Week Ending August 12, 2016
Financial Services
How blockchain technology might impact auto finance
HSBC and Bank of America Merrill Lynch use Hyperledger Project for blockchain trade finance
Results of the EPC Poll on the Impact of Blockchain on Payments
Bank of America, HSBC Unveil Blockchain Supply Chain Project
Fintech Has Forced Banks’ Hand on Blockchain, AI Adoption
How Fintech Is Dragging Banks to Blockchain and AI
Ethereum Scaling Advances with Off-Blockchain Payments
BofAML, HSBC and IDA Singapore Develop Blockchain for Letters of Credit
Global Banks Test Blockchain Trade Financing with R3 Consortium
How Blockchain Can Revolutionize Regulatory Compliance
Government
Attorneys suggest Federal Reserve ‘actively embrace and utilize’ Blockchain technology
Global
WEF took a year-long look at blockchain and concluded it will be the ‘beating heart’ of finance
DECENT Blockchain Content Distribution Taking Off in China
Russian startup creates blockchain-based application to manage organizations
Monetary Authority of Singapore includes blockchain leaders on Technology Advisory Panel
Another Successful Trial for Ukrainian Blockchain-based Auction System
Vanbex and NetCents bank on blockchain in Canada
21.6% of Total VC Funding in Southeast Asia Granted to Fintech Startups
Israel: A hotspot for Blockchain Innovation
Coin Telegraph Brings First Blockchain Conference to Nordics
Australia’s Postal Service Tests Blockchain Identity
Australian Media Questions ASX’s Blockchain Drive in Light of Bitfinex Hack
Australian Startup Cyph MD uses Blockchain Technology for Data Sharing in Healthcare
Dubai Government Seeks Blockchain Projects for Startup Fund
Blockchain + IoT: The Isle of Man Thinks it’s a Perfect Match
Dubai Future Accelerators to explore blockchain solutions in other sectors
Poll Suggests That Blockchain Technology Will Impact EU Payments by 2025
Russian Payment Company QIWI Considers Switching to Blockchain
Canadians Moving Fast and Hard into Blockchain Space
CBA trials blockchain for trade finance
Blockchain
Amid Blockchain Hype, Is There Still a Place for Litecoin?
Overstock to Continue Developing Blockchain Products, Change in Leadership
How not to blockchain – a look at OneCoin
CB Insights lists blockchain use cases beyond banking and payments
Ethereum-based online lottery platform KIBO to launch ICO soon
After Successful ICO, Stratis Blockchain Solutions Set to Launch Today
Steemit: Get on blockchain social media juggernaut
As Bitcoin Technology Makes Inroads, One Law Firm Launches Multidisciplinary Blockchain Practice
Is Blockchain-Powered Copyright Protection Possible?
Blockchain, a Technology Innovation That Can Change Everything
Startup uses blockchain tech to assist health care data sharing
Steptoe’s Blockchain Team Expands into Multi-Disciplinary Practice
IBM to Launch One of the Largest Blockchain Implementations in the World
Blockchain in healthcare is quickly becoming a reality
Accounting giants to consider blockchain consortium
Swirlds releases software development kit for its blockchain alternative
Blockai is a Blockchain Company with a Use
Thought Leadership
Silicon Valley was going to disrupt capitalism. Now it’s just enhancing it
IBM cryptographer Christian Cachin talks about blockchain innovation
IBM Proclaims the Arrival of a New Economic Revolution