Bank of America (BoA) Sees Blockchain Market Growing to $7 Billion
According to a recent report from analysts at Bank of America (BoA), the blockchain market could be getting a lot bigger. CNBC reported that BoA thinks that blockchain could take over two percent of corporate servers' computing power, though they...
Swell Conference: Bill Clinton Sees “Stunningly Great” Possibilities for Blockchain
Ripple’s annual Swell conference in San Francisco featured a keynote address from former U.S. President Bill Clinton this year, and he had some kind words for blockchain technology. During a post-keynote discussion with former economic advisor Gene Sperling, Bill Clinton...
Hyperledger & Enterprise Ethereum Alliance Team Up to Pump Blockchain
This week in commercial blockchain development started with a bang. Hyperledger and Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) announced they would be working together to the benefit of blockchain technology as a whole on Monday. The two groups have been viewed as...
Ripple-Lead Coalition Will Lobby for Increased US Government Support
Last Thursday Bloomberg News announced that Ripple would be at the forefront of a crypto coalition that will seek broad-based support from US lawmakers. Numerous crypto firms based in San Francisco will be teaming up with bipartisan lobby group Klein/Johnson...
Austria to use Ethereum Blockchain in €1Billion Bond Issuance
According to Austrian news outlet Kleine Zeitung, Austria is getting ready to issue more than a billion Euros worth of government debt using the Ethereum blockchain. The bonds will be issued by Oesterreichische Kontrollbank (OeKB), on behalf of the Austrian...
Australian Science Agency (CSIRO) Successfully Tests Blockchain Settlement System
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) just released the results of a test they performed on a blockchain network they created in cooperation with the University of Sydney. According to an announcement that CSIRO made after the test...
Walmart Requires Veggie Suppliers to use Blockchain to Trace Contamination
A recent announcement from Walmart may mark the beginning of widespread blockchain adoption in the global supply chain. Walmart will be instituting a program next year that will require anyone who sells leafy green veggies to the mega-retailer to use...
Wallet Provider Blockchain is Suing Allegedly Bogus ICO in US Court
Blockchain, the hugely famous start-up company, not the ledger architecture, is suing a company in US court. They claim that a seemingly abandoned company has created a web-presence that emulated their own, and is on the cusp of launching an...
Coinsquare Subsidiary Launches ETFs on Canada’s TSX
Coinsquare's portfolio management division, last week, listed two ETFs on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). Coin Capital Investment Management Inc. (Coincapital) is giving retail investors the opportunity to gain exposure to cutting edge technologies on a diversified basis. Coincapital listed...
Singapore’s Central Bank Calls Blockchain “Fundamental” for FinTech Innovation
Singapore is rapidly becoming a global blockchain development hotspot. In addition to being home to a thriving community of blockchain start-ups, Singapore's central bank (The Monetary Authority of Singapore, or MAS) has declared that blockchain is a “fundamental” technology. While...
