Japanese IT firm has unveiled a new payments technology designed to facilitate transactions between blockchains.
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.
A senior Hong Kong treasury official has said blockchain could bolster China's ongoing efforts to significantly expand its trade capabilities.
A new report from the Monetary Authority of Singapore details the second phase of its "Project Ubin" blockchain project.
New patent filings from Mastercard show how the credit card giant is looking at blockchain as a possible means for easing payment settlement times.
Business technology firm Hewlett Packard Enterprise is launching a new blockchain service next year.
Cryptocurrency use could give U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions an excuse to crack down on state-legal pot firms, an industry lawyer warns.
Global insurer Allianz has unveiled a new blockchain prototype focused on "captive" insurance policies.
Icelandic music star Bjork is partnering with British startup Blockpool to let fans pay with cryptocurrencies for her forthcoming album "Utopia."
Bitcoin payroll startup Bitwage has announced support for an additional 18 fiat currencies, including the Russian ruble and the Singapore dollar.
The central bank of Swaziland is conducting research into the local use of cryptocurrencies, its governor said last week.
The State Bank of Vietnam has issued a statement banning the use of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in payments from Jan. 1, 2018.
R3 and 22 of its member banks have announced a cross-border payments platform built on top of the company's Corda distributed ledger.
An official involved with the US Treasury's distributed ledger trial wants to see more government testing around the tech.
Jim Cunha, senior VP of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, has said distributed ledger technology could "fundamentally change" financial services.