Week Ending February 3, 2017
Three things to know
The Central bank of Germany – the Bundesbank – collaborated with Deutsche Borse to develop a Blockchain settlement system. The prototype was developed using Hyperledger and while it works, there is more work to be done to get it ready for widespread use. The next stage is to increase the sophistication of the prototype to better compare the Blockchain settlement system with the current settlement system.
Deutsche Bundesbank reveals details of preliminary prototype for blockchain-based settlement
A widely diverse group of companies met to discuss the role of Blockchain in the internet of things (IoT). Among the participants were Cisco, Foxconn, Skuchain, BNY Mellon, BitSE, Hashed Health, and others. The focus of the newly formed consortium is to “define the scope of implementation and protocol layers across major Blockchain systems”. Blockchain Vendor Efforts Center on IoT in IT Infrastructure
In healthcare, some feel the next twelve months must be spent understanding and developing the real applications for Blockchain. Not only must real world applications be identified and developed, the business cases for those applications must be developed. Through our work, we encounter a variety of use cases. Some of these use cases make sense for further development. This group is further narrowed as the business case is detailed. Next 12 months will be crucial in finding uses for blockchain
Weekly Blockchain
Financial Services
Wall Street Blockchain Alliance forms native assets working group
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Healthcare
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Blockchain and IBM Team Up to Fight Medical Identity Theft
Microsoft and Tierion Collaborate on New Blockchain-Based Attestation and Data Platform
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Global
Report: Thailand’s Industry to Adopt Blockchain Tech by 2018
China Launches Research Institute to Study Bitcoin and Test Blockchain
CBA’s test of government bond using the blockchain, is just that
UAE bank NBAD offers blockchain payments after tie-up with Ripple
Middle East bank claims blockchain first in payments
NBAD adopts Blockchain for remittances
Procivis sets out to replace government services with blockchain alternatives
Switzerland Wants to Open a Sandbox to Attract More Blockchain Startups
Government
US Federal Reserve Explores the Potential of Blockchain, Lacks Vision
IBM: Blockchain good for government services
Uses and Applications
Chain Previews New Blockchain Privacy Tech ‘Confidential Assets’
DCG Leads $2m Funding Round in Blockchain Digital Identity Startup
AgriDigital pioneers blockchain use with first farmer-buyer agriculture settlement
Blockchain Fund Launching Crypto ICO for ‘Bloomberg-Like’ Portfolio Management Platform
ICO Roundup 2017 by Cointelegraph: Cashing in On Blockchain Apps’ Mainstream Year
Digital Bridges for Blockchain
Webjet’s Travel Bookings Blockchain Will Move to Pilot in 2017
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Blockchain Partners Joins TokenMarket to Offer a One-Stop-Shop for ICOs
4 Key Ways Blockchain Could Enhance IoT Security
Thought Leadership
Azure Content Spotlight – Blockchain Basics
Greg Maxwell Breaks Down Blockchain: The ‘Uncontrollable Noun’
Blockchain: Why the Technology Matters
Getting Beyond the Blockchain Hype
Blockchain’s still waiting for its web
Blockchain: Strategic but Still Aspirational
The rise of global digital currencies
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Top Worldwide VCs and Investors in Bitcoin and Blockchain
7 Industries that Will be Disrupted by Blockchain Technology
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The blockchain brand: hard-coding brand promises
How Blockchain Tech Companies Can Elevate Their Marketing Tactics
Will Blockchain Change the Way Businesses Operate?