Blockchain Applications

Blockchain Applications

Vermont Utility Customers to Trade Renewable Energy Credits on LO3 Blockchain

With an ambitious 100% renewables goal by 2025, the new marketplace by Green Mountain Power and LO3 Energy is an eco blockchain play.

Business  ·  20 November 2019
Blockchain Applications

Baidu Launches Plug and Play Blockchain Platform for Dapps

Chinese search giant Baidu has launched a plug-and-play blockchain platform aimed to simplify commercial deployment of decentralized apps.

Policy & regulation  ·  14 February 2019
Blockchain Applications

EU Parliament Touts Blockchain to ‘Empower’ Businesses and Citizens

A committee of the European Parliament believes that small businesses could benefit from integrating blockchain technology.

Business  ·  18 May 2018
China

China’s State Media: Blockchain Needs Regulation to Grow

A newspaper that serves as the mouthpiece for China's government is arguing that blockchain needs regulation before it can be better utilized.

Policy & regulation  ·  26 February 2018
Blockchain Applications

SIA Group, R3 Team Up for Blockchain Finance App Network

Technology infrastructure provider SIA Group and DLT consortium R3 have teamed up in an effort to get banks and corporates using blockchain apps.

Business  ·  8 November 2017
Bitcoin

On Blockchain, Intermediaries and Hype

A startup founder rails against the current hype over blockchain technology, arguing that it's a solution for a problem that doesn't exist

Markets  ·  3 July 2017
Commodities

Overtaking Banking in the Race to Blockchain

Blockchain progress in the energy industry could give banking applications a run for sector supremacy, CoinDesk's Noelle Acheson argues.

Markets  ·  27 February 2017
Trading

Major Banks Use Blockchain Prototype for Live Oil Trade

Two major European banks have released the initial results of a blockchain prototype focused on oil trading.

Markets  ·  22 February 2017
Blockchain Applications

Can Blockchain Make Music Great Again?

Blockchain technology can't write songs or play instruments, but it might be able to ensure that those who do get the proper credit and compensation.

Business  ·  18 February 2017
Blockchain Applications

South Africa’s Financial Power Players Are Going All-In on Blockchain

Nearly every major financial institution in South Africa has gathered to chart the country's path towards possible large-scale blockchain adoption.

Business  ·  7 February 2017
Blockchain Applications

Not Yet ‘Do or Die’: Experts See Slow Road For DLT in 2017

In the wake of 2016's blockchain hype, experts are making less optimistic predictions about the industry's prospects in the year ahead.

Business  ·  6 February 2017
Ethereum

Why the Netflix Model is the Future for Enterprise Blockchain

Nuco's CEO looks at the hurdles encountered by enterprises adopting blockchain tech, and predicts more flexible solutions going forward.

Business  ·  3 February 2017
Blockchain Applications

How Blockchain is Helping Solve Japan’s ‘Galapagos Syndrome’

Japan's 'Galapagos Syndrome' means that some tech firms are unable to compete internationally, but one blockchain consortium aims to change that.

Markets  ·  2 February 2017
Blockchain Applications

Webjet’s Travel Bookings Blockchain Will Move to Pilot in 2017

A notable travel blockchain proof-of-concept being spearheaded by Microsoft is stepping up a gear.

Business  ·  2 February 2017
Ethereum

Swiss Blockchain Consortium Develops Ethereum Trading Tool

Firms in Switzerland working on an ethereum-based OTC trading platform say they have completed work on a new privacy solution.

Tech  ·  30 January 2017