TD Bank Considers Public Blockchain for Asset Tracking A newly published patent application indicates that TD Bank may be considering the use of a public blockchain for certain kinds of transactions.… Read More
IBM Evolution: Big Blue Is Finally Getting Serious About Cryptocurrency IBM is breaking from enterprise blockchain norms by publicly working with cryptocurrencies in a wide range of projects.… Read More
AirAsia Planning Cryptocurrency-Based Rewards Program The Malaysian discount airline plans to use its proprietary BigCoin token to facilitate transactions and act as a frequent-flyer rewards program.… Read More
Cisco Imagines Group Chats on a Blockchain in Patent Filing A Cisco patent application describes how a blockchain could let people form groups on the fly to share files and other data while tracking membership.… Read More
Malta Watchdog Proposes New Blockchain Gaming Guidelines The Malta Gaming Authority has published draft regulations for digital game companies that want to use distributed ledger or blockchain platforms. … Read More
Intel Wants to Patent a Bitcoin Mining Hardware ‘Accelerator’ Intel explains in a recently-released patent application how it would improve its products for bitcoin mining purposes.… Read More
Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Is Live, But Can It Keep from Going Corporate? As startups developing bitcoin’s Lightning Network start pushing the tech forward, some wonder whether it’ll be taken over by corporate interests. … Read More
West Virginia Piloting Blockchain Voting App in Senate Election The U.S. state of West Virginia is trialing a voting system for absentee military personnel using a mobile app powered by blockchain technology. … Read More
State Digital Currency Still On Agenda, Says China Blockchain Research Lead China is still in the process of developing a state digital currency, the chief of a government-funded blockchain research center has said.… Read More
What It’s Really Like to Talk to the SEC About Your ICO Sweetbridge’s CEO met face-to-face with the SEC and came away with a sense the regulator is open to figuring out the best rules for the industry. … Read More