Tag Archives: blockchain

[ad_2][ad_1] This is the first part of a two-part series that analyzes how the blockchain can enter the mainstream. This story originally appeared on Blockchain Tech News, a sister publication of Mobile Payments Today. Blockchain has made great strides recently, as big banks and retailers have experimented with it. The …

[ad_2][ad_1] The Chinese state-owned Bank of Communications (BoCom) successfully issued $ 1.3 billion of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) using blockchain technology, writes the Securities Times newspaper on Wednesday 27 September. BoCom – the fifth largest bank in China according to recent S & P Global statistics – used an independently …

[ad_2][ad_1] Blockchain payments startup Veem has closed a $ 25 million funding round led by Goldman Sachs, announced Wednesday. The firm, which rebranded from Align Commerce alongside another $ 26 million Series B raise in 2017, also saw a new strategic round from investors including GV (formerly Google Ventures), Silicon …

[ad_1] Loom Network (LOOM), a blockchain-gaming network that also facilitates social applications, recently emphasized that the games will lead to the adoption of blockchain. This was in particular the Ethereum network which facilitates the creation of decentralized Apps. According to Loom's report, two major challenges for the adoption of blockchain …

[ad_2][ad_1] A recent Walmart announcement could mark the beginning of the widespread adoption of blockchain in the global supply chain. Next year, Walmart will establish a program that will require anyone selling green leafy vegetables to the mega-retailer to use a blockchain-based tracking platform originally designed by IBM. Blockchain technology …

[ad_2][ad_1] The Chinese research giant Baidu has officially released a white paper through its new Blockchain Lab for its proposed XuperChain network. The company claims that XuperChain will support more than 10,000 transactions per second through parallel inter-chain technology and a stereoscopic network, according to the white paper. XuperChain nodes …

[ad_2][ad_1] Hydrogen, a New York-based company that has recently been named KPMG's fintech startup, has signed a public agreement with the blockchain with TD Bank, the twelfth bank in the world in terms of market capitalization. Hydrogen is a decentralized financial services ecosystem that combines artificial intelligence, storage, authentication, payments …

[ad_2][ad_1] Deloitte was selected by the RiskBlock Alliance Institute, a US-based blockchain consortium representing 31 risk management and insurance companies, to help advance its blockchain application and product development efforts in the North America. While this project focuses on insurance technology, Deloitte's continued investment in blockchain development will ultimately have …

[ad_2][ad_1] The National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) is testing a blockchain platform developed by Elemential Labs to conduct electronic voting for listed companies, the Hindu BusinessLine local news on September 27th. The NSE pilot will involve the tokenisation of the voting rights and the use of the blockchain platform …

[ad_2][ad_1] Italy is about to enter the European Blockchain Partnership, according to the MP (National MP) Mirella Liuzzi, as quoted by Cointelegraph Italia on Thursday 27 September. According to Liuzzi, the partnership – a collaboration of 26 EU countries – will be signed by the Minister of Economic Development, Labor …