NEW YORK (Reuters) - A consortium aimed at developing ways blockchain can be used to improve processes in the insurance sector has added 10 new members as it prepares to test the emerging technology ...

The World Wide Web Consortium, the non-profit whose members develop the interoperable standards that keep the internet open and accessible, is looking at possible standards for blockchain — the ...

The first collaborative near real-world tangible use cases and practical applications of distributed ledgers in the financial industry are now being brought to the open. And more are expected soon.

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has repeatedly criticized bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. But his firm has remained a leader in developing blockchain-based products and services. Over the course of ...

Recently, I wrote about the results of a poll held by the European Payments Council (EPC) amongst its members on blockchain and its impact on the payments industry. These showed that a great majority ...

When a company is formulating a blockchain solution to fill its supply chain needs, inevitably the decision must be made as to what type of blockchain is best suited for the project. Therefore, it is ...

Blockchain offers the real-time settlement capabilities needed to replace banks’ inefficient legacy infrastructure, a new ...

Three European rivals are joining forces in an “unprecedented collaboration” to help consumers trace the provenance and authenticity of luxury goods. LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, which in 2019 ...

VENICE — OTB is joining the Aura Blockchain Consortium, becoming its fourth founding member. Signaling the importance of the move, Stefano Rosso, board member of the OTB Group and board member of Aura ...

One patent aims to reduce the time to verify block data, while the other is designed to help participants set a validity period for a transaction in a blockchain network. Both of the patents were ...

Some of the world's biggest central securities depositories (CSDs) are uniting to build their own blockchain consortium. Informally called the CSD Working Group on DLT, and comprised of institutions ...