Week Ending December 16, 2016
Three things to know
This was another big week for Blockchain news, particularly in Healthcare, Energy, and Global.
Here in the U.S., Overstock issued 126,000 common shares via Blockchain, marking the first equity issuance done on Blockchain. CEO Patrick Byrne referred to the issuance as a “Sputnik moment”, meaning that it is mostly a symbolic move and there is more work to be done.
Blythe Masters was interviewed by CoinDesk and provided what she believes is a critical issue and the key to the Blockchain tipping point: understanding. The technology must be understood by a wider audience, especially those in the C-suite. Ms. Masters noted that in many conversations with potential clients, the clients recognize the potential for Blockchain, but do not understand how Blockchain can help them.
Now, if those in the C-suite can understand Blockchain, there is potentially a very large market ahead. Market Intelligence firm Tractica completed a research report on Blockchain enterprise applications. They expect that annual revenue will increase from $2.5 billion in 2016 to almost $20.0 billion by 2025. Tractica identified 29 separate Blockchain use cases and 19 industry sectors that will be the users.
Overstock Begins Trading Its Shares Via the Bitcoin Blockchain
Blythe Masters Talks ‘Tipping Point’ for Business Blockchain Adoption
Blockchain for Enterprise Applications Market to Reach $19.9 Billion by 2025, According to Tractica
Weekly Blockchain
Financial Services
Blockchain Technology Could Change the Way We Invest
Bitcoin Wallet Blockchain Figures Among Virgin U.K.’s 10 Most Disruptive Businesses
Time is Money as Alternative Banking Moves to the Blockchain
How Walmart, Wells Fargo and Other Multi-Billion Dollar Giants Use Blockchain to Check, Keep …
Blockchain Assets Trading Firm Polychain Capital Raises $10 Million
Forex blockchain FXCH kicks off crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs
Tempo Money Transfer Taps Stellar Blockchain For Improved Remittances
Closed, Private Blockchains Are Incompatible with Electronic Cash: Coin Center
Citi backs foreign exchange blockchain startup Cobalt DL
AI, Analytics, IoT, Blockchain: New York Life, Chubb and Assurant discuss technology integration
Blockchain: why law and finance won’t look the same in 5 years (part 3)
Healthcare
Blockchain technology, applications spark channel opportunities
A Potential Use Case for Blockchain Technology Outside of Bitcoin
Top 3 blockchain-based healthcare companies to watch in 2017
Health IT guru Brian Ahier: A big fan of data analytics, Donald Berwick – and Jerry Garcia
Healthcare to rollout Blockchain faster than other industries in 2017, says Deloitte
Uncertainty. Opportunity. It’ll all be there for healthcare in 2017, PwC says
Energy
beyond finance: blockchain’s impact on the power sector
Blockchain Brings Efficiencies to the Energy Industry
Electron is trying to sell a blockchain makeover to the UK’s energy sector
Power sector leads blockchain development outside finance Report
Electron Introduces Blockchain Technology to UK’s Energy Sector
Australian Blockchain Energy Project Powerledger Expands with Large Scale Trial for P2P Energy …
U.K. Startup Seeks to Move Energy Sector to Blockchain-Based Infrastructure
Power Sector Considered a “First Mover” for Blockchain-based Transaction Systems
Global
Ireland to Address Bitcoin Blockchain-Related Regulatory Conflicts
Central bank of Denmark is considering an e-krone based on blockchain – but tech is the least of …
Blockchain Lures Central Banks as Danes Consider Minting E-Krone
City of Rotterdam to use a blockchain for lease agreements
French Bitcoin Startup: Blockchain Will Help 40% of the Unbanked
Blockchain LatAm Conference Stresses upon the Importance of Blockchain in Fintech
Stellar Partners ICICI Bank, Enables Blockchain Money Transfers in India, Africa and Philippines
South Korean Blockchain Consortium Launches
27 Financial Firms Form Korean Blockchain Consortium
Microsoft Launches Azure Blockchain as a Service (BAAS) in India
Blockchain Rewards Platform to Pilot in Dubai
From China, a blockchain-powered, decentralized Content Delivery Network
Microsoft and AMIS announce Asia’s first blockchain consortium
Japanese Blockchain Consortium Grows to More Than 100 Members
Government
US Commerce Department Weighs Blockchain at Washington Event
Federal Reserve Report Focuses on Blockchain, Pigeonholes It As “Specific Type of Distributed …
What We Know About the Federal Reserve’s Blockchain Plans
Uses and Applications
NYU Students Apply Blockchain Solution to Electronic Voting Security
BitGive Foundation Launches Give Track Blockchain Fund-tracking Platform
A16z, USV Invest $10 Million in Blockchain Token Trading Firm
Why Blockchain Won’t Save the Music Industry (at Least Not Yet)
Kaspersky Lab Recognizes Three Universities on Blockchain Proposals
Cubichain tackles 3D printing counterfeiting issues with blockchain technology
This Project Allows Charity Donors to Trace Donations on the Blockchain
Blockchain and humanitarian causes: Helping those who need it most
Blockchain technology, applications spark channel opportunities
Introducing the Blockchain Token Securities Law Framework
Beyond bitcoin: 4 surprising uses for blockchain
How blockchain might be useful in marketing and advertising
How Decentralized Blockchain-Powered Platforms Can Protect Artists Against Censorship
Thought Leadership
Blockchain platform race heats up
FinTech 3.0: Blockchain Overrated, Bitcoin Underrated
How Blockchain Is Shaking Things Up: Bestselling Author Alex Tapscott Looks Ahead
Blockchain & Fragmentation: “We’re in a Weird Spot”
Blockchain Architect
Blockchain Industry In 2017: Ready For New Exploits
P&L: How Blockchain Will Affect Market Structures by Bloomberg
5 enterprise-related things you can do with blockchain technology today
The State of Global Blockchain Consortia
Christian Catalini & Joshua Gans: Bitcoin &Blockchain will Challenge Existing Models …
Blockchain in 2017: The Year of Smart Contracts
[VIDEOS] TechCrunch’s “Trust Disrupted” Series Offers Great Overview of Blockchain Past …
Blockchain & Smart Contracts: Should developers start thinking like lawyers?
Blockchain is going to be very important for the public sector next year
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10 Non-Blockchain Books to Help You Understand the Blockchain
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