Tag: blockchain news
JPMorgan Launches Interbank Payments Platform on Quorum Blockchain
Wall Street banking giant JPMorgan Chase is launching a new interbank payments platform powered by blockchain, the firm announced today.
With the participation of two...
Self-Replenishing Blockchain is Finding Implementation Everywhere
In its early days, discussions around the Blockchain industry bordered mainly around Bitcoin and financial technology (fintech). The debate on Bitcoin as a currency or commodity lingered for...
Blockchain and Smart Cities: On the Way to the Second Capital of China
On Oct. 14, Peng Yijie, a powerful Chinese businessman, visited Chen Gang, the Communist Party Secretary of Xiong'an New Area and Vice Governor of Hebei Province.
Peng...
Christine Lagarde Convinced IMF Could Play Pivot Regulating Cryptocurrencies
IMF head Christine Lagarde’s positive comments on cryptocurrency appear to have inspired a U-turn in traditional finance circles.
Lagarde’s suggestion that digital currencies could give fiat-based setups...
When Not If? Banks Strike Optimistic Tone on Blockchain Impact
"We are in the process of developing a new operating system for the planet."
The remark, issued by Barclays' vice chairman of corporate banking, Jeremy Wilson, perhaps...
Tencent, FedEx Join Tapscott-Led Blockchain Research Effort
A Canada-based blockchain research effort has added over a dozen members including major companies Tencent and FedEx, and the Ontario Ministry of Health.
The Blockchain...