Seafood Association, Restaurant Chain Announce Blockchain Supply Chain Partnerships - This week, a major global technology firm and the Norwegian Seafood Association announced a new collaboration using the Food Trust...more
Fish Producer Joins Food Trust, Blockchain Identity Solutions Advance in UK and US - Last week, a major Norwegian fish producer announced it will join the Food Trust – a permissioned, permanent and shared ledger of food...more
On April 30, 2020, a federal court in San Francisco preliminarily approved a $25 million class action settlement against the Swiss-based Tezos Foundation, its Californian founders, and other domestic and foreign firms...more
U.S. Crypto Trading Firms Make Acquisitions Targeted at “Prime Brokerage” Services - This week major U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced plans to acquire Tagomi, a U.S.-based prime brokerage platform focused on...more
Bitcoin Fund Completes Offering, Ether Futures Launch, Crypto Funds Report Published - We previously reported that a Toronto-based investment manager was launching a Bitcoin Fund, and it has now completed a $48 million...more
Digital Asset Marketplaces Evolve in US, Japan and Switzerland - The Public Private Execution Network (PPEX), an alternative trading system (ATS) that supports transactions in exempt digital asset securities, recently...more
CFTC Approves Bitcoin Futures and Prosecutes Fraud, Amicus Brief Filed in Kik Case - The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued an Order of Designation to Bitnomial Exchange, LLC, granting it status as a...more
Blockchain GS1 Standards Published, Supply Chain Pilots Announced Across Industries -
Earlier this week, one of the world’s largest automobile manufacturers announced it will begin using blockchain to promote supply chain...more
Blockchain Traceability Developments for Automobile, Pharma and Art Industries - Earlier this week, one of the world’s largest automobile manufacturers, in conjunction with its financial services arm and two other...more
New Enterprise Initiatives for Ethereum, Hyperledger, Aviation and Clothing - Last week, one of the world’s largest technology firms, a leading multinational professional services firm and a major blockchain development firm...more
Interest in Blockchain-Based Supply-Chain Initiatives Continues to Swell -
Interest in blockchain-based supply-chain initiatives continues to swell. The Indonesia Customs and Excise Department recently announced a...more
Forbes Publishes Blockchain 50, Cryptocurrency Exchanges Expand Services -
This week, Forbes published its second annual Blockchain 50 list, recognizing the 50 largest companies with significant blockchain technology...more
2/21/2020
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Blockchain Enterprise Solutions Aim to Improve Safety and Address Ethical Sourcing Concerns -
According to recent reports, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is...more
Solutions Debut for Wine, Farming Data, Media Authenticity and Credentialing -
A multinational closures company has announced what it describes as the first European winery that tracks wine products using “connected...more
New Approvals From European and Thai Regulators, Canada and WEF Publish Guidance -
Swiss-based digital fund manager Amun launched 21 Shares Short Bitcoin (SBTC) this week, a first-of-its-kind digital asset-based Exchange...more
Patents Granted to Blockchain Payments Firms, Crypto Mining Expands in Texas and Russia -
Last month, a U.S. patent was reportedly granted to a major U.S. cryptocurrency exchange for a new system that would allow users to...more
1/13/2020
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Blockchain Solutions Advance in Manufacturing, Food, Pharma and Grant Management -
Last week, one of the world’s largest industrial cobalt producers announced plans to join the Responsible Sourcing Blockchain Network (RSBN)....more
12/23/2019
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Ethereum Fork Implemented, Exchanges Expand Services, New Bitcoin Network Data -
The Ethereum network’s Istanbul hard fork went forward late last week with the support of node operators, miners and cryptocurrency exchanges. ...more
12/16/2019
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New Capital Market Offerings and Solutions Launch, Courting Institutional Investors -
Last week, the Marco Polo network, a blockchain trade finance platform with a strong presence in Europe, Asia and the Middle East,...more
Cryptocurrency Custody, Payments and Mining Initiatives Announced -
According to recent reports, the digital asset arm of a multinational financial services corporation was issued a trust company charter by the New York...more
Shipping Firms, DHS and Wine Merchants Participate in Blockchain Pilots -
Earlier this week, one of the United States’ largest multinational package delivery and supply chain management firms reportedly made the first...more
Token Taxonomy Framework Published, Blockchain Supply Chain Pilots Expand -
This week, the members of the Token Taxonomy Initiative (TTI), an organization with members that include several major firms across a diverse set of...more
US Treasury Announces Blockchain Pilot, Major Bitcoin Mining Facility Launches in Texas, Foreign Crypto Exchange Developments -
There were several developments in the digital capital markets and payments space this week,...more
Blockchains on Broadway, Smart Contracts Make Headway, Food Supply Chain and Health Applications Continue -
The National Science Foundation has awarded SimplyVitalHealth Inc. a grant to further develop its blockchain...more
Crypto and Blockchain Capital Markets News From UNICEF, Europe and Hong Kong -
On Wednesday, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced its launch of a newly established cryptocurrency fund, making it the first UN...more