WEF

Deutsche Bank Quietly Plans to Offer Crypto Custody, Prime Brokerage

The bank’s game plan was hidden in plain sight in a widely overlooked report by the World Economic Forum.

Business  ·  13 February 2021

China, Singapore Look Ahead to CBDC Future at World Economic Forum

A former deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China compared notes with the chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore.

Business  ·  28 January 2021
World Economic Forum

BOE’s Bailey, Western Union CEO Part of Davos Panel on Digital Currencies

The session will focus on the diminishing role of cash and the emergence of central bank digital currencies, moves accelerated by the pandemic.

News  ·  24 January 2021
Mining

WEF, Mining Giants Develop Blockchain Platform for Tracking Carbon Emissions

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has finalized a platform that tracks CO2 emissions during mining processes using blockchain.

Business  ·  15 December 2020
Blockchain Applications

World Economic Forum Wants to Standardize Ethical Data Collection

The World Economic Forum wants to create guidelines for data storage and distribution, in hopes of making it easier for researchers and governments to make informed decisions.

News  ·  10 December 2020
Ethereum

Colombian Government and WEF Weigh Public Ethereum in Bid to Fight Corruption

The World Economic Forum is working with the Colombian government to see if blockchain-based transparency can help prevent a hotspot for corruption.

Policy & regulation  ·  17 June 2020
Coronavirus

World Economic Forum Shares Roadmap for Deploying Blockchains in Real World

As COVID-19 disrupts global supply chains, the WEF has published a roadmap for businesses to deploy blockchains as a solution.

News  ·  28 April 2020
Blockchain

World Economic Forum Looks to Blockchain for Supply Chain Woes

The World Economic Forum said Monday that blockchain and digitization can help supply chains survive crises like COVID-19.

News  ·  7 April 2020
ConsenSys

WEF Launches Global Consortium for Crypto Governance

The WEF is creating a global consortium to develop a governance framework for cryptocurrencies, including stablecoins.

News  ·  26 January 2020
Digital Yuan

Davos Needs to Wake Up to the Ills of Centralization

The lens of decentralization reveals a number of elephants in the room that world leaders at the WEF are missing.

Policy & regulation  ·  17 January 2020
Mining

7 Mining Heavyweights Partner With WEF on Blockchain Sourcing Initiative

The World Economic Forum is building a blockchain-based sustainable sourcing project with 7 metal and mining industry firms on board.

Business  ·  25 October 2019
Research

Blockchain Can Help Solve Swathe of Environmental Issues, Says WEF Study

Research by the World Economic Forum and PwC has identified over 65 ways blockchain could address some of the most urgent environmental challenges.

Markets  ·  17 September 2018
Canada

WEF Trials Blockchain in Bid to Boost Air Travel Security

The World Economic Forum is working with the Canadian and Dutch governments to pilot a digital identity project that focuses in part on blockchain.

Policy & regulation  ·  29 January 2018
News

Bitcoin Takes Davos Stage in Currency Panel Debate

Cryptocurrencies took the stage Thursday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, during a panel discussion on bitcoin.

Markets  ·  25 January 2018
News

World Leaders Are Talking Crypto at Davos

World leaders have struck a cautionary tone on cryptocurrencies in statements made during the World Economic Forum event in Davos.

Markets  ·  25 January 2018