Hong Kong to build blockchain-based trade finance platform
Nov 13, 2017 10:26 am UTC| Digital Currency
Hong Kong is seeking to build a blockchain-based trade financing system, a senior official said last week. As reported by Caixin Global, James Henry Lau, Hong Kongs Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury,...
Over 86,000 blockchain projects, only 8 pct maintained actively: Deloitte
Nov 13, 2017 08:56 am UTC| Digital Currency
In an effort to understand the evolution of blockchain, consulting giant Deloitte has analysed the data available on GitHub, a global software collaboration platform. We chose GitHub because it is the largest known...
US Customs and Border Protection advisors to explore blockchain application in trade processing
Nov 13, 2017 05:51 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC), an advisory committee to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), has revealed its plans to explore blockchain technology, CoinDesk reported. An emerging...
Stratumn trials blockchain technology in European insurance sector
Nov 13, 2017 03:58 am UTC| Digital Currency
Blockchain startup Stratumn, in collaboration with Deloitte and the French Federation of Insurers (FFA), has announced a blockchain project aimed at streamlining inter-insurers information flows in the context of the new...
United Nations agencies tap blockchain technology to combat child trafficking
Nov 13, 2017 03:19 am UTC| Digital Currency
World Identity Network (WIN) is teaming up with United Nations agencies to launch a pilot initiative to use blockchain technology to combat child trafficking. A part of the broader effort Blockchain for Humanity, the...
How blockchain technology has medieval roots
Nov 11, 2017 01:51 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Blockchain is an emergent technology that may be as transformative as the Internet, according to many predictions. But this innovative new technology has a surprising link to the days of medieval treasuries. Blockchain...
Hewlett Packard Enterprise to launch enterprise-grade blockchain platform
Nov 10, 2017 10:59 am UTC| Digital Currency
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is going to launch a blockchain-based offering that will allow enterprise customers to use the technology on a much larger scale as compared to popular blockchains, such as bitcoin and...
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