The skeptics are flocking out of the shadows to warn investors and innovators that blockchain may not be the catch-all solution and market-changing disruptor it promises to be. Yet, supporters of the technology seem to be stronger than ever. The latest vocal proponent of blockchain...
It’s not entirely clear yet how — or if — blockchain will transform the financial services market, but that hasn’t stopped industry players from scrambling to get a leg up on the technology and ahead of the competition. New data from Greenwich Associates put a...
Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard offered her input on the cryptocurrency debate this week, declaring “no compelling demonstrated need” for a central bank-created digital currency. Speaking at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Brainard warned that a cryptocurrency created by the Fed could potentially...
Those following blockchain news may have heard that HSBC completed what it said was a first for the technology in its application in the trade finance space. But the lender wasn’t the only major entity to make headway on its blockchain project. This week’s Blockchain...
April 28, 2017
Although it’s still in its infancy stage of being used outside of the financial arena, blockchain technology is slowly showing signs of impacting other industries. On the tip of everyone’s tongue in the digital advertising arena is blockchain technology. Just as recent as this January, ethereum-based blockchain technology company adChain partnered up with decentralized application […]
April 21, 2017
As the supply chain industry is one of the oldest businesses, it can sometimes be viewed as stodgy. While the industry has been around for well over a century, the...
April 14, 2017
The encrypted open source technology that records, stores and transfers information on a public forum in a secure manner to ensure no tampering takes place is truly unique. It’s one of the few technologies that has the potential to transform the way exchanges are made in different forms in today’s digital revolution. Primarily, blockchain technology is […]
February 24, 2017
Any industry dealing with sensitive information is subject to potential breaches. With practically every industry in the world having finance intertwined in it for survival, financial records may be one...
February 10, 2017
Since blockchain technology is a relatively emerging technology, we thought it would be good to get a refresher. To do this, we called on some industry experts to dissect what it...
January 12, 2017
There’s been chatter about 2017 being the year that blockchain sees the most government regulation. “2017 is going to be the year when operationalizing of blockchain really starts to move...
