Week Ending June 24, 2016
Financial Services
Threat to Fintechs? Ethereum, Blockchain and Smart Contracts
The Banking Sector’s Interest in Blockchain May Translate to Job Cuts
More Banks Are Trying Out Ripple’s Blockchain for Fund Transfers
Banks trial blockchain to make money transfers ‘like sending an iMessage’
7 Financial Firms to Build Post-Trade Blockchain for Small Businesses
Economy Views: Blockchain – transforming financial services
Finance Firms Seen Investing $1 Billion in Blockchain This Year
Blockchain Technology: Disruptive Forces in Financial Services, According to IDC
Financial landscape developments on blockchain & new CECL comments
Dragonfly Fintech selected to implement blockchain-based remittance…
For Cross-Border Payments, Blockchain Is Like “Email for Money”
Post-Trade Blockchain Startup in Limbo After Raising $10 Million
Infoteria and Tech Bureau successfully experiment blockchain for micro-finance industry
Government
What’s Next for Blockchain: Technology, Economics and Regulation
Blockchain and Payments Infrastructure: A Regulator’s Dilemma?
New Initiative Aims to Eliminate Corruption with Blockchain Technology
US Department of Homeland Security awards Factom funding for blockchain IoT project
Global
IMF report calls Bitcoin’s blockchain the Internet of Trust
UK Banks Hit Blockchain Payment Milestone
Sweden Tests Blockchain-Based Land Registry
Euroclear looks to apply blockchain to gold market
Bank of England to Launch Blockchain and Fintech Accelerator
Poland to Explore Blockchain Tech in Government Digitization Effort
Finnish City Awarded €2.4 Million to Test Blockchain-Powered Shipping
Israeli Blockchain Colu mines $9.6M in Series A
Kazakhstan to Announce a List of Blockchain Projects Soon
Mizuho Tests Digital Currency-Powered Settlement
Australia’s ASX lifts stake in US blockchain developer
A Test of the Potential of Blockchain Technology for Use
Toyota Unit Joins R3 Blockchain Group
Bank of Canada Looks into Blockchain as Walmart Introduces Walmart pay
Blockchain
Intel chips in with blockchain code for Hyperledger
Hyperledger Blockchain Project Grows to 44 Members
The Morning Download: Ethereum’s Blockchain Reflects Rise of Open Software
Skype founder Jaan Tallinn proposes saving the world using Blockchain technology
Microsoft Introduces Project Bletchley: A Modular Blockchain Fabric
A $50 Million Heist Unleashes High-Stakes Showdown in Blockchain
Downfall of DAO Digital Currency Fund Shows Blockchain Reputational Risk
Blockchain & Smart Contracts Could Spell Doom for Corporate Law Firms
Blockchain technology will help protect your autonomous car
Reddit-Like Blockchain Powered Social Media Platform Sees 1600% Growth
Blockchain can help combat fraud in the conveyancing sector
Blockchain Social Impact Challenge by Summit Institute & Core Tech Foundation
Thought Leadership
The potential benefits of the blockchain technology
Blockchain’s time to shine has come
Why is blockchain so exciting? Find out
Capitalizing on the Wide-Ranging Impact of Blockchain Technology
What Blockchain Is and What It Can Do
Bitcoin hype leads more to ask: what is blockchain?
Moving blockchain from the lab to the real world
With Blockchain, Where There’s Smoke, There’s Usually More Smoke
Survey on Blockchain Technologies and Related Services
Why blockchains can be really bad. Or: How techno-futurists can ruin things.