The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is after the most widely used blockchain ledgers for ‘an insight’. To make its search easier, the SEC has issued the sources-sought notice which clearly states that the regulatory body is ‘looking for firms offering specific blockchain data’. The press release says, “the SEC is seeking information for […]

The major banking payment network has its presence worldwide; SWIFT has been working on blockchain technology. The company has declared that they will launch Proof of Concept (PoC) gateway that will help the blockchain company R3 to connect to GPI (Global Payments Innovation) for making payment using their platform. SWIFT CEO revealed the information at […]

Merck Group, the German pharmaceutical and life sciences company, has been granted a US patent for a procedure linking artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technology through the formation of ‘crypto-objects’. The patent focuses on securing supply chains. Isabel De Paoli, Merck’s Chief Strategy Officer said the group is spearheading the development of blockchain technologies that […]

Energinet, Danish-state-owned transmission system operator, collaboration with IOTA Foundation has propelled Denmark into green energy. Through the partnership, the two organizations will be exploring the concepts of digital trust and distributed ledger technologies (DLT). Energinet’s Market Developer Andre Bryde Alnor disclosed the main reason behind the partnership was to eliminate the gap between progress in the […]

Massachusetts-based biotechnology company, Agenus has adopted blockchain technology to fund a cancer drug AGEN2034. Agenus is ready to launch in mid-February, the first of its kind digital security offering, Biotech Electronic Security Token (BEST), in the healthcare industry. In an official statement, the bio-tech company said “BEST will be tied to AGEN2034, an anti-PD-1 antibody […]

The transport and logistics (T&L) industry has been very slow to adopt blockchain. This may be because the industry feels that the new technology might be more harmful, disruptive than beneficial. According to a new report by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), the world’s leading adviser on business strategy, the industry participants must collaborate to […]

Carico Cafe Connoisseur, an Ugandan Company, is using blockchain to certify coffee shipments. In doing so, the company is meeting the demand of its customers for information in regards to where the products come from. Many companies and organizations across the world are using blockchain to develop shared electronic record to track their products’ origin. […]

New technologies is the driving force of the gaming industry which is expected to rise to $128.5 billion in 2020. And blockchain is giving the industry that growth and competency. In the recent years, to the delight of gamers, artificial intelligence (AI) has made characters realistic and more natural. Moreover, it brings new and better […]

The US Department of State has invested $800,000 in a pilot project, focused on blockchain, to track the working conditions of factory workers. This is a two-year collaborative program to develop a blockchain-based worker well-being system based on Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health’s Sustainability and Health Initiative for NetPositive Enterprise (SHINE) Health and […]

Japanese solar energy provider, Sharing Energy has signed a deal with Australian energy trading platform, Power Ledger to track renewable energy consumption from 100 customers across Chubu, Kansai and Kyushu regions. Sharing Energy is a leading provider in installation and provision of solar energy. Emiko Koga, the president of Sharing Energy, said they want to […]