
Smart Dubai, iBM launch gov’t-backed blockchain platform as-a-service
Dubai has rolled out the first government-endorsed blockchain platform as-a-service in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Dubai has rolled out the first government-endorsed blockchain platform as-a-service in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
ADAB Solutions has set in motion plans to launch the First Islamic Crypto Exchange (FICE). The exchange hopes to trade $146 million daily and $4.4 billion monthly by 2020, and will be structured according to the principles of Shariah.
Digital payments is coming to India, a country considered to be one of the largest cash dependent nations in the world.
The Singapore Power Group (SP) has initiated a marketplace, powered by blockchain, for renewable energy certificates (RECs).
The German central bank, Deutsche Bundesbank, has partnered with the operator of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange to successfully test the application of blockchain technology in securities settlement.
Wellington Koo, the chairman of Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) has revealed that investing in ICOs will soon be easy and safe in Taiwan.
The Financial Services Commission warned that cryptocurrency funds and mutual funds have similar structures, which may result in investors into assuming that such funds are legal investments under the South Korea’s Capital Markets Act.
Synthetic Minds, a smart contract security startup out of San Francisco, has raised $5.5 million in a funding round backed by blockchain investment company Pantera Capital and venture capital firm Khosla Ventures.
The Hong Kong Exchange (HKEX) published a report recently that focused on blockchains and artificial intelligence (AI) applications in the securities industry.
Brazil's largest cryptocurrency exchange, Mercado Bitcoin, has reportedly fired 20 of its employees.
Abu Dhabi Ports and the Port of Antwerp, Belgium, have announced a collaboration on a pilot program for a blockchain-powered supply chain project, Silsal.
Emma, a startup out of London offering money management services, has made its move into cryptocurrencies.