New Blockchain Payments Solutions Announced for Banks, Merchants and the Unbanked -
Early this week, a leading global technology firm launched a real-time global payments network for regulated financial institutions....more
New Blockchain Solutions Seek to Secure Tuna, Ports, Identity and Communications -
According to a press release published last Friday, “North America’s largest branded shelf-stable seafood company” announced that it is using...more
New Blockchain Projects Announced in Supply Chain and Digital Identity -
This week, a trio of major global firms in the consulting, financial services and cloud provider sectors announced the launch of a blockchain platform...more
On Feb. 7, 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a press release and on the following day published an accompanying notice in the Federal Register announcing a Pilot Project Program Under the Drug Supply...more
Blockchain Initiatives in Healthcare and Other Industries Target Data Integrity, Speed and Analytics -
Last week, a not-for-profit alliance of life sciences industries firms announced an expansion of its blockchain project...more
2/18/2019
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Blockchain Pilots for Supply Chain and Land Titles, Improved Analytics, and Decentralization -
Earlier this week IBM announced the completion of a shipment tracking trial that recorded the bill of lading on a blockchain....more
DFS Issues New BitLicenses, Corda Gains Integration Partners, New Stablecoin Launched -
Late last week, the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) granted the DFS BitLicense to Robinhood Crypto LLC and Moon...more
2018 Cryptocurrency Recap, Developments in Cryptocurrency Exchanges and Payment Providers -
According to a recent report, despite a lower price compared to the previous year, bitcoin’s total trade volume for 2018 is $2.2...more
The Blockchain Effect: NASA, IoT, Supply Chain and State Initiatives -
On Monday, NASA Ames Research Center published a paper about a permissioned blockchain framework that addresses privacy and security issues for FAA air...more
1/21/2019
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New Cryptocurrency Financial Products and Platforms Announced -
Last week, SEFToken Inc. launched a new tokenized instrument. The new token, known as a “covered warrant,” will be issued through the Securitize platform on the...more
Multiple Studies Analyze Recent Cryptocurrency Market Trends -
A recently issued report from the Blockchain Transparency Institute analyzed high-volume bitcoin “trading pairs” on various cryptocurrency exchanges and found...more
Satisfying Tax and Other Liabilities With Cryptocurrency - Ohio appears to be the first state that will accept bitcoin as payment for tax bills. Other states, such as Arizona, Georgia and Illinois, have considered allowing...more
Cryptocurrency Capital Markets Announcements by Institutional and Startup Firms - On Oct. 15, a major global financial services firm – the fourth-largest asset management firm in the world – announced plans to spin off a new...more
U.S. and International Governments Address Smart Ports, Smart Cities, and Cryptocurrencies - According to reports, in an Oct. 3 meeting, representatives of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) claimed that the agency is...more
Cryptocurrency Enforcement Actions Continue Across the Globe - On Friday, Sept. 27, the SEC and CFTC charged 1pool Ltd. aka 1Broker and its CEO with offenses related to its actions to solicit U.S. investors to purchase swaps...more
Blockchain Initiatives Pursue Solutions for Refugees, Voting, Smart Cities, Defense and Food Safety - The World Food Programme (WFP) and UN Women announced last week that they are collaborating in an initiative to use...more
9/28/2018
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New York Attorney General Issues Virtual Markets Integrity Initiative Report - On Sept. 18, 2018, the New York Attorney General’s Office released its Virtual Markets Integrity Initiative Report. The report addressed 10 major...more
9/21/2018
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Stablecoins Launch in US as New Data Cites Drop in ICO Funding - On Monday, Sept. 10, 2018, the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) announced that it has authorized both Paxos Trust Company LLC and Gemini Trust...more
Payments and Capital Markets Blockchain Developments Continue to Progress - This week saw several blockchain-related developments in the payments and capital market spaces....more
New Blockchain Trading Platforms and Capital Markets Offerings Announced - Recently, it was reported that a popular Colorado resort planned to sell “Aspen Coins” in a Reg D 506(c) offering on a token trading platform...more
Blockchain Investment Continues Across Private and Public Sectors - The International Data Corporation (IDC) has published its update to the Worldwide Semiannual Blockchain Spending Guide, which estimates that worldwide...more
Multiple Pilots Drive Momentum for Leveraging Blockchain in the Food Supply Chain - A major global technology company recently shared additional details about the Food Trust, a consortium consisting of 10 of the world’s...more