HARVARD AND LEVI’S USE BLOCKCHAIN TO GUARANTEE COMPLIANCE WITH SAFETY STANDARDS IN FACTORIES Harvard University and clothing manufacturer Levi Strauss jointly test blockchain-based platform to audit safety standards at the factories. The companies announced the testing of the blockchain- based platform for…

“BLOCKCHAIN-AIRBNB WITHOUT INTERMEDIARIES” BEGAN TO CHARGE A COMMISSION FROM USERS AFTER THE ICO The company, which promised to give the world a “decentralized Airbnb” began to take a Commission from individual customers, “to survive in a highly competitive environment.” The trend towards…

IN LONDON OPENS THE FIRST BLOCKCHAIN-BASED SMARTPHONES SHOP IN THE WORLD The company Sirin Labs will open “the world’s first” store selling blockchain smartphones, in London. In the store, the company, in particular, will sell its Finney device. The assortment of the…

BLOCKSTREAM INTRODUCED A BETA VERSION OF THE SATELLITE API FOR SATELLITE BROADCASTING OF BLOCKCHAIN DATA In December, the blockchain company Blockstream announced the expansion of the coverage area of the satellite service Blockstream Satellite to the Asia-Pacific region, as well as added…

SPANISH ENERGY GIANT USES THE BLOCKCHAIN TO SUPPLY RENEWABLE ENERGY Spain’s largest energy company Iberdrola has started using blockchain to track the supply of “green” energy. Using the blockchain, Iberdrola monitors renewable energy supplied from two wind farms and one power plant…

PIXEOS LAUNCHES AN ART GAME ON THE BLOCKCHAIN The new PixEOS project positions itself as the Creator of “the first smart economy in the field of art and games on the EOS blockchain”. The PixEOS platform offers creative natures and collectors an…

SUBSIDIARY OF ALIBABA GROUP HAS INTRODUCED A BLOCKCHAIN SERVICE FOR MONITORING THE SUPPLIES  The Chinese financial firm Ant Financial, which is part of the Alibaba Group, has released the blockchain service DoubleChain Connection. It is designed for supply chain participants and allows…

IN NEVADA 950 COUPLES HAVE ALREADY MARRIED ON BLOCKCHAIN Last year, the city of Reno in Nevada became the first city in the United States to register 950 marriages on the blockchain. The introduction of blockchain in the process of registration of…

INVESTMENTS IN THE FINTECH INDUSTRY IN GERMANY FOR THE FIRST TIME EXCEEDED $1 BILLION Investments in German FINTECH companies last year reached a record value of $ 1.1 billion, according to a study by Barkow Consulting. Last year was marked by large…

BANK OF AMERICA PATENTS BLOCKCHAIN SYSTEM FOR CASH TRANSACTIONS The Bank of America (BoA) plans to patent a system of optimization of Fiat operations based on blockchain technology. This became known from the patent application published on December 25 on the website…

IN THE PAST YEAR, 300 BLOCKCHAIN STARTUPS WERE CLOSED IN THE UK The predominance of bearish sentiment in the market, the collapse of a large number of ICOs and the decline in HYIP around corporate blockchains made the outgoing year difficult for…

UAE MAY BECOME A NEW MECCA FOR BLOCKCHAIN BUSINESS On December 24th, “The National” – local newspaper reported that United Arab Emirates (UAE) could become a new Mecca for blockchain business, after the entry into force of the developed laws on ICO…

TIM DRAPER UNIVERSITY HAS LAUNCHED A NEW PROGRAM FOR CRYPTO-STARTUPS Now, legend of the crypto world, Tim Draper offers programs for blockchain startups in his own educational institution, Draper University. Draper University’s educational approach is to prepare entrepreneurs by providing mentoring and…

SPANISH SUPPLIER OF “GREEN” ENERGY SWITCHES TO BLOCKCHAIN The Spanish company of “green” electricity production ACCIONA plans to develop a technology based on the blockchain to track the supply of electricity to the users. The new service will be relevant anywhere in…

HEAD OF IRAN STATE DEPARTMENT: WE INTEND TO DEVELOP THE BLOCKCHAIN INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE COUNTRY Deputy of management development and resources, Alireza Daliri, at the vice presidency for science and technology, announced that the Iranian government will promote the development of the blockchain industry. “We are able to…

BLOCKCHAIN INCUBATOR BINANCE LABS HAS RELEASED THE FIRST BLOCKCHAIN PROJECTS Binance Labs, the venture division of the largest crypto-exchange Binance, released the first “batch” of blockchain projects of its blockchain incubator. Binance Labs launched an incubator to promote promising blockchain startups and…

ALIBABA CLOUD AND DEUTSCHE TELEKOM JOINED THE BLOCKCHAIN CONSORTIUM HYPERLEDGER 16 new companies have joined the blockchain consortium Hyperledger, including such industry giants as Alibaba, Citi and Deutsche Telekom. According to the Executive Director of the organization, this demonstrates the growing importance…

TELECOM REGULATOR OF INDIA HAS TESTED BLOCKCHAIN SYSTEM WITH IBM On December 12th, the local edition of the Economic Times reported Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has successfully completed joint testing with IBM of blockchain technology application to optimize mobile data….

SHENZHEN USES BLOCKCHAIN TO SEND OUT TAX INVOICES On December 12th, the local edition of China Economic Net reported that the authorities of Shenzhen, a major Chinese city in Guangdong province, will use the blockchain to send out electronic tax invoices. The…

AN AUSTRALIAN COMPANY IS TESTING BLOCKCHAIN FOR TRACKING MEAT SHIPMENTS The leading motor vehicle insurance company, National Transport Insurance (NTI), announced the start of testing the beef export supply chain optimization system. To implement the project, NTI will conclude a partnership agreement…