Commonwealth Bank of Australia Partners With World Bank to Issue First-Ever Blockchain Bond

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has been mandated by the World Bank to issue the world’s first bond created, allocated and managed on the blockchain. Once issued, the bond will be managed by the World Bank in Washington and CBA in Sydney over a private Ethereum-based blockchain, with CBA stating that it remains open … Read more

PR: Keynote Launches $6 Million Diversity and Inclusion Fund for the Global Blockchain Industry

Keynote Launches a new fund to support diversity and inclusion in the development and use of blockchain technology. Keynote​ is thrilled to launch a new $6 million Fund to support diversity and inclusion in the blockchain industry. The fund exists to ensure everyone has the opportunity to play an active role in the development and … Read more

West Virginia to Trial Blockchain Voting, Ohio Recognizes Blockchain Data

Blockchain technology’s mainstream foray has continued to gather steam, with West Virginia and Ohio making moves that will see the technology make inroads into those states. West Virginia will give its citizens serving overseas the privilege of being the first people in the US to use a blockchain-powered mobile application to cast their votes. While … Read more

90% of Corporate “Blockchain” Pilots Will Never Materialize, Researchers Say

If you have been following the mainstream financial press, and even some cryptocurrency news sources, you could not have missed the hype around the so called “Blockchain”. It feels like every day another established company claims to be testing using the technology to disrupt its own industry. In reality, however, it seems that the overwhelming majority … Read more

PR: XcelTrip Accepts Major Crypto Currencies on Its Revolutionary Online Travel Portal

XcelTrip, is poised to disrupt the online travel industry with launching of its online travel platform XcelTrip.com, from 1 Aug 2018. where user can use major crypto currencies to book their hotel and stay. XcelTrip has created a travel platform that is based on Blockchain Technology, powered by its own ERC20 utility token called the … Read more

PR: Keynote Brings the World Blockchain Forum to London

The world’s largest blockchain conference explores the promise of blockchain technology, trends and investments. Keynote is excited to announce the program agenda for their next endeavour, the world’s largest two-day blockchain coming to London this September. The conference will feature a star-studded lineup of over 100 world class presenters including a special fireside chat with … Read more

Top 3 Companies Using Blockchain in the Solar Energy Space

Blockchain technology is here to stay, and it’s going to make the world a better place. At least, that’s the general consensus in the crypto community and slowly (but surely) the wider public as well. We might not know exactly how or when, but blockchain tech is on course to change all our lives. With … Read more

Blockchain Can Avert the Next Financial Crisis: Former JP Morgan VP

Pang Huadong was at the heart of the crumbling financial services industry during the 2008 financial crisis, and from his experience during that troubled time, he believes that blockchain technology is the answer to averting such a crisis. Blockchain technology significantly reduces the cost of trust, which in the long run will lower the costs … Read more

PR: Vaultbank to Bring Free Stock Trading with Margin, Top 20 Cryptos, 120+ Fiat Currencies

SAN FRANCISCO — Vaultbank announces the addition of free stock trading to its October Launch. This is in addition to crypto trading and issuance of security tokens. With all of these services on one platform, users will have a single platform solution to invest globally, trade digitally, and cash out locally. The Vaultbank Platform is … Read more

CFA Adds Topics on Cryptos and Blockchain Technology to Its Exams

Once the genie leaves the bottle, it’s impossible to put back. This narrative has been quite true for the crypto and blockchain industry. After coming under attack in its early days, most often from those industries that it disrupted the most, a sharp turnaround has come about in the last few years as more adversaries … Read more