Distributed Ledger Technology

Chinese Universities Are Pursuing Blockchain Patents

Universities in China are joining the country's private sector in an effort to patent blockchain solutions, new filings reveal.

By Wolfie ZhaoFeb 28, 2018

Bank of China has filed a patent application for a process it says is better able to scale blockchain systems.

By Wolfie ZhaoFeb 23, 2018

Ripple, the startup behind the world's third-largest cryptocurrency, has released two white papers that it hopes will move the technology forward.

By Alyssa HertigFeb 21, 2018

Blockchain startup R3, trade finance tech provider TradeIX and major banks have moved their Marco Polo trade finance platform to the pilot stage.

By Daniel PalmerFeb 21, 2018

IBM has a team of cybersecurity experts working with enterprise clients to make sure their distributed ledgers are free from vulnerabilities.

By Bailey ReutzelFeb 15, 2018

A spate of major cryptocurrencies are looking to lightning network-like systems as part of an effort to scale their platforms for more transactions.

By Alyssa HertigFeb 15, 2018

The CFTC's Technology Advisory Committee created two subcommittees devoted to cryptocurrencies and blockchain in its meeting today.

South Africa's central bank has launched a program that will trial JPMorgan's Quorum blockchain for interbank clearing and settlement.

By Wolfie ZhaoFeb 14, 2018

British MEP Kay Swinburne has called on the U.K. to implement and champion blockchain technology as the country moves to leave the EU.

Software giant Microsoft has said it will trial decentralized identities built on public blockchains within its Microsoft Authenticator application.

By Wolfie ZhaoFeb 13, 2018

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