Xi Jinping pushed for digitally enhanced trade among Southeast Asian nations in a keynote at the China-ASEAN Expo on Friday.
Australia's border agency will trial blockchain solutions aimed at simplifying cross-border trade with Singapore.
Agri-trading platform Cerealia will focus on international trading for the world's largest wheat market, Russia.
Nigerian entrepreneurs are increasingly using bitcoin as a way to trade internationally, noting its significant benefits over legacy financial systems.
The U.K.'s trade negotiators want to set the pace for global blockchain regulation in its upcoming free trade talks with the United States.
As long as the Coronavirus keeps everyone indoors, China's big, bold blockchain ambitions are on hold.
The blockchain feasibility assessment will search out efficiencies in a process marred by regulations and often complex documentary requirements.
Standard Chartered has invested in Contour, the recently-rebranded Voltron blockchain trade finance platform digitizing letters of credit for financial institutions.
The BRICS association of major emerging economies has discussed developing a digital currency to facilitate trade between member nations.
As ABN AMRO drops its exploration of a crypto wallet product, the Dutch bank says it's seeking to launch a blockchain platform for trade inventory.
The world's biggest business organization is making blockchain available to its many members including Amazon, Coca Cola, McDonald's and PayPal.
The London Metal Exchange is said to be supporting an initiative to better track physical metals using blockchain tech.
U.S.-based shipping giant UPS has announced a new blockchain integration aimed to bring business-to-business sales into the digital age.
South Korean actor and businessman Bae Yong-joon has invested an undisclosed sum in blockchain-based seafood trade startup Seamon.
Ping An, the Chinese insurance giant that built the eTradeConnect blockchain, is modifying the platform to give its 12 participating banks more control over customer relationships.