South Korea’s KT the First to Use Blockchain on a Commercial Network

South Korea’s largest telecom company KT has announced its new blockchain-powered network, referring to it as the first blockchain-based commercial network in t... Read More»

Bank of Canada Warming up to Blockchain

A recent study from the Bank of Canada found that double spending in blockchain is ‘unrealistic’, showing that even central banks are starting to warm up to the... Read More»

Thailand to Create a ‘Bond Coin’ to Speed up Clearing and Settlement of Bonds

Thailand’s Bond Market Association, the TBMA, wants to use blockchain technology to speed up and ease the clearing and settlement of corporate bond transactions... Read More»

Hong Kong Monetary Authority Launching Blockchain-based Platform

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority will be launching its blockchain-based trade finance platform next month, as reported by Financial Times. The platform, desi... Read More»

Riyadh Partners With IBM to Implement Blockchain for its Municipal Services

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s capital city and financial hub, has announced plans to use blockchain technology for its municipal services, partnering with IBM and Elm ... Read More»

Blockchain Island: Malta Passes 3 Bills Proving it’s Serious About Innovation

The government of Malta approved three new laws that will enable a regulatory regime for distributed ledger technologies in the country. The 3 laws — Digital... Read More»

EOS vs. Ethereum – The Evolution of dApps

EOS is an interesting crypto asset. It's a relatively new (~1-year-old) competitor to Ethereum (~4-years-old) in the decentralized application/smart contract us... Read More»

Cryptocurrencies: Big Brother Seeks to Snuff Libertarian Fantasy

This column has not yet discussed the emerging world of cryptocurrencies. Still this area entered the formal financial service world in mid-December when th... Read More»

Blockchain Explained: A Simple Guide for Beginners

While there’s no shortage of hype about cryptocurrencies, there’s a serious lack of simple, easy-to-understand information on how they work. One of the most com... Read More»