#blockchain technology News

China’s Central Bank Promotes Blockchain Utility

China’s Second-Largest Courier Service to Use Blockchain to Track Movement of Medicines

March 30, 2020 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Blockchain

China’s second-largest courier services provider – SF Express – is contemplating the use of blockchain technology for the movement of critical supplies during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This, according to a report by Global Times, March 30, 2020. Blockchain to Keep Track of Essential Medical Supplies In a bid to...

aelf Enterprise Blockchain v1.0.0 Preview 1 Now Live

March 27, 2020 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins

aelf Enterprise blockchain platform has announced the release of the aelf version 1.0.0 Preview 1, to provide blockchain developers with a robust, scalable and secure platform for creating highly functional decentralized applications (dApps). aelf Blockchain Releases New Update According to a press release shared with BTCManager, aelf, a comprehensive commercial...

Coronavirus: UAE Government Replaces Manual Systems with Blockchain

March 27, 2020 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Blockchain

The United Arab Emirates' (UAE) Ministry of Community Development (MOCD) has replaced its existing manual systems with innovative technologies such as blockchain technology as part measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic, reports Ledger Insights on March 26, 2020. MOCD Making Active Use of DLT Having recorded 140 cases of the...

Forte Blockchain Gaming Fund Inks Deal with Netmarble, HiRez Studios, Others

March 25, 2020 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Blockchain

Forte, a Ripple-backed blockchain platform for the gaming ecosystem, has joined forces with five leading game studios including Netmarble, Hi-Rez Studios, Magmic, nWay, and DECA Games. The alliance will enable these game developers to integrate Forte’s blockchain solution into their games and unlock new economic and creative opportunities for themselves...

Chi-X Kicks Against ASX’s Move to Replace CHESS with Blockchain

Australian Securities Exchange Delays Blockchain Implementation Amidst COVID-19 Scare

March 25, 2020 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Blockchain

The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), which runs the stock market in the country, is postponing the launch of its blockchain-based post-trade solution as the situation with the Coronavirus worsens, per ZDNet. The uncertainty caused by the Coronavirus coupled with user requests has led the ASX to take such a decision, March...

The Internet Is Space, Bitcoin Is Energy, What Is Matter?

March 23, 2020 by Jefferson Nunn at Bitcoin

The most defining element of humanity is our ability to create. When this ability is fully channeled, all of our human experience is expressed as divine works that is greater than ourselves. Examples of this expression can be seen in the works of Beethoven, Picasso and Edgar Allen Poe. What...

Toyota Announces Blockchain Lab for Enhanced Data Management

March 17, 2020 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Blockchain

Automobile giant Toyota has revealed that it has been in the process of setting up a blockchain lab since April 2019. Various Toyota Group companies will allow for information to flow across the company in a secure manner using a distributed ledger. The company is now gearing up for external...

Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Technology May Kick-Start Japan’s Economy

Japanese Securities Regulator Launches Blockchain Initiative

March 11, 2020 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Regulation

The Financial Services Agency (FSA), Japan's premier regulator for securities, banking, and insurance, has announced the Blockchain Governance Initiative Network (BGIN) as a means of gathering stakeholders so they can broaden their understanding of the technology and implement it in a sustainable manner, as reported by Finextra, March 11, 2020....

Morningstar Rates Its First Blockchain-Based Securities

March 9, 2020 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Blockchain

Dominion Bond Rating Service (DBRS) Morningstar, a global credit rating agency has rated its first blockchain-based securities. Also, the securities were issued as a $39.7 million loan to Fat Brands, a restaurant franchising company to expand its business and refinance its existing debt, according to a Forbes report on March...

West Virginia’s Blockchain-Based Military Mobile Voting App Attracts Negative Attention

Virginia Lawmaker Pushes for Blockchain-Powered Elections, Local Commerce

March 7, 2020 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Regulation

According to a report by The Bulletin Time published on March 7, 2020, a Virginia lawmaker is lobbying her commonwealth’s authorities to review how distributed ledger technology (DLT) can help develop the way forward for native elections and commerce. Virginia Lawmaker Wants to Tap Blockchain Benefits In a bid to...

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