Russia’s largest retail bank is launching a Hyperledger-powered blockchain for trade finance initially, and may add a ruble-linked stablecoin next year
IBM Takes 7% Stake in Trade-Finance Blockchain Network We.Trade
IBM has become a shareholder in we.trade, the blockchain-based trade-finance platform jointly owned by 12 European banks.
IBM Blockchain to Offer Decentralized Smart Contract Option
IBM is implementing the Hyperledger Fabric 2.0 base layer to support smart contract governance on its blockchain platform.
IBM Blockchain to Offer Decentralized Smart Contract Option
IBM is implementing the Hyperledger Fabric 2.0 base layer to support smart contract governance on its blockchain platform.
State Street Slashes DLT Developer Team as Bank Rethinks Blockchain Strategy
State Street Bank has cut over 100 blockchain developer jobs as part of a pivot from transforming its plumbing with DLT to supporting digital assets.
Foreign Exchange Giant CLS Admits: No, We Don’t Need a Blockchain for That
Forex giant CLS is now using a blockchain to handle certain currency trades, but the technology is “not essential” for the task, an executive admits.
Energy Commodities Trading Software Launches on Hyperledger Fabric
A new software based on the Hyperledger Fabric blockchain was launched for commodities trading for the gas industry.
Travelport, IBM Collaborate on Blockchain for Hotel Commissions
Blockchain will reduce the amount of discrepancies in booking data caused by hotel no-shows, overstays, and room modifications.
Travelport, IBM Collaborate on Blockchain for Hotel Commissions
Blockchain will reduce the amount of discrepancies in booking data caused by hotel no-shows, overstays, and room modifications.
It Took 18 Months, But This Blockchain Securities Firm Got the Nod From FINRA
FINRA has approved iownit as a broker-dealer, clearing the firm to offer digital securities on a private Hyperledger blockchain.
ConsenSys-Backed Truffle Is Taking Its Dev Tools Beyond Just Ethereum
Truffle is expanding to Hyperledger Fabric, Tezos and R3’s Corda after clocking 3.5 million downloads from ethereum developers.
State Street’s Blockchain Lead Departs to Build Data Privacy Startup
Moiz Kohari, State Street’s global chief technology architect, has left to build a new data privacy startup.
Digital Asset’s Smart Contract Language Now Works on Hyperledger Blockchains
Digital Asset is integrating its smart contract language into the Hyperledger Sawtooth enterprise blockchain platform.
IBM Scores Nationwide Blockchain Deal With France’s Commercial Court Clerks
Court clerks across France will soon be recording changes in companies’ legal status on a Hyperledger blockchain built by IBM.
Blockchain-for-Banks Startup Switches From Hyperledger to R3’s Corda
MonetaGo, which builds private blockchains for banks, has switched platforms from Hyperledger Fabric to R3 Corda.
Oracle’s First Dozen Cloud Blockchain Applications Are Now Live
The software giant now has up to a dozen enterprise customers using live blockchain applications.
Ford, LG to Pilot IBM Blockchain in Fight Against Child Labor
A new blockchain project will track cobalt from a mine in Africa to a Ford Motor plant in the U.S.
IBM and Intel’s Brewing Blockchain Tug-of-War
More than a potential competition between blockchain platforms, tensions between IBM and Intel point to bigger questions around governance.
Amazon Has Launched a New Service for Building Blockchains
Amazon will help clients build blockchain platforms on Hyperledger Fabric or ethereum with its new product.
Accenture Tech Now Connects Corda, Fabric, DA and Quorum Blockchains
Accenture says its new “interoperability node” can connect the four big enterprise platforms: Hyperledger Fabric, R3 Corda, Quorum and Digital Asset.