Deloitte

Europe

Dutch City Trials Blockchain for Real Estate Contracts

Deloitte’s Netherlands branch is working with the city of Rotterdam to create a prototype for recording lease contracts on a blockchain.

Business  ·  12 December 2016
Venture Capital

‘Big Four’ Firm Deloitte Invests in First Blockchain Startup

Professional services firm Deloitte invested in its first blockchain startup today, revealing it is backing SETL.

Business  ·  7 December 2016
Japan

Major Japanese Banks Seek Lower Costs With Blockchain Payments

A group of major Japanese banks has published the first results of a blockchain interbank payments trial.

Business  ·  1 December 2016
Banking

Blockchain Credit Card Trial Puts New Twist on Retail Payments

Cupcakes on the blockchain? Not quite, but a new blockchain trial showcased how the tech could play a role in consumer payments.

Business  ·  15 November 2016
Ethereum

Deloitte Opens Ethereum Identity Platform to Blockchain Developers

"Big Four" accounting firm Deloitte to announce it will hand-over its Smart Identity blockchain solution to the open-source community.

Markets  ·  9 November 2016
News

When or If? Deloitte Study Explores Blockchain Loyalty Programs

A new report from Deloitte explores the application of blockchain to loyalty rewards programs.

Tech  ·  12 October 2016
News

‘Big Four’ Accounting Firm Deloitte is Now Running a Bitcoin ATM

'Big Four' accounting firm Deloitte is now the owner and operator of its first bitcoin ATM.

Markets  ·  7 September 2016
News

Deloitte Spin-Off Nuco Partners on Blockchain IoT Project

A distributed ledger startup spun out of Deloitte has announced its first partnership with an Internet of Things company.

Markets  ·  31 August 2016
Ethereum

‘Big Four’ Accounting Firms Meet to Consider Blockchain Consortium

'Big Four' accounting firms Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG and PwC held a meeting yesterday to discuss forming a blockchain consortium.

Business  ·  11 August 2016
News

Deloitte Imagines Bitcoin Betting in Stadiums of the Future

A new paper from Deloitte re-imagines the sports stadium concept in light of a number of developing technologies. Notably, Deloitte gives the example of a fantasy sports-style interaction — a “game within the game” — where bets are placed using bitcoin “on in-game events, or use stadium-provided technology for other micro-transactions”. The consultancy sees the sports stadium experience […]

Markets  ·  5 August 2016
Ethereum

Why Big Bank Consultants Were Watching Ethereum’s Hard Fork

CoinDesk discusses the recent ethereum hard fork with members of major consulting firms with a blockchain specialty.

Business  ·  21 July 2016
Stellar

Outside the Spotlight, Stellar is Pulling Banks Into Orbit

Stellar founder Jed McCaleb takes on a new role as the company he co-founded takes another step towards serving the unbanked.

Markets  ·  30 June 2016
News

Deloitte Blockchain Leads Depart to Launch New Startup

Three members of Deloitte's Rubix blockchain team have left to found their own blockchain startup.

Markets  ·  20 June 2016
Ethereum

BlockCypher Releases Ethereum API Toolkit for Developers

Bitcoin API startup Blockcypher has expanded its suite of developer tools to include services for Ethereum developers.

Markets  ·  8 June 2016
News

Deloitte to Staff New Blockchain Lab With 50 Developers

Deloitte is assembling a team of 50 blockchain experts in Ireland to help lead the company's global expansion into the blockchain business.

Markets  ·  25 May 2016