Eris Industries Appointed Strategic Partner in PwC’s Blockchain Solutions Portfolio

Eris Industries has announced that it has been selected by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC to be in its blockchain solutions portfolio. We are pleased to announce @eris_ltd has been appointed a strategic partner in PwC's Blockchain solutions portfolio!...

French Left Assails “La Blockchain” as Massive Jobs Destroyer, Threat to State Power

It appears that blockchain technology is not popular on France's two political extremes. Two of France's leftist political parties have, in a document called "Digital Revolution", attacked blockchain technology along with Big Data, Internet of...

Major US Law Firm Highlights Blockchain Revolution in Financial Services

White & Case, the ninth-largest law firm in the United States as of 2015, highlights the advent of blockchain technology in financial services in a recent report. Two lawyers in the firm, Kevin Petrasic and...

Skuchain Intersects with IoT and Blockchain-Enabled Trade Finance

Skuchain, a blockchain-based supply chain app developer, recently partnered with the blockchain-for-IoT research lab, Chain of Things. I talked to Sanjay Saigal, Head of Customer Success at Skuchain, about new developments at the startup, its technology's...

PwC Employs Former UK Regulator to Lead Blockchain Tech Effort

To consider blockchain technology's implications for the financial services industry, PwC has hired Patrick Spens, a former UK regulator, hedge fund founder and city trader. According to the "Big Four" accounting firm, Spens will be employed...

Research Identifies Challenges for Blockchain Clearing and Settlement

TABB Group, a London-based financial markets research firm, has completed a report that highlights challenges for transforming market settlement to blockchain-based systems. TABB research concurs there are major technological incentives for moving markets to the blockchain, namely decentralizing...

Ripple Hires HSBC Executive and SWIFT Board Member

Ripple, the provider of distributed ledger financial settlement solutions, has announced the employment of Marcus Treacher as Global Head of Strategic Accounts. Treacher apparently has more than 30 years of experience in transaction banking and payment system...

Credits Releases Public Beta of Blockchain Platform-as-a-Service

Credits, a UK-based blockchain technology provider, recently launched the public beta test version of the firm's new Blockchain Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS). Credits says that its PaaS beta version is fully functional, allowing early adopters to use the full range of development...

BloqEnterprise Blockchain OS for Public, Private Permissioned Blockchains

Bloq, who recently were appointed to the Chamber of Digital Commerce, has launched its first product: a multi-pronged blockchain software solution designed to allow enterprise users the ability to create, update, customize and analyse...

Samsung, Korean Banks Ramp up Blockchain Development

As Samsung Group seeks to lead the fintech industry, the South Korean electronics giant is turning its eyes toward blockchain technology. Reports from Korean media outlets suggest that the firm is planning to set...