DLT

China

China IT Ministry to Create Official Blockchain Standards

China's information and technology ministry aims to establish a standards committee to boost the development of blockchain in the country.

Policy & regulation  ·  13 March 2018
DLT

SWIFT Claims ‘Huge’ Progress on DLT Bank Pilot

SWIFT, the interbank communications firm, has announced the results of a proof-of-concept program using DLT for bank transactions.

Markets  ·  8 March 2018
Ethereum

South Africa’s Central Bank Eyes JPMorgan Blockchain Tech

South Africa's central bank has launched a program that will trial JPMorgan's Quorum blockchain for interbank clearing and settlement.

Policy & regulation  ·  14 February 2018
DLT

Enterprise Blockchain Is Ready to Go Live in 2018

2018 will be the year enterprise blockchain goes live and businesses can move from experimenting to production, says Oracle's Mark Rakhmilevich.

Markets  ·  18 January 2018
Regulation

Blockchain and the Rise of Transaction Technology

Governments are centers of trust – so why would they make the leap to blockchains as a way to extend that already vital service?

Business  ·  14 January 2018
Banking

JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs Trial DLT for Equity Swaps

Financial firms including JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs have carried out equity swaps over a DLT system.

Business  ·  20 November 2017
Payments

Code Name Babylon: Cobalt Is Spinning Off a New Blockchain Subsidiary

Distributed ledger startup Cobalt is seeking to spin off part of its technology in a bid to win ground in a wider variety of enterprise use cases.

Business  ·  15 November 2017
Europe

Baltic Nations Agree to Support DLT Development

Three Baltic governments have struck an accord that includes a commitment to support the development of technologies like blockchain.

Business  ·  13 November 2017
Payments

Boston Fed VP: DLT Could ‘Fundamentally Change’ Financial Industry

Jim Cunha, senior VP of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, has said distributed ledger technology could "fundamentally change" financial services.

Policy & regulation  ·  30 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
DLT

Oracle’s Entrance: Database Giant Unveils Enterprise Blockchain Strategy

Oracle has become the latest tech major to launch a cloud-based blockchain services platform. But is it cannibalizing its core business with the move?

Business  ·  8 October 2017
Banking

Project Jasper White Paper Touts ‘Significant Benefits’ in DLT Payments

Bank of Canada and R3 have concluded that their Project Jasper initiative could provide a basis for building cash-based settlements systems in future.

Business  ·  5 October 2017
DLT

The US Treasury Is Testing Distributed Ledger Asset Tracking

The US Treasury Department has revealed that one of its agencies is launching a new blockchain pilot.

Business  ·  3 October 2017
Securities

European Central Bank Calls for DLT Post-Trade Interoperability

An ECB research report argues for greater interoperability between DLT and traditional systems as new services come online.

Policy & regulation  ·  3 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