Week Ending August 19, 2016
Financial Services
WEF report predicts 80pc of banks will use blockchain by 2017
HSBC, BofA Merrill Lynch Explore Blockchain-Based Trade
VC blockchain investments amount to $300 million in H1 2016 Juniper Research
Blockchain could be ‘revolutionary’ to this $2 trillion problem: HSBC
Banks sign up to blockchain trial for processing currency trades
Trade’s blockchain breakthrough
Will Blockchain disrupt financial services?
Government
Blockchain Democracy – Government Of The People, By the People, For the People
DHS turns to small businesses to tap blockchain tech
Democracy Is Getting a Reboot On the Blockchain
Global
Power Ledger trials blockchain-based energy grid and market near Perth
Perth blockchain tech for energy revolution
Blockchain-based Omni Foundation launches ‘Euro-coin’ pair to its USDT digital dollar on Tether
Alibaba’s blockchain embrace: A watershed moment for financial transparency?
HK expected to be at the heart of blockchain
Perth firm claims to have created first Australian blockchain
Expert shortage hampers Japanese financials in blockchain race
WALUBENGO: Blockchain technology could modernize Kenya’s election
Expert shortage hampers Japanese financials in blockchain race
Blockchain to Cause Major Change in Payment Industry, Shows EU Payments Council Poll
Rakuten buys struggling bitcoin startup Bitnet to create a ‘blockchain research lab’
Expert shortage hampers Japanese financials in blockchain race
Force of Will Targets Japan with Blockchain-based Trading Card Game
Blockchain
Steemit Bridges Blockchain and Social Media, But How Does It Work?
A Blockchain Strategy is A Must for Every Corporation
INTERVIEW: Blockchain Warp Speed with Ethereum’s Raiden
Blockchain.info Wallets Pass 100 Million Transactions
Dot Blockchain ready for alpha debut by end of August
Blockchain.info passes 100 million transactions
Bitcoin & Blockchain, Attorneys at Law: One firm’s big switch
Blockchain power trading platform to rival batteries
More Than 500 Blockchain Hackers to Battle for a $50000 Prize
Everdream Soft and Indiesquare Announce Blockchain Gaming Platform Startupticker.ch
Blockchain and bitcoin companies raised $290 million in the last 6 months
How Blockchain Tech Can Help Solve Problems in Charity
Tether and its Partners to Disrupt Conventional Trading On Bitcoin Blockchain
How can Blockchains Improve Access to Health Data?
Hyperledger Tests Open Strategy with First Blockchain Explorer
Overstock’s New Blockchain President to Accelerate ‘Fight Against Wall Street’
Gartner: Blockchain Hits Hype Cycle Peak
Blockchain Builder Brings Protocol To Cryptocurrency Initiative
Investments in Blockchain Pass $290 Million in Six Months
Bitcoin & blockchain investment surges to $290m in first half of 2016
Validating peers on blockchain network do not start
Thought Leadership
Why the latest bitcoin hack should make you worried about your money
Ethereum Classic’s Proclamation of Independence from Censorship and Interference
Want to learn about the blockchain?
To Go Big on Blockchain, ‘Big Four’ Firm PwC Thinking Small
Man Who Introduced Millions to Bitcoin Says Blockchain Is a Bust
Does Blockchain Tech Solve Security Problems or Cause New Ones?
The Second Shift: Blockchain is Back for Even Further Disruption
Blockchain 101 – Developing using Azure Services
The blockchain blockbuster: unlock the benefits for your business
World Economic Forum: Blockchain Is Inevitable Phenomenon, Bitcoin Will Follow?
Blockchain — the future heart of finance?
Blockchain ripe for IoT security and monetization
Blockchain Will Absorb the World of Finance: Richard Olsen
Does digital identity need blockchain technology?