The Bank of Japan will launch sandbox experiments to settle bank reserves using blockchain technology. The initiative aims to enable 24/7 instant interbank and securities settlement while preserving ...

Blockchain’s potential application as a revolutionary technology for the federal government is an oft-discussed topic, but it may not be for every agency. The American Council for Technology and ...

Proponents of blockchain technology, the distributed ledger system underlying bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, view the technology’s applications as potentially providing significant efficiencies ...

Ripple (CRYPTO: XRP) just signed a partnership with Kbank, South Korea’s first internet-only bank and the sole banking partner of Upbit, to test blockchain cross-border remittances. The April 27 deal ...

More than 75 banks globally have now joined a blockchain-based payment project led by JPMorgan Chase to test how to streamline cross-border transactions. According to the Financial Times, Societe ...

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blockchain For Energy, the nation’s first energy industry blockchain consortium, has launched a Smart Contracts focused research and development (R&D) program. Facilitating ...

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The Swiss town of Zug has announced a plan to measure the efficacy of blockchain-based vote counting systems at the municipal level. However, the votes themselves will be nonbinding and also ...

Noelle Acheson is a 10-year veteran of company analysis, corporate finance and fund management, and a member of CoinDesk's product team. As summer draws to a sultry close in the northern hemisphere, ...