Blockchain news

The Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative (MOBI), a non-profit organization comprising leading automakers, has launched the second instalment of its vehicle identity (VID) standard on the blockchain. A press release unveiled this news on January 19, noting that this release seeks to eliminate practices like rolling back odometers and selling flood-damaged…

Banque de France, France’s central bank, has completed a CBDC pilot. The bank unveiled this news through an official announcement on January 19, noting that it had joined hands with SETL, a UK-based settlement and payment infrastructure provider, to achieve this milestone. Reportedly, this trial sought to test the function…

Welcome Home, an Ontology-powered application, has successfully gone through Daimler Mobility’s initial review stages. The Ontology team unveiled this news via a blog post on January 15, noting that the application blends Ontology’s technical superiority with the premium experience of Daimler Mobility vehicles. As a result,…

Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) and Japanese Conglomerate Mitsubishi Corporation has announced a partnership to develop blockchain technology that optimizes peer-to-peer (P2P) energy trading. According to the announcement, the technology will be contributing to the more efficient use of surplus electricity through a renewable source. It will…

Francis Suarez, the mayor of Miami, wants the city to become the world’s crypto capital. He unveiled this information during a sit-down with Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, the founders of Gemini Exchange. Suarez then uploaded the video of his conversation with the Winklevoss twins on his…

Gnosis Safe, a smart contract-based Ethereum wallet now holds 2-2.5% of ether’s (ETH) entire supply. The project, which takes pride in being the most trusted platform to store digital assets on Ethereum, unveiled this news through two tweets. The first one was…

Vonovia SE, a German real estate company, has for the first time in history issued a digital bond worth £17.79 million. The firm unveiled this news through a press release on January 13, noting that it had used the Stellar blockchain to issue its security tokens.

Cloud-based smart contract platform SIMBA Chain has received a £1.1 million research grant from the US Office of Navy Research. A press release unveiled this news on January 13, noting that the US Navy selected the project to help improve its supply…

Nexus Mutual, an Ethereum-based firm that provides a decentralised alternative to insurance for smart contract investors, has extended its services to leading centralised crypto exchanges. The organization unveiled this bullish news through a tweet on January 12, noting that it had expanded…

The Mediterranean Hospital of Cyprus has started storing COVID-19 vaccination records on the VeChain blockchain. The hospital unveiled this news via a press release, noting that as of January 4, 100 doctors and personnel had received the COVID-19 vaccine. The hospital went on to that all…

The Treasury’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has greenlighted federally chartered banks to run nodes and use stablecoins for payments and other acceptable functions. The agency published a letter on January 4, noting that national banks or federal savings associates may validate, store, and record payment transactions…

The Chinese city of Shenzhen has offered its residents an opportunity to participate in a giveaway that involves the distribution of 20 million digital yuan worth £2,265,138.95. The city’s administration unveiled this news via an official announcement on December 31, noting 100,000 Futian Youli digital RMB…

Unicas, a joint venture between Cashaa and the United Multistate co-op society, has rolled a physical crypto bank branch in Jaipur, India. The Cashaa team unveiled this bullish news through a blog post on December 29, noting that the physical bank branch…

The Free TON project, a community-operated blockchain network that came to be after a fork of Telegram’s attempt to launch a blockchain, has announced the launch of a mainnet. A report unveiled this news on December 22, noting that the announcement was a formality, seeing as…

Tech giant IBM has been researching emerging technologies for quite some time now, and it recently announced a new trial service for Fully Homomorphic Encryption, or FHE. According to what is known, the new privacy tech will be able to vastly reduce the chances of sensitive data being exposed. IBM…

Spanish footballer and FC Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has invested in France-based global fantasy football game Sorare. In addition to his investment, he has also joined the strategic advisory board of the firm. Pique made a $3.5 million investment through his Cassius family fund. Sorare made the announcement, saying…

HealthTrends.AI, a renowned source for healthcare data, is planning to provide state-certified COVID-19 data through various blockchain networks. The firm unveiled this news via an official announcement on its website on December 16, noting that it aims to launch a Chainlink oracle…

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK’s financial watchdog has introduced a temporary registration regime for crypto firms. The regulator disclosed this information through a notice, noting that this system would allow crypto companies that had filed for registration before December 15 to continue with their…

Professional services network Ernst & Young (EY) and Microsoft have announced an expansion of the Xbox Enterprise Blockchain Platform which will use blockchain for Xbox’s royalties and payments. Although the project was initially announced in 2018, the company is only recently deploying the infrastructure. Now Microsoft has partnered…

Ernst and Young (EY) and Microsoft have come together to announce that they have expanded the Xbox Enterprise platform, Microsoft’s blockchain-based solution for gaming rights and royalties management. A news release unveiled this news on December 14, noting that this expansion seeks to provide a financial…

Sweden’s government is set to start assessing the practicability of moving the country to a digital currency. Per Bolund, Sweden’s minister for financial markets and housing, revealed this news on December 11, noting that the government had launched a review on the topic. The review is…

London-headquartered Standard Chartered bank has brought together a group of crypto exchanges to launch a crypto trading platform for institutional investors. Two sources familiar with the bank’s plans unveiled this news on December 8, noting that the crypto trading platform comprises five of the largest over-the-counter…