#Blockchain Adoption

After launching its Klaytn blockchain technology platform for enterprise last month, one of South Korean messaging app provider has come out with the claims that their Blockchain network is 15 times faster than Ethereum. This was announced

Recently, Slovenia’s Prime Minister, Miro Cerar, touted the benefits of blockchain technology while speaking at the Digital Slovenia 2020 gathering. Cerar notably stated that the country was becoming a well-recognized player in the world, a

Credit card giant Mastercard is pushing ahead with a set of blockchain payment tools first unveiled last year, opening them up to banks and merchants for wider use. In a press release , the company announced today that it would first be wor

As major banks reject the notion of bitcoin, many are turning their attention to the use of the blockchain. According to an investment banker from European bank Credit Suisse, the ‘sky’s the limit’ for the technology. James Disney, Credit S

Governments should “start thinking now” about the use of Blockchain for nuclear security, or be left “flat footed,” a new report claims. Writing in The Bulletin , Harvard researcher Aaron Arnold argues Blockchain could ultimately hold the k

Professional services and consultancy giant Accenture has been appointed by Singapore’s central bank to develop a prototype blockchain solution for interbank payments. Earlier this month, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) – the coun

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 some period of time, as did the question of wheth

Distributed ledger startup Ripple has signed up nine additional users for its global payments network product, RippleNet. Announced today, new members include Bexs Banco de Cambio, a processing service for international payments, and dLocal

Despite the explosion of Blockchain enthusiasm worldwide in 2017, CEOs still struggle to find the words to explain what it is. Interviews with three company heads by Forbes at the publication’s Global CEO Conference this week produced mixed

The government of Malta is advancing a project to test the feasibility of using Blockchain technology for the recording of academic certificates. The government has partnered with Learning Machine Technologies to advance the project. Under

Technology firm Oracle has announced the scheduled launch of its Blockchain technology-based Oracle Cloud Platform in 2018. The platform is aimed at helping businesses employ the technology for supply chain management and smart contracts. F

"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 summed up the scope and tenor of discussion at the Blockchain for Financ