Week Ending February 10, 2017
Three things to know
The government of Georgia is using Blockchain to validate and secure land titles. Blockchain land titling will be operational in 2017 and among the goals is making land titling possible from mobile phones. Notary services will also be made via Blockchain. Georgia is the first country to develop Blockchain for property validation, but it is not alone. Among the others entities planning to such systems is Cook County IL. The Cook County project is the largest U.S. Blockchain land titling effort, at this point. Will success in Cook County be the tipping point for Blockchain in property titling? The First Government to Secure Land Titles on The Bitcoin Blockchain Expands Project
Arizona is acting to make smart contracts legal. State representative Jeff Weninger proposed HB 2417 that will make Blockchain smart contracts as legal as any other transaction. This is a significant step in furthering the legal foundation and recognition of smart contracts, which will help Blockchain to proliferate. Arizona Bill Would Make Blockchain Smart Contracts ‘Legal’
Synechron published the results of a survey they conducted in conjunction with TABB Group, in which 200 global financial services executives provided thoughts on Blockchain. Interestingly, some 94% of interviewees believe company boards now support Blockchain, and 87% believe there is budget to implement Blockchain projects. And though more than 2/3 of the companies are involved in a Blockchain project, 70% of interviewees don’t feel the current internal staff has the skillsets and/or qualifications to develop and implement Blockchain projects. 94% of Financial Services Executives Believe Boards Have Bought into Blockchain, Synechron …
Weekly Blockchain
Financial Services
Twenty Thirty aims to use Blockchain to disrupt the banking system by 2030
SCOR embraces new technology with Blockchain tests
Blockchain Initiative B3i gains truly international scope
VCs share their perspectives on the Blockchain investment space
Blockchain Pioneer Medici Ventures Invests in Factom, Inc.
Equibit blockchain ICO sells $250K on first day
Healthcare
Health care blockchain startup wraps $2M round
First US Government-Backed Blockchain Hackathon to Focus on Healthcare
Dubai Tests Blockchain for Securing Electronic Health Records
IBM Collaborates with FDA on Blockchain Health Data
Drugs, Code and ICOs: Monero’s Long Road to the Blockchain Mainstream
Energy
The blockchain’s emerging role in sustainability
Global
The UN Needs Blockchain To Achieve Its Goals
Blockchain as a Geopolitical Tool
EU watchdog says too soon for new blockchain rules
London Blockchain Week Showcases the Good Side of Blockchain
UK Giant Seeks Patent for Invention Mitigating Blockchain Attacks
Deloitte and Irish Funds explore blockchain for regs
France’s Central Bank to Launch a Blockchain Innovation Lab
Crédit Mutuel Arkéa breaks new ground in France with blockchain
Blockchain: Investment (R)Evolution for Developing Markets
Ghanaian blockchain company looks to verify land ownership
Alex Fork: Using Blockchain and Banking to Empower Africa’s Poor with Economic Opportunities
Dubai government, companies team up with IBM on blockchain project
Digital Garage, Blockstream partner to develop blockchain platform for Japanese financial market
Blockchain Technology Will Expand Access to Gold Trading in Asia
Blockchain Project Chronobank Joins Fintech Australia
Government
Hawaiian legislators propose establishing digital currency and blockchain working group
An Arizona Lawmaker is Trying to Ban Blockchain Gun Tracking
Lawmakers introduce the Blockchain Caucus
Uses and Applications
Top Investors Raise $2 mln for Blockchain-Based Digital Identity Solution
Blockchain startup raises $2.5 million to trace food supply
Blockchain Gaming: Beyond the Void Preview
Blockchain Technology Increasingly Seen as Important Tool in Green Supply Chain, Social …
Microsoft and Blockchain Startup Tierion Partner on Digital Identity Initiative
Fintech experts to focus on ICO craze at The Blockchain Event
Ouroboros – A New Proof-of-Stake (PoS) Blockchain Protocol
WISeKey to launch IoT Blockchain Center of Excellence in New York
Blockchain-based digital tokens: the new brand logo?
Thought Leadership
Blockchain: The Invisible Technology That’s Changing the World
Blockchain has the power to transform information into value
Blockchain: Everything You Need to Know
Blockchain tech to see commercial adoption by 2020: Study
Blockchain and self-sovereign ID: We can build a better world with software
Blockchain is becoming more than a buzzword, and now there’s tangible proof
Blockchain will change everything, but only if we can find the right talent
Blockchain Will Completely Revolutionize How We Run the World
Blockchain Inadvertently Fueling Cloud Adoption
Massive Business Opportunities hidden in the NXT Blockchain.
Not Just Nerds: Blockchain Solutions Are Already for Everyone
What Is the Blockchain and What Can It Do? Interview with Caitlin Long
Dwight Sproull – Blockchain Banking Can Transform Women’s Lives in Emerging Economies
After Internet, it’s Blockchain Internet 2.0
WORLDVIEW: Time for you to discover Blockchain. It will change our world. For better.
The Relationship Between Blockchain And Fintech
Editing the Uneditable Blockchain: Why distributed ledger technology must adapt to an imperfect …
Hidden in Plain Sight: Transacting Privately on a Blockchain