Identity

India

IT Giant Tech Mahindra Joins India’s Early Blockchain ‘Bulls’

Blockchain startup ChromaWay and India-based Tech Mahindra have partnered to bring new solutions to the Indian market.

Policy & regulation  ·  12 April 2018
Investments

Bank-Backed Hyperledger Is Slowly Opening to ICOs

Amidst a broad uptick in interest in crypto tokens, a technology platform built by some of the world's biggest enterprises is adapting to the trend.

Policy & regulation  ·  10 April 2018
Identity

There’s A Facebook Alternative, It’s Called Self-Sovereign Identity

The answer to Facebook's fiasco isn’t a new platform. It’s an open standards-based infrastructure that centers on people and fosters a new ecosystem.

Policy & regulation  ·  6 April 2018
Banking

Hyperledger Tech Heats Up Ahead of Software Debuts

2018 is shaping up to be a watershed year for enterprise-grade blockchain, with the upcoming launch of four Hyperledger solutions into version 1.0.

Policy & regulation  ·  28 March 2018
Tokens

Ford Patent Envisions Car-to-Car Crypto Transactions

A patent awarded to Ford suggests the U.S. automaker is considering cryptocurrency as a way to help cars on the road communicate and reduce traffic.

Policy & regulation  ·  27 March 2018
Security

Chinese Government Institute Launches Blockchain for Authentication

A Chinese government-led research body has rolled out a blockchain-as-a-service platform for identity and supply-chain tracking.

Policy & regulation  ·  26 March 2018
US Postal Service

The US Postal Service Is Looking at Backing Up Data With Blockchain

The U.S. Postal Service is eyeing blockchain as part of a system for establishing digital trust, newly published patent documents indicate.

Policy & regulation  ·  23 March 2018
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
Huawei

Huawei Seeks Patent for Blockchain Rights Management

In a recently released patent application, tech giant Huawei touts a blockchain system for protecting digital property rights.

Policy & regulation  ·  7 March 2018
Security

Twitter Pledges Action on Crypto Scams After Account Bans

It's unclear how Twitter identifies which accounts to penalize for propagating cryptocurrency scams.

Policy & regulation  ·  6 March 2018
Investments

W3C Vets Forego ICO for Government-Friendly Blockchain Launch

A team of open-source payments veterans is looking to launch a new identity blockchain, one that won't run afoul of government favor.

Policy & regulation  ·  26 February 2018
Ethereum

Russia Is Leading the Push for Blockchain Democracy

Russia may not be known as a defender of democracy, but the capital city of Moscow is using an ethereum-based voting platform to change that.

Policy & regulation  ·  21 February 2018
Bitcoin

Microsoft Eyes Role for Bitcoin, Ethereum in Decentralized ID

Software giant Microsoft has said it will trial decentralized identities built on public blockchains within its Microsoft Authenticator application.

Policy & regulation  ·  13 February 2018
Identity

T-Mobile’s Blockchain Work Is Quietly Coming Together

T-Mobile has entered the blockchain space and it's using Hyperledger technology as a way to rebuild its services on open-source software.

Policy & regulation  ·  12 February 2018
Identity

Illinois Eyes Blockchain for IDs and Public Asset Management

An Illinois government task force is eyeing blockchain tech in the management of state citizens' identification and tokenizing public sector assets.

Policy & regulation  ·  1 February 2018