develop Blockchain Customs System
South Korea makes yet another serious move towards serious blockchain adoption as it plans to implement the distributed ledger technology to its Customs’ clearance...
Blockchain Infrastructure
How The Blockchain Will Revolutionize The Consumer Electronics Industry
We are currently witnessing the birth of an innovation that could revolutionize multiple sectors of the economy and the human society; called "the blockchain"....
Bitcoin Innovators & Developers
Jasper – A Wholesale Payment System Based On the Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT)
One of the sectors that have been investigated for possible implementation of the Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT)is financial market infrastructures (FMIs). FMIs represent intermediaries...
Blockchain Technology
Blockchain Based Online Voting Systems – An Update
Even though online voting is being considered with extreme hesitation, technological advancements are increasingly devouring the security of conventional paper based voting. Coercion has...
