Blockchain Technology


Markets

Tech Mahindra Joins StaTwig in Global Vaccine-Tracing Blockchain

The firms say the blockchain can improve transparency and prevent failures in global vaccine supply chains.

Vaccine

Markets

Signature Bank Taps Tether Rival TrueUSD for Payments Platform

Signet is a real-time payments platform built on the Ethereum blockchain.

Signature Bank CEO Joseph DePaolo

Markets

Examine Blockchain for Ways to Stop Forced-Labor Goods, Australian Committee Says

Blockchain could "empower" companies and governments to more "effectively" trace their supply chains, the Senate committee said.

Sydney's skyline

Markets

15 Banks Form New Company to Process Letters of Credit in India Using Blockchain Technology

IBBIC's new system will verify data for invoices on goods and services tax, eliminate paperwork and significantly reduce transaction times.

Bandra-Worli Sea Link, Mumbai, India

Finance

The Age of Autonomous Supply Chains

Companies can replace top-down planning with self-organizing blockchain systems, says our columnist. Think of supply chains orchestrated by smart contracts.

The headquarters of Russia's State Planning Committee, or Gosplan, in Moscow.

Markets

Todd Morley Plans to Build Blockchain Tower in Manhattan: Report

The tower will incorporate a wireless network aiming to improve access to digital ledgers.

New York

Finance

Bank of America Joins Paxos Network Eyeing Same-Day Stock Trade Settlement

The Paxos Settlement Service uses blockchain technology to speed up the process of completing transactions.

Bank of America

Finance

Decentraland Founder Unveils Project of Bringing NFTs to 'Big-Time' Video Games

Decentraland co-founder Ari Meilich is teaming up with gaming industry heavyweights to launch Big Time Studios. Everyone from Ashton Kutcher to Sam Bankman-Fried is involved in the $10.3 million Series A round of funding.

A look into one of Big Time Studios' games.

Policy

US Senator Proposes Making Distributed Ledgers ‘Key Technology Focus’

Wyoming's Cynthia Lummis wants the U.S. government to make blockchain a priority.

Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) is sponsoring an amendment that would add digital ledger technology to a list of science and technology priorities for the federal government.

Finance

Louis Vuitton, Cartier, Prada to Use Bespoke Blockchain to Tackle Counterfeit Goods

A private network developed in partnership with ConsenSys will undergird the Aura Blockchain Consortium.

LVMH Stores as Sales Surge Show Luxury Defies Pandemic Gloom