= Distributed Ledger news =
~ Asia & Oceania ~
~ September 2018 ~
We’ve gathered broad blockchain-related news, covering items not purely focusing on fintech and the more obvious financial applications; for instance, blockchain news around agtech and food provenance, and the wide application of the distributed ledger approach to information management.
Blockchain & DLT news
- JPMorgan adds over 70 banks to blockchain-driven Interbank Information Network
- Grandshores blockchain firm raises HK$100M to invest in Japanese Yen-pegged stablecoin
- World Economic Forum estimates that blockchain can add $1TN to world trade by 2028
- Walmart explores blockchain to exchange information between delivery drones during flight
- Unfortunately, blockchain is not quite a silver bullet for fraud prevention
- So what exactly is the difference between a private and public blockchain?
- A video explanation of what blockchain is and how it works
- IBM widens its blockchain space moves with Hu-manity health data app involvement
- An intro to 7 companies using blockchain technology to power AI applications
- Report: PwC Global Blockchain Survey 2018
- What exactly is blockchain technology? Here’s a step-by-step guide
- BitLumens, UN- and World Bank-endorsed startup, brings offgrid energy management to Asia using blockchain and solar
- Australia: Red Belly Blockchain hits processing speed milestone, outperforming public blockchain tech
- Australia: ClearPoll unveils blockchain-based opinion poll network backed with crypto rewards
- Australia: NSW digital driver license roll-out underpinned by blockchain tech
- Australia: Digital ID and blockchain – a perfect match?
- Australian National Blockchain to launch, providing smart legal contracts for businesses
- Australia: A look at The Tide Foundation’s blockchain solution to digital advertising privacy challenges
- China: Laidian power-bank sharing startup partners blockchain solution for online and offline applications
- China: Baidu search giant launches subsidiary to research blockchain applications with $7.3M funding
- China: Zhongshan city now using blockchain-based system to track convicts on parole
- China: Supreme People’s Court recognizes blockchain-derived evidence as legally binding
- So, what exactly is Ethereum, how does it work and what can it be used for?
- Uzbekistan government creates state blockchain development fund, the ‘Digital Trust’
- Hong Kong: How blockchain tech is changing the world’s jewellery landscape
- Hong Kong: SmartUp blockchain incubator secures new backing 3 months after $5M investment
- Reserve Bank of India establishes unit to research blockchain, artificial intelligence and more
- 2 key reasons why 2018 is Indonesia’s year for blockchain
- Malaysia: BlocFest blockchain conference set for KL, end of September
- An overview of 3 ways Malaysia is trialling the use of blockchain
- New Zealand: Blockchain South 2018 Leadership Summit – October 2 & 3
- Singapore: Aranium aims to change private equity investing using blockchain tech
- An overview of South Korea’s recent enthusiasm for blockchain technology
- Taiwan: ioeX blockchain startup unveils solution to decrease IoT data transfer costs by up to 70%
- Taiwan: Taipei Medical University Hospital launches blockchain-based records storage platform
- Thailand emerging as one of SE Asia’s most interesting crypto and blockchain countries
- Bitcoin? Blockchain? Ethereum? Bitcoin Cash? Litecoin? Here’s an explainer
- China: Cocos-BCX game developer backed for $40M with blockchain-based approach
- China’s largest insurer to adopt blockchain via partnership with Singapore’s VeChain
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