October 23, 2017 @ 12:00 am By JD Alois  |  

IMPROVE SECURITY AND PRIVACY THROUGH DECENTRALIZED NETWORKS Blockchain technology, the underlying technology of Bitcoin, is in its infancy but growing at unprecedented rate. With a tremendous potential for industries beyond the payments market, now is the time to collectively decide what role it will play… Read More

September 25, 2017 @ 9:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) has just published their first benchmarking report on the emerging global Blockchain market. Earlier this year, CCAF published a benchmarking report on the global cryptocurrency markets.  CCAF has established themselves as the leading research in the alternative finance… Read More

September 21, 2017 @ 9:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

Report Highlights Central Bank Experimentation with Distributed Ledger Technology. The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) is out with their first Global Blockchain Benchmarking Study authored by Dr. Garrick Hileman and Michel Rauchs. The publication incorporates non-public data and states that 57% of surveyed central banks… Read More

July 13, 2017 @ 9:57 pm By Jonathan Nieh  |  

Earlier this month, the Delaware House of Representatives passed amendments to state law that would make it explicitly legal for stocks to be traded on a blockchain, the technology behind cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ether. According to an article on Coindesk, the amendments relating to… Read More

May 31, 2017 @ 5:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has scheduled a symposium in New York City to discuss Blockchain or Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT). Blockchain has powered the growth of digital currencies and since the advent of Bitcoin, Blockchain has stolen a growing amount of attention as… Read More

May 29, 2017 @ 5:23 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The Bank of Canada, along with Payments Canada, R3 and seven commercial banks, today disclosed the results of Project Jasper phase II, an experimental wholesale interbank payment system using digital ledger technology (DLT) which is considered the backbone of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. First launched in 2015,… Read More

May 23, 2017 @ 2:26 am By Jonathan Nieh  |  

The Ethereum Enterprise Alliance (EEA) has announced the addition of over 86 new members to the group. The EEA is an alliance of fortune 500 companies, startups, academics, and technology vendors with a shared goal: to build and develop Ethereum with a clear roadmap for… Read More

May 22, 2017 @ 2:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

Decentral has announced that its flagship product, Jaxx , a multi-platform digital currency wallet and exchange, has secured more than 70 new partners and integrations for all things blockchain. Jaxx wants to be the tool that brings digital currencies and digital assets to the masses. “We are bringing together… Read More

May 18, 2017 @ 1:20 pm By Jonathan Nieh  |  

According to an article published on Trustnodes today, Ethereum is now handling almost half the transaction volume of Bitcoin. That might not sound impressive but you have to consider the fact that Ethereum launched less than 2 years ago whereas Bitcoin is over 9 years old…. Read More

May 18, 2017 @ 10:46 am By JD Alois  |  

As part of a broader initiative to encourage Fintech innovation, the Financial Services Development Council of Hong Kong has published a report on Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) or Blockchain. Recently, we shared a report on Fintech in which the FSDC chastised officials for not moving… Read More

May 7, 2017 @ 8:00 pm By Cole Lyons  |  

Katipult, a software provider for the investment crowdfunding space, is currently in the process of creating a distribution application (DApp) that will support secondary market transactions for private securities. Crowdfunding under Reg D, Reg A+ and Reg CF (and other exemptions in other markets), creates… Read More

May 2, 2017 @ 11:18 am By JD Alois  |  

Leondrino, described as a currency management as a service provider with a platform and marketplace for organizations to issue their own private currencies,  has announced the first “Initial Token Offerings” (ITOs). Two companies, Chargepartner Network and Leaf Systems, will be publicly issuing their own branded… Read More

April 26, 2017 @ 7:18 am By JD Alois  |  

Switzerland-based Fintech firm Lykke has announced it is “accelerating growth” by appointing Seamus Donoghue as Director of its Singapore office.  Lykke now has a presence in Switzerland, the UK, Cyprus, Vanuatu, the US and now Singapore.  Lykke is in the process of building a global… Read More

April 10, 2017 @ 10:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a discussion paper on distributed ledger technology (DLT) also commonly called Blockchain. The document was released today amidst of a flurry of Fintech related news as the Innovate Finance Global Summit kicked off in London.  The FCA… Read More

March 23, 2017 @ 5:23 pm By Cole Lyons  |  

SecureKey announced Monday that later this year it will release a blockchain-based service, giving customers the ability to control what classifying information they share with corporations. The Toronto-based identity management company’s new service has obtained the support of Canada’s top five banks. SecureKey’s new service… Read More

March 18, 2017 @ 1:01 pm By Xu Gao  |  

Highlights of China’s central bank’s briefing on financial reform & development Last Friday, the People’s Bank of China briefed media on China’s financial reform and developments on the sidelines of the Two Sessions in Beijing.‍ Officials attending the press conference included: Zhou Xiaochuan: Governor of… Read More

March 16, 2017 @ 11:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

Singapore-based Fintech startup Invictus has partnered with IBM (NYSE:IBM) to leverage their cloud and blockchain tech to power their order, logistic and payment platform (OLP). Invictus will also be working with the IBM “Bluemix Garage” in Singapore to design a distributed ledger (DLT) platform prototype on the… Read More

March 9, 2017 @ 8:49 am By JD Alois  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has concluded a “proof-of-concept project” to conduct domestic inter-bank payments using distributed ledger technology (DLT) also commonly referenced as Blockchain. The project, in partnership with R31 and a consortium2 of financial institutions, was first announced in November 2016. “This wholesale payments project… Read More

March 5, 2017 @ 6:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

Following the release of an important standards roadmap, the leading body for Australia’s Fintech industry said the country was well positioned to take advantage of emerging Blockchain technology or distributed ledger technology (DLT). Standards Australia has recently released its Roadmap for Blockchain Standards Report, which outlines how… Read More

March 5, 2017 @ 6:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

Standards Australia has published a roadmap for Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) commonly called Blockchain. Dr. Bronwyn Evans, CEO of Standards Australia, said that Blockchain has the potential to support efficient and secure real-time transactions across a number of sectors, including financial services. She described Australia as… Read More