Blockchain news

Caruso, a leading privately-owned real estate firm in the US, has joined the crypto bandwagon through a collaboration with Gemini, a renowned crypto exchange and custodian. A press release unveiled this news on April 7, noting that this partnership has seen Caruso make a significant investment…

Riksbank, Sweden’s central bank, has finished the initial part of its digital currency experiment. The authority unveiled this news through a report, noting that it ran into some serious issues that it must address before Swedes can use the e-krona for daily purchases. To this end,…

The Cardano Foundation has rolled out a new supply chain traceability and anti-counterfeit solution “Cardano-Scantrust” through a partnership with Scantrust. Reportedly, Cardano-Scantrust will see brand owners revel in the benefits offered by Scantrust’s physical, secured QR codes for targeted data functionalities and traceability. It will also offer them access to…

Gucci and a slew of other leading fashion brands are planning to enter the non-fungible token (NFT) space. A report unveiled this news on April 5, noting that multiple fashion houses are inching closer to rolling out their NFTs. While there aren’t specific dates for when…

FinTech Breakthrough has crowned Celsius, a renowned crypto rewards-earning platform, the Best Cryptocurrency Wallet in the fifth annual FinTech Breakthrough Awards Program. A press release unveiled this news on April 5, noting that Celsius won this title because of several reasons. These include the fact that the platform leverages the…

The Bank of Japan (BOJ), Japan’s central bank, has started running tests on a central bank-issued digital currency (CBDC). The authority unveiled this news through an official announcement on April 5, noting that it had completed the necessary steps to begin experimenting on the technical practicability of the main features…

Peter Kacherginsky and Rebecca Rose, a Californian couple got married on the Ethereum blockchain. Rose unveiled this news through a tweetstorm on April 3, noting that she and Kacherginsky tied the knot on March 14. Reportedly, the blockchain marriage was in addition to a traditional Jewish ceremony. It sought to…

Cerealia SA, a Swiss-based crop-trading blockchain firm, has tested the use of technology that facilitates the trading of grain with virtual tokens. A report unveiled this news on March 31, noting that the startup developed a non-fungible token (NFT) that is backed by 30,000 metric tonnes…

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that a blockchain-powered vaccination password has been launched by the State government. The e-passport, termed Excelsior Pass” is distributed via a voluntary platform that checks for COVID-19 negative results of vaccinations using a QR scanning code. The pass, according to the governor,…

Computer software giant Microsoft has deployed a decentralized identifier (DID) network on Bitcoin’s network. The organization unveiled this news through a blog post on March 25, noting that the launch of its proprietary blockchain-based identity platform dubbed ION comes after four years of work. Reportedly, this…

Real estate investment firm Rental IT and Criptan, a Valencia-based crypto exchange, have successfully sold the first tokenized exchange in Spain. A report unveiled this news on March 23, noting that the property in question is an apartment located in the city of Seville. Reportedly, Rental IT tokenized the property…

The BNK Busan Bank, a renowned South Korean bank, is planning to offer banking services to local crypto exchanges. The bank unveiled this news through an official announcement on March 23, noting that it had decided to test the crypto waters ahead of the implementation of…

Germany’s federal bank, Deutsche Bundesbank, has successfully tested a DLT-powered settlement interface for electronic securities. The bank unveiled this news on March 23 through a press release, noting that it had joined hands with Deutsche Börse and Germany’s Finance Agency to develop and pilot this interface. Apart from these two…

Miami-Dade County has entered into a 19-year partnership with FTX exchange. The county unveiled this news through a press release on March 23, noting that this agreement would see it name the home of American professional basketball team Miami HEAT FTX Arena.

Italian professional soccer club Juventus has awarded Cristiano Ronaldo, the team’s forward, with 770 Juventus Fan Tokens (JUV). A report unveiled this news on March 22, noting that the club rewarded Ronaldo before a game with Benevento to mark his record-breaking goal milestone. In so doing,…

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a province in Pakistan, is gearing up to build two hydroelectric-powered pilot crypto mining farms. A report unveiled this news on March 18, citing a minister supervising a newly-developed government crypto policy committee. Reportedly, this pilot program aims to test the feasibility of tapping into the bullish crypto…

Hawaiian House Democrats are requesting the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, to consider easing stern rules against crypto businesses. A report unveiled this news on March 17, noting that 10 democrats sponsored a bill that seeks to amend the harsh laws against crypto firms that have been in place…

The Enjin blockchain platform has teamed up with Beauty in the Streets, a performing arts company that aims to offer street performers a chance to share their talents, to tokenize dance moves. A report unveiled this news on March 16, noting that this partnership seeks to let dancers create non-fungible…

Popular freelancing marketplace MicroWorkers (MW) has integrated ONTO Wallet as the latest achievement of its partnership with Ontology, which started in February last year. Ontology unveiled this news through a blog post on March 9, noting that this integration is part of the duo’s broader goal…

Internationally, COVID-19 has placed new demands on technological innovation. In Austria, numerous businesses have risen to the challenge.  That is why $26M of taxpayers’ money has been allocated to 45 different COVID-combating startups following an emergency call from the government. From this fund, $67,300 has been dedicated to a grant…

The Georgia House of Representatives has passed a bill that will see state education officers introduce crypto studies in the high school curriculum. A report unveiled this news on March 12, noting that the lower chamber of Georgia passed this bill on March 8. Out of the 171 representatives, only…

Coinbase Pro has listed Polygon (MATIC), SKALE (SKL), and SushiSwap (SUSHI). The exchange unveiled this news through a blog post on March 9, noting that these listings are part of its broader goal to…