BIS slams cryptocurrencies (and blockchains, for good measure)
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has published a damning assessment of cryptocurrencies and by extension blockchains or distributed ledger technology (DLT, as it prefers).
In addition to the relevant chapter, from...
komgo SA, komgo, Lloyds Bank and trade finance
Fifteen of the world’s largest institutions - including banks, trading companies, an inspection company and an energy major - have formed a new venture known as komgo SA. komgo SA will...
Ideanomics reveals Mobile Energy Group activities, including blockchain
Ideanomics has released details of its Mobile Energy Group (MEG) operations, including details of MEG's 4 key business units as revenue drivers. This demonstrates the company's involvement in the new energy...
Chain BLX debuts decentralized blockchain project
Chain BLX presented what it claims is a disruptive way to execute trades of any kind of digital securities to world leaders in technology, finance and government gathered at Davos. The...
SITA extends airline blockchain research
SITA, the air transport industry’s technology provider, has announced the launch of an airline industry research project to explore the potential of blockchain. More than 100 top IT executives, attending SITA’s...
MOBI Grand Challenge to unlock new Blockchain autonomous vehicle solutions
MOBI (the Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative) and TIoTA (the Trusted IoT Alliance) have launched a three-year MOBI Grand Challenge (MGC) series. The first challenge is a four-month long 'tournament' to showcase...
Blockchain and supply chain market to grow at 87%
Research and Markets now offer the long-winded (by title) "Blockchain Supply Chain Market by Application (Payment & Settlement, Counterfeit Detection, Smart Contracts, Risk & Compliance Management, and Product Traceability), Provider, Vertical,...
Wolfram Blockchain Labs to integrate ARK ecosystem
Wolfram Blockchain Labs (Wolfram) has announced, at SXSW, an integration between its DLT hosting architecture and the ARK Ecosystem. The effect of this collaboration will be that the ARK public API...
Computershare, Citi and Credit Agricole invest in SETL blockchain
SETL, the London based institutional payment and settlement infrastructure provider which uses blockchain technology, has announced two banks - Citi and Credit Agricole - have invested.
Citi and Credit Agricole, join Computershare,...
TradeIX and R3 pilot Marco Polo for trade finance
BNP, Commerzbank and ING are leading a trade finance initiative, called Marco Polo which also involves trade finance technology specialist TradeIX and enterprise software firm R3.
They are piloting this trade finance solution leveraging...