Tagged: dlt

April 7, 2020 @ 10:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A Japanese research group has reportedly developed a blockchain-enabled mechanism to carry out legal tasks through a “digital court” system. As noted in an announcement made on April 6, 2020, Japanese professors Hitoshi Matsushima from the University of Tokyo, and Shunya Noda from the University… Read More

April 6, 2020 @ 10:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A Canada-headquartered firm is using blockchain or distributed ledger technology (DLT) to deal with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis in the Latin American region. Toronto-based blockchain firm Emerge has introduced a public safety system app, known as Civitas, in order to help local authorities in many… Read More

April 5, 2020 @ 8:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

OneConnect Financial Technology, the Fintech division of Ping An Insurance, China’s largest insurance and logistics conglomerate, has partnered with the China Merchants Port Group (CMPort), in order to develop a blockchain or distributed ledger tech (DLT)-enabled logistics platform. The DLT-based solution is being created for… Read More

April 5, 2020 @ 6:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Points Technology, an artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain-focused firm, has reportedly acquired millions of dollars in funding through a Series A round. K2 Venture Partners, a Chinese venture capital firm, made the investment. Points Technology’s management said that the funds raised will be used to… Read More

April 5, 2020 @ 1:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hex Trust has reportedly become the very first licensed crypto-asset custodian in Hong Kong to integrate its services with R3’s Corda platform. The integration will allow the blockchain or distributed ledger technology (DLT) platform to be used by Hex Trust’s virtual asset custody solution. R3… Read More

April 4, 2020 @ 4:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kenneth Bok, head of growth and strategy at Zilliqa, an established blockchain project that provides infrastucture to StraitsX, a stablecoin initiative introduced by the Fintech payments provider Xfers, recently shared his views and insights with Crowdfund Insider. Xfers is accredited by the Monetary Authority of… Read More

April 4, 2020 @ 4:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Detroit-based General Motors (GM), a multinational corporation that manufactures vehicles and vehicle parts, and sells financial services, has filed a patent application for a navigation map system that regularly updates itself. The system will use blockchain or distributed ledger technology (DLT) to gather data from… Read More

April 4, 2020 @ 1:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Four of Brazil’s financial regulatory agencies are working cooperatively to create a blockchain or distributed ledger technology (DLT)-enabled data-sharing platform, which will conduct background checks on the nation’s political representatives and private corporations. The platform, called PIER, was reportedly created by the country’s reserve bank,… Read More

March 30, 2020 @ 10:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Algorand (ALGO), a proof-of-stake (PoS)-based blockchain network, has released a global survey which will be used to compile information into a database. The survey will collect information on the current status, spread, and symptoms of the coronavirus (COVID-19). On March 27, 2020, Algorand’s developers noted… Read More

March 30, 2020 @ 8:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A group of companies based in the Netherlands have introduced the “Tech against Corona” project. Firms taking part in the initiative will provide the latest technology and expertise to the Dutch government so that it may be used to combat the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Tymlez,… Read More

March 29, 2020 @ 2:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Trillions of dollars have been injected into the world’s financial markets in order to stabilize the global economy, following the deadly coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The United States recently reached the highest unemployment rate in its entire history. Even during these times of uncertainty, US crypto… Read More

March 29, 2020 @ 2:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Several reports from media outlets have claimed that China’s Blockchain Service Network will be introduced next month. However, these reports seem to be coming from local sources, which made the announcements before China’s first fatality due to the coronavirus (COVID-19). In October of last year,… Read More

March 28, 2020 @ 8:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A decentralized application (dApp) created at the University of Malta is helping Master students in Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies to cast their votes for student representatives, for the very first time, using blockchain or distributed ledger tech (DLT). Dr. Joshua Ellul, director at the… Read More

March 27, 2020 @ 8:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Securitize, a platform for the issuance and management of compliant, blockchain-based digital securities, has noted that it wants to reassure the Securitize community that it is “well-positioned to weather these challenging conditions with nominal disruption.” Securitize’s statements have come in response to the deadly coronavirus… Read More

March 26, 2020 @ 6:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

New York-based Citi, an American multinational investment bank and financial services corporation with over $1.9 trillion in total assets, has reportedly increased its equity stake in komgo, a company that’s developing an Ethereum (ETH)-powered enterprise blockchain platform for trade financing. Citi confirmed that it began… Read More

March 26, 2020 @ 2:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Solana, a high-throughput distributed ledger technology (DLT)-based platform that’s reportedly handling between 50,000-65,000 transactions per second, has secured $1.76 million in funding through its launch auction on CoinList, a compliant platform for crypto asset firms to conduct their token sales. Solana has now raised a… Read More

March 26, 2020 @ 12:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

Billon Group has now raised over $16 million with a recent Series A funding round of $6 million. This newest capital investment was led by Billon CEO Wojtek Kostrzewa with participation from FIS, Rising Tide, Mencey Capital, VCF III, existing investors and more. Billon is… Read More

March 23, 2020 @ 10:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Certain Financial Services Workers Critical as Well The US Department of Homeland Security, a cabinet department of the US federal government tasked with maintaining public security (somewhat comparable to the interior ministries of other nations), has notably included “blockchain managers” in food and agriculture distribution… Read More

March 18, 2020 @ 11:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Government agencies in South Korea have announced their plans to support the nation’s blockchain or distributed ledger tech (DLT) sector. They will reportedly contribute up to $3.2 million in capital to local firms to help integrate the technology into various platforms. The South Korean Ministry… Read More

March 16, 2020 @ 9:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cardano (ADA), a proof-of-stake (PoS)-based blockchain network with a market cap of around $680 million (at the time of writing), is working on developing its commercial infrastructure. Cardano’s developers have reassured the cryptocurrency’s investors and other community members and stakeholders that development is still on… Read More