German Logistics Managers See Value in Blockchain According to Recent Poll
Another survey seems to show that blockchain is catching on in the logistics sector. According to a recent Hermes survey, a significant portion of German logistics managers think that blockchain...
Black Sea Wheat Latest Commodity to be Traded via Blockchain
Transoil International and Solaris Commodities are the latest companies to use blockchain for commodity trading. The two companies used blockchain to settle the trade of 25,000 metric tons of 11.5...
Private Blockchains Occupy Uncertain Area Under EU GDPR Privacy Regulations
A new study that was undertaken by Queen Mary University of London and the University of Cambridge, UK, came to some interesting conclusions about how blockchain could fit into the...
Major Banks Finalize First Syndicated Blockchain Loan for $150 Million
The syndicated loan market is demonstrating how quickly blockchain is going mainstream. BBVA just closed a $150 million USD syndicated loan for Electrica, the operator of the Spanish national power...
Bitcoin Mining Company Bitfury Raises $80mln USD in Closed Funding Round
Despite the ongoing weakness in the crypto sector, Bitfury just raised $80 million USD. According to a recent press release, the crypto mining infrastructure company was able to get investors...
Russian Duma Weighs up Creation of “CryptoRuble” State-Backed Stablecoin
The Russian Duma is considering a new Ruble-based stablecoin. According to reports from Russian radio news station Govorit Moskva, the chairman of Russia’s State Duma Committee on Financial Markets announced...
Bank of America Emerges as Largest Blockchain Patent Holder
If there was a global race to secure blockchain patents, Bank of America would be winning. They currently have 50 approved blockchain patents. This seems like a big vote of...
How Blockchain Can Change Healthcare for the Better
Blockchain healthcare solutions could be a long-term trend that is worth watching. Healthcare is a diverse industry that lacks any sort of central record keeping system. In some cases, doctors...
Blockchain Google Searches Now More Popular Than Cryptocurrency
The term 'Blockchain' has been popping up in Google searches more often. In fact, it has overtaken the term 'cryptocurrency' consistently in terms of search frequency over the latter half of...
Power Ledger & Kepco Announce Solar-Power Trading Blockchain Program
Kepco, the second-largest Japanese electrical provider, and Power Ledger seem to be making progress together. The two have announced another program that will work on developing a blockchain-based system for...
