Week Ending December 23, 2016
Three things to know
We usually take a micro view of Blockchain examining the companies that are actively developing Blockchain infrastructure. Because we are nearing year end, this week we are going to take a macro view to review 2016 and to better understand where the technology stands and what it means heading into 2017.
We begin with a paper by the National Bureau of Economic Research. In a white paper entitled, Some Simple Economics of the Blockchain, the research considers the broad implications of Blockchain for current revenue models, incumbent market power, and entrepreneurial ability to develop new markets.
In The Rise of the Enterprise Blockchain – How 2016 Signaled a Shift, Emily Vaughn looks back at how Blockchain has gotten to this point and how companies are likely to respond and adapt to Blockchain in 2017.
Next, in the article Why Collaboration Will Drive Blockchain’s Success in 2017, Richard Colin of Thomson Reuters explains why collaboration matters to the development of Blockchain. The short answer: more collaboration equals better results.
Weekly Blockchain
Financial Services
Overstock Just Closed its First Day of Blockchain Stock Trading
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ABN Amro launches pilot blockchain application for Commercial Real Estate
Top tech stats: SME equity finance, Blockchain’s potential in real estate & more
ICAP looks to process forex trades on blockchain
Goldman, JPMorgan to invest in blockchain startup Axoni: sources
Why Blockchain Won’t Be Connecting Banks in 2017
Blockchain in Finance: From Buzzword to Watchword in 2016
State Street tests blockchain system for securities lending
Big Banks Are Stocking Up on Blockchain Patents
Blockchain patent filings by Goldman, others tip future cost risk
Blockchain: Healthcare has ‘most aggressive deployment plans of any industry’
IBM blockchain in healthcare rallies for patients
Global Study: 16% of Healthcare Orgs Ready to Commercialize Blockchains in 2017
Blockchain solutions to make a splash in healthcare in 2017: 7 insights
Innovation Ignition Competition invites blockchain projects for healthcare
Energy
UK Blockchain Startup Aims to Revamp Energy Sector from the Top-Down
Global
Microsoft partners with AMIS to form Asia’s first blockchain consortium
Experts Gather in Mumbai to Discuss the Future of Bitcoin and Blockchain in India
Rotterdam Real Estate Transactions to Trial Blockchain
‘Blockchain was meant for Africa’
Lykke Allows Users to Trade SolarCoin on Its Platform
Could blockchain revolutionize the Middle East?
Blockchain Tech Ignores USD, Allows Baht-Yuan Transfers in Thailand, China
Expert urges Thailand be blockchain early adopter
Banque de France performs interbank blockchain experiment
Singapore Overtakes HK in Fintech Race, Friendly Bitcoin & Blockchain Regulations
Euroclear Bankchain Completes First Market Pilot for Blockchain Gold Settlement
BNP Paribas says makes first real-time blockchain payments for clients
French Central Bank Conducts an “Interbank Blockchain Experiment”
Crypto Experts Team Up to Give Impulse to Blockchain Revolution in Nigeria
Banks in lead as various players jockey for position on blockchain, BBVA’s Sieber says
Canadian Mint joins private blockchain platform
New Chinese Committee Bids on Blockchain to Disrupt Logistics
UK Startup to Use Blockchain for Meter Registration
Government
SEC ramps up blockchain efforts
Dear Mr. Trump: To ‘Cyber’ Better, Try the Blockchain
Blockchain technology could minimize risk from data attacks
Uses and Applications
Wal-Mart Readies Blockchain Pilot for Tracking US Produce, China Pork
5 Incredible Ways the Blockchain is Reshaping the Supply Chain
Podcast: Jesse Grushack – Music Industry 2.0
How Can Blockchain Technology Help Fight Air Pollution?
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) Equips Blockchain to Track U.S Produce of pork
The potential of blockchain technology for airlines
Blockchain and IoT: A Marriage Made in Heaven?
Kouvola Innovation: transforming the logistics industry with blockchain
Publicism Embarks on Mission to Guarantee Press Freedom with Blockchain Technology
Thought Leadership
Sectors urged to gear for blockchain
Blockchain market for businesses will grow to $20B in 10 years, report says
Blockchain Is 2016’s Biggest Tsunami Says Major Software Company
Ether Camp’s Virtual Accelerator to Incubate Startups using Blockchain Technology
Blockchain: Boldly Going Beyond Bitcoin
Proof of Luck: An Efficient Blockchain Consensus Protocol
Blockchain ‘Crypto’ Crowdfunding Phenomenon Primed for Industry Disruption & Beyond
Buzzwords for tech in 2017: Serverless Computing, IoT, Blockchain, Big Data and AI
Top Emerging Tech Every CIO Should Watch for in 2017
2017: The Year Regulators Engage with Blockchain
Who is Blockchain’s Person of the Year?
Blockchain, the new opportunity driver!
Jerry Cuomo pens Hyperledger blockchain projects first year review
Making Blockchain Real for Enterprises: The Importance of Tokenization
ConsenSys Looks to Establish Blockchain Tokenization Standards
Inside Hyperledger’s High-Stakes Game of Blockchain Marbles
The Value of the Blockchain: The Medium is the Message
Entrepreneurs: Here’s Blockchain Explained Just for You
Towards a Clearer Understanding of Blockchain’s True Value
Walmart Testing Blockchain Technology for Supply Chain Management
Bringing in and Breaking Out: 10 Bitcoin and Blockchain Predictions for 2017
Blockchain Tracker: Will 2017 Be the Year of Regulation?
Blockchain: The Future of Money Is Borderless, Autonomous, and Transparent
Ledger Publishes First Volume of Peer-Reviewed Blockchain Research
Exclusive Interview With ‘Blockchain Company of the Year’ Host Bitcoin PR Buzz
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