Blockchain consortium R3 has lost two of its most public employees, Tim Grant and Tim Swanson, who are moving onto their own ventures.
The Superintendency of Banks and Financial Institutions of Chile, one of its two banking regulators, is partnering with R3 as a regulatory member.
Japanese telecom giant KDDI has become the latest major corporation to join the ranks of the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance.
Professional services firm Accenture has been awarded a patent tied to its work on an "editable blockchain."
A blockchain startup from Virginia has received additional funding from the US Department of Homeland Security for ID and online access solutions.
The US agency charged with mitigating the spread of infectious disease is turning to blockchain in a bid to improve efficiency – and save lives.
A new patent application from Mastercard indicates that the payments giant may be looking to integrate blockchain into its payments infrastructure.
Germany's central bank has published a new blockchain research paper.
A major state-owned telecommunications provider in Switzerland has created a new blockchain business.
Australia's securities markets regulator is weighing the use of blockchain as part of broader data strategy.
A new Japan Exchange Group report throws cold water on the idea that distributed ledger tech may soon make inroads in global capital markets.
India-based IT services and consultancy firm Wipro has joined Hyperledger, the Linux Foundation-led consortium building blockchains for enterprises.
Two formerly cautious blockchain collaborators are rekindling their relationship with an effort that could result in new Hyperledger consortium code.
Fresh off a member meeting, distributed ledger consortium R3 is gearing up to cross a major technology milestone by the year's end.
SBI Ripple Asia will reportedly start testing its blockchain-based funds-transfer system between Japanese and South Korean banks by the end of 2017.