#Hyperledger Fabric News

IOTA Integrates Tangle into Hyperledger Fabric for More Capabilities

November 27, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins

In an effort to make it possible for the permissioned Hyperledger Fabric blockchain network to support more permissionless features, including fee-less payments, the IOTA team has announced the integration of IOTA Tangle into Hyperledger Fabric, according to a blog post on November 26, 2019. Tangle Blends into Hyperledger While the...

Volvo Leverages Blockchain to Tackle Conflict and Child Labour in the Cobalt Supply Chain

August 5, 2019 by Eddie Mitchell at Blockchain

Volvo, one of the world's foremost car manufactures, has adopted blockchain technology in a humanitarian manner. As per an article posted by The Business Times, August 5, 2019, the carmaker is using the tech to monitor the supply of cobalt coming from the Democratic Republic of Congo, as to assure...

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Korea: SK Telecom Launches Enterprise Blockchain Built on Hyperledger Fabric

July 26, 2019 by Edoardo Vecchio at Blockchain

South Korean giant SK Telecom together with the members of its consortium, has launched an enterprise blockchain platform called STONledger. This according to news published by Business Korea on July 25, 2019. STONLedger SK Telecom, a South Korean telecommunications operator and one of the country's largest chaebols, is entering into...

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New York Times Plans Blockchain Project to Eliminate Fake News

July 24, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Blockchain

Today's political climate is filled with different narratives and opinions, making it nothing short of confusing. The media believes they have had no role to play but are responsible for the elimination of this menace. By using the hyperledger fabric, NY Times seeks to build a proof of concept (PoC)...

Hedera Hashgraph’s Second Testing Phase Underway

May 10, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Blockchain, News

Hedera Hashgraph, a Dallas-based company focused on developing high-speed blockchain alternatives has announced the launch of the second testing phase of its public distributed ledger by developer community and individuals in order to pilot the capability of the Hedera network, according to a VentureBeat report on May 9, 2019. Second Phase...

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Iran Central Bank Develops Blockchain Platform for Financial Sector

May 6, 2019 by Mohammad Musharraf at Adoption, Blockchain, Finance, News

Iran’s Central Bank has been developing a platform named Borna to provide a common standard for blockchain use in Iran and bringing down the cost of developing blockchain solutions, allowing Iran’s banks and other financial entities to test and implement blockchain on a wider scale. This according to a report...

University of Waterloo Researchers Increase Hyperledger Fabric Transaction Speeds

May 3, 2019 by Alex Lielacher at Adoption, Blockchain, News, Tech

Researchers at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada have managed to increase the speed of Hyperledger Fabric blockchain transactions almost sevenfold through a series of optimizations. Waterloo Researchers Give Hyperledger Fabric Blockchain a Boost According to a blog post on the University of Waterloo website, researchers have increased transaction...

MonetaGo Dumps Hyperledger for R3’s Corda Blockchain Platform

February 28, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Adoption, Blockchain, Business, Finance, News

MonetaGo, a New York-based firm that claims to help businesses resolve challenges in supply chain financing and corporate issuances, is moving its fraud mitigating network from Hyperledger Fabric to R3's Corda enterprise blockchain, reports Global Trade Review on February 26, 2019. MonetaGo Integrates Corda Per sources close to the matter,...

Intel Launches Commercial Blockchain for Businesses

February 15, 2019 by Tokoni Uti at Adoption, Blockchain, Business, News

Commercial blockchain services has a new player as Intel announced on February 12, 2019, the launch of the Intel Select solution for blockchain which allows businesses to build their own blockchain based on the Hyperledger fabric. Intel Joins the Blockchain Businesses that wish to launch their own blockchains now have...

IBM to Develop a Blockchain-Based Solution for Scientific Researchers

CLS Foreign Exchange Settlement Platform Partners IBM for Blockchain-Based Netting Service

November 17, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Blockchain, Business, News, Platform, Tech

Continuous Linked Settlement (CLS ), a New York-based financial institution that facilitates settlements for foreign exchange (FX ) firms is set to utilize IBM blockchain platform for handling its netting services, reported Computer Business Review on November 14, 2016. CLS Joins Blockchain Technology Bandwagon CLS, the world’s leading foreign exchange (FX)...