The BIS ‘Moneyflower’ expanded
In a previous analysis ET included research on blockchain carried out by Morten Bech and Rodney Garratt for the Bank of International Settlements (BIS). This introduced the concept of the 'money...
Disney’s Dragonchain announces ICO
Back in 2015 Disney built its own private blockchain platform called Disney Private Blockchain Platform. Unlike many blockchain platforms, this one has been battle tested. Disney has used it across the...
Power Ledger blockchain in trial with energy retailer Origin
Blockchain energy market provider, Power Ledger is putting its peer-to-peer energy trading platform to the test via a trial with Australia’s energy retailer, Origin. The trial involves Power Ledger using anonymised...
More dismal EU EASME blockchain investment examples
In a recent examination of EASME (the EU's The Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises), ET was somewhat scathing about the amount it was investing in blockchain or distributed ledger...
BitVault, a blockchain smartphone
Embedded Downloads - based in Limerick, Ireland and New Delhi, India - has announced BitVault, allegedly the world's first crypto communicator and blockchain-supporting smart phone. It will ship in November at...
Two blockchain analyses reveal different visions for the future
There is no doubt that interest in blockchains as a technology is running high, nor that this is a global phenomenon. Two contributions, with very different considerations, illustrate this:
Chris Berg,...
Would you let an AI review your contracts?
ThoughtRiver has launched a new AI solution to assess legal contracts. The solution, called Review, is said to be able to assess a contract up to 60 times faster than a...
ClearPoll exploits blockchain to open up polling
Nextech, a Perth (Australia) company, has created a project called ClearPoll. This allows users around the world to:
browse for opinion polls on topics they care about most
vote on the...
GS1 blockchain standards
GS1, IBM and Microsoft have announced a collaboration to leverage GS1 Standards in enterprise blockchain applications for supply chain clients. GS1 is a not-for-profit organisation with member organisations in 112 countries,...
Is Dimon right about Bitcoin (and cryptocurrencies)?
At an industry conference organised by Barclays, Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan, stated “Bitcoin will eventually blow up. It’s a fraud. It’s worse than tulip bulbs and won’t end well.”...