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Supply Chain

Anheuser-Busch Owner Pilots Blockchain for Shipping

The parent company of beer maker Anheuser-Busch has taken part in a blockchain pilot in a bid to test the tech for global shipping uses.

Business  ·  15 March 2018
Canada

WEF Trials Blockchain in Bid to Boost Air Travel Security

The World Economic Forum is working with the Canadian and Dutch governments to pilot a digital identity project that focuses in part on blockchain.

Policy & regulation  ·  29 January 2018
Identity

Microsoft, Hyperledger, UN Join Blockchain Identity Initiative

Tech giant Microsoft and blockchain alliance Hyperledger and others have joined blockchain-based digital identity initiative, the ID2020 Alliance.

Policy & regulation  ·  23 January 2018
Accenture

Blockchain in the Boardroom: Toward Enterprise Deployment

Enterprises may have gone quiet toward the end of 2017, but that doesn't mean they won't be players in the year ahead, Accenture's Valiente argues.

Business  ·  15 January 2018
Patents

Editable Blockchains? Mining Futures? 2017 Saw Crypto Patents Pile Up

A run-down of some of the more notable crypto and blockchain patents seen in 2017.

Business  ·  26 December 2017
Hiring

Accenture Announces New Head of Blockchain Innovation

Accenture has hired Iliana Oris Valiente as managing director and global blockchain innovation lead for its emerging technology group.

Business  ·  16 October 2017
Banking

Accenture Develops DLT Prototypes for Singapore’s Central Bank

Professional services firm Accenture is working on several prototypes being developed as part of Singapore's "Project Ubin" blockchain initiative.

Business  ·  12 October 2017
Patents

Accenture Awarded Patent for ‘Editable Blockchain’ Tech

Professional services firm Accenture has been awarded a patent tied to its work on an "editable blockchain."

Tech  ·  28 September 2017
Identity

Identity without the Blockchain? Skepticism Grows for Once-Hot Use Case

Launched at the UN, the ID2020 Alliance is seeking to revolutionize identity, but will blockchain be the technology of choice?

Policy & regulation  ·  22 June 2017
Ethereum

Power to the User: Accenture & Microsoft Are Changing Identity with Ethereum

Centralized ways to prove identity may now have an expiration date, thanks to a new blockchain prototype jointly built by Microsoft and Accenture.

Policy & regulation  ·  22 June 2017
Identity

UN Leaders Urge Blockchain Startups to Collaborate on Identity

Representatives of the UN are calling for blockchain firms and others to collaborate on better identity solutions.

Markets  ·  20 June 2017
Identity

Blockchain Consortium Draws Enterprise Giants to Revolutionize Digital Identity

The Digital Identity Foundation is seeing interest from key players like IBM who see potential in using blockchain for seamless online identity.

Policy & regulation  ·  6 June 2017
Accenture

TMX Selects Hyperledger For Blockchain Voting Prototype

A new blockchain voting prototype built by the operator of the Toronto Stock Exchange has been constructed using code from the Hyperledger project.

Tech  ·  7 April 2017
Startups

Hardware Over Hard Forks: How Accenture Plans to End Blockchain’s Security Debate

Can dedicated hardware bring institutions on board with blockchain in a way that consensus-driven hard forks can't? This company is betting on it.

Business  ·  14 February 2017
Security

Accenture Unveils Hardware Solution for Blockchain Private Keys

Accenture has debuted a new blockchain-focused hardware solution for storing private keys.

Markets  ·  8 February 2017