IBM to Hire Blockchain Researchers for French Expansion IBM plans to hire 400 researchers, a portion of which will be focusing on blockchain technology, CEO Virginia Rometty said Wednesday.… Read More
Rural Banks Tap Kaleido Blockchain for Faster Transactions in the Philippines Rural banks in the Philippines are looking to adopt ConsenSys’ Kaleido blockchain platform in bid to boost financial inclusion.… Read More
Monero’s Lead Developer Is Helping Launch a Crypto Trading Protocol Monero dev Riccardo Spagni and entrepreneurs Naveen Jain and Dan Teree are launching a new digital asset protocol on the privacy token’s network.… Read More
Bank of America Patents Blockchain Security Tools A new Bank of America patent outlines how a permissioned blockchain might restrict users while still helping them access the information they need.… Read More
Ohio Could Become Next US State to Legally Recognize Blockchain Data A bill proposed by an Ohio Senator would let the state legally recognize blockchain records and smart contracts. … Read More
A Bank In Argentina Is Now Using Bitcoin for Cross-Border Payments Cryptocurrency trading startup Bitex has trialed a cross-border payments system using bitcoin with an Argentinian bank.… Read More
Walmart Looks to Blockchain for Retail Product Resales A newly-released Walmart patent application outlines a digital resale marketplace placed on a blockchain.… Read More
Colorado’s Politicians Could Soon Accept Crypto Contributions Colorado’s Secretary of State has proposed allowing political committees to accept contributions in cryptocurrency.… Read More
EU Parliament Touts Blockchain to ‘Empower’ Businesses and Citizens A committee of the European Parliament believes that small businesses could benefit from integrating blockchain technology.… Read More
The Use Cases and Applications for Involving Women in Blockchain While women in the blockchain industry want to focus on the technology, a lack of women is hurting the industry. … Read More