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Coffee Giant Behind Folgers, Café Bustelo Taps IBM for Track-and-Trace Blockchain

15.7.2020
IBM is giving its blockchain track-and-trace capabilities the social-impact treatment with a provenance application focused on coffee

Another Chinese Giant, Meituan Dianping, Might Test Digital Yuan – Report

15.7.2020
The rollout of China’s much-discussed central bank digital currency (CBDC) is getting one step closer, as the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) – the country’s central bank – is said to have entered into discussions with a giant online food delivery platform for a trial of the digital yuan. Citing...

Japanese Banking Giant MUFG to Issue Its Own Stablecoin in H2 2020

14.7.2020
Japan’s largest financial institution, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, is planning to issue the MUFG token in the second half of 2020

Fidelity Acquires 10% Stake in Bitcoin Mining Firm Hut 8

14.7.2020
The giant fund manager Fidelity International holds roughly 10.6% stake in the bitcoin mining company Hut 8. For six years now, Fidelity, the firm that currently manages $300 billion on behalf of its customers, has been mining the cryptocurrency bitcoin. In May 2017, news.Bitcoin.com reported...

China’s Giant Ride-Hailing Service Didi to Pilot the Central Bank’s Digital Yuan

9.7.2020
The Chinese government and the country’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC), are currently in the midst of testing a digital yuan or central bank digital currency (CBDC). Now the Chinese ride-hailing corporation Didi Chuxing will be trialing the newly developed digital yuan...

Chinese Power Giant & World’s 5th Biggest Company in Blockchain Dive

9.7.2020
The State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), the largest utility company in the world, says it will launch a blockchain “lab” – in a bid to adopt blockchain technology to its business workings and internal operations. The SGCC is headquartered in Beijing, has around 1 million employees...

Global Shipping Giant Cosco to Trial Alibaba’s Ant Blockchain

8.7.2020
Ant Financial claims its enterprise blockchain can handle a billion transaction a day and save costs in global shipping

Ride-Hailing Giant DiDi Joins China’s Digital Yuan Project

8.7.2020
The world’s second-highest-valued unicorn startup has partnered with the Chinese central bank to work on the forthcoming digital yuan

Telecom Giant Thinks Blockchain Can Make Phone Insurance More Convenient

3.7.2020
This South Korean company joined forces with Samsung to forward requests to insurance companies using Blockchain technology

South Korean Giant to Begin Crypto Custody for Institutional Investors

2.7.2020
One of South Korea’s biggest commercial banks, NongHyup (NH Bank) said it is working on a cryptoasset custodial services platform for institutional investors. Per ET News, the bank said that it wants to launch crypto “ecosystem” operations, and also spoke of its long-term plans which include...

Chinese Bitcoin Mining Giant Ebang Is Launching an Offshore Exchange

29.6.2020
Ebang, the world's second-largest producer of bitcoin mining equipment, hopes an exchange could double total revenue by 2022

Mining Giant BHP Completes $14 Million Iron Ore Trade Using Blockchain

29.6.2020
Multi-billion-dollar mining group BHP announced it has completed a $14 million iron ore trade using a blockchain platform

Bitcoin Options Open Interest Hits Peak Hours Before Giant $1B Expiry

25.6.2020
CME Group sees a new all-time high for combined Bitcoin derivatives open interest, with options driving the momentum

Chinese Tech Giant Tencent Files New Slew of Blockchain Patents

19.6.2020
Tencent has reportedly expanded its dominance in blockchain patents after filing for DLT-based fund management, advertising and media storage solutions

Australian Beverage Giant Faces Monero Ransom Demand of Nearly $1M

18.6.2020
Ransomware gang REvil launched a second attack on an australian drink manufacturer

Japanese Financial Giant Nomura Launches Digital Asset Custody Service

18.6.2020
Japan looks to have a brand new crypto player – with big-hitting financial group Nomura launching digital token-related business activities. Per Japanese media outlet CoinPost, the Japanese company has teamed up with crypto firms Ledger and CoinShares to launch B2B “digital assets” custodial...