= Distributed Ledger news =
~ Asia & Oceania ~
~ November 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
- Industrial-Scale adoption of Blockchain tech is likely inside 2 years, says CEO of Russia’s Sberbank // read it here
- Switzerland’s Blockchain Valley Ventures launches Singapore unit as part of Asia expansion plan // read it here
- An intro to Blockchain Art Collective, aiming to put an end to stolen-art sales // read it here
- Autodesk CEO sees blockchain as method to cut construction industry corruption // read it here
- Christie’s auction house in New York records $318M art sale using Blockchain // read it here
- Blockchain, airports and the trade of the future // read it here
- Australia: Data61 and the Commonwealth Bank trial blockchain-driven smart payments for health and welfare sectors // read it here
- China: An intro to the recently-announced Blockchain Test Zone in Hainan island’s Free Trade Zone // read it here
- China: 3 banks complete first trial payment on blockchain-based settlement system // read it here
- Hong Kong: AERGO blockchain startup raises $30M with enterprize-level intermediary-free data transfer // read it here
- Hong Kong: Thomson Reuters partners Level01 for blockchain-and-AI driven derivatives exchange // read it here
- HSBC India and ING Bank Brussels successfully complete blockchain-enabled live trade finance transaction // read it here
- South Korea: OWDIN Network blockchain-based decentralized virtual data center project takes win at demo day for blockchain DApps // read it here
- Imogen Heap trials blockchain and smart contracts tech in future of music payments experiment // read it here
- New Zealand: The Opportunity Party to use Horizon State blockchain voting system to conduct leadership election in December // read it here
- Philippines: Government announces plans for blockchain use in procurement and beyond // read it here
- Philippines: Ateneo University and MediXserve launch AMBERLab blockchain research facility, focusing on health // read it here
- Philippines: MediXserve launches unified blockchain-backed medical records system // read it here
- Singapore launches world’s first smart grid index, alongside a blockchain-based marketplace for renewable energy // read it here
- Singapore: Blockchain2Energy conference seeks startups for pitch competition – applications close 18th November // read it here
- An overview of Taiwan’s growing moves in blockchain technology // read it here
- CryptoExpoAsia Vietnam blockchain, cryptocurrency and ICO focused event set for HCM City, November 24 // read it here
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