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Ethereum

Dubai Government Taps IBM For City-Wide Blockchain Pilot Push

Dubai has announced new strategic partnerships as part of its quest to put all government documents on blockchains by 2020.

Markets  ·  14 March 2017
IBM

The World’s Largest Shipping Firm Now Tracks Cargo on Blockchain

Global shipping giant Maersk has conducted its first blockchain-based shipment in partnership with IBM.

Markets  ·  5 March 2017
Banking

Northern Trust Goes Live With IBM-Powered Private Equities Blockchain

With $6.7tn in assets under custody, Northern Trust has formally launched its first blockchain product with a little help from IBM.

Markets  ·  22 February 2017
IBM

IBM’s Biggest-Ever Blockchain Trade Finance Trial Could Go Global

Now that IBM has begun work on its largest blockchain project ever, what happens next could have global implications.

Markets  ·  8 February 2017
News

Dubai’s Government Launches Blockchain Trade Finance Trial With IBM

Dubai’s government is testing blockchain tech for trade finance in partnership with IBM.

Tech  ·  7 February 2017
IBM

Construct 2017: Experts Ask ‘How Long Until Private Ledgers Go Live?

Private blockchains are on the cusp of leaving the laboratory and heading to the real world. At least, that’s according to bold predictions from some of the Linux Foundation-led Hyperledger projects’s top technical minds during the second day of CoinDesk’s developer conference, Construct 2017. While today, most private blockchain and ledgers remain experimental (with some onlookers even […]

Business  ·  1 February 2017
News

IBM: Nine in 10 Government Execs Plan to Invest in Blockchain By 2018

Many of the government leaders queried by IBM in a recent survey say they want to put blockchain to work in the public sector.

Tech  ·  1 February 2017
China

Postal Savings Bank of China Has Already Sent 100 Transactions on its Internal Blockchain

The Postal Savings Bank of China (PSBC) has built a blockchain-based asset management system in partnership with IBM.

Markets  ·  12 January 2017
Startups

US Food and Drug Administration to Study Blockchain Healthcare Applications

The US government agency responsible for health and safety is now studying blockchain tech.

Business  ·  11 January 2017
Blockchain Applications

$11 Trillion Bet: DTCC to Process Derivatives With Blockchain Tech

The DTCC is moving $11tn-worth of derivatives transactions to a blockchain, thanks to a deal with IBM, R3CEV and Axoni.

Business  ·  9 January 2017
IBM

Inside Hyperledger’s High-Stakes Game of Blockchain Marbles

12 members of Hyperledger conducted a first-of-its kind test by sending an unusual digital asset across an ocean.

Tech  ·  19 December 2016
Real Estate

ABN Amro Tests Blockchain for Real Estate Transactions

ABN Amro has begun a new blockchain pilot focused on real estate transactions.

Markets  ·  16 December 2016
Japan

Mizuho Bank Weighs Digital Currency Services Offering

Mizuho Bank is weighing possible client-facing services after testing a prototype digital currency in partnership with IBM Japan.

Markets  ·  8 December 2016
Japan

Japan Exchange Group Expands Blockchain Trials

The Japan Exchange Group (JPX) has formed a consortium between several companies within its umbrella to test a blockchain proof-of-concept.

Business  ·  30 November 2016
India

IBM Tests Blockchain for Supply Chain With India’s Mahindra Group

Indian business conglomerate Mahindra Group is working with IBM to develop blockchain-based supply chain applications.

Markets  ·  30 November 2016