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Sony and Fujitsu Develop Blockchain Platform to Fight Fake Educational Qualifications

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Sony and Fujitsu have developed a blockchain platform for verifying the authenticity of Japanese language qualifications of foreign students. Japanese multinational conglomerate Sony and IT equipment services firm Fujitsu have created an encrypted database for educational proficiency documents, The Asahi Shimbun reports on Feb. 26. The database, which reportedly employs blockchain technology, is used to […]

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Solar Power Supplier Kyocera Teams up With Blockchain Firm to Improve Energy Distribution

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Japanese solar power supplier Kyocera has partnered with LO3 Energy to improve energy distribution with blockchain. Japan’s solar power supplier Kyocera has partnered with LO3 Energy to test blockchain-based virtual power plants (VPP) for improved energy distribution, according to a press release published on Feb. 25. Scheduled for Feb. 28, 2019, the test will allow […]

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Mercedes-Benz to Use Blockchain Tech for Sustainable Transaction Book, Supply Chains

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The German automotive giant aims to increase the transparency and sustainability of complex supply chains. German automobile brand Mercedes-Benz Car has developed a platform based on blockchain technology to increase transparency and sustainability in complex supply chains, according to press release published on Feb. 25. Mercedes-Benz, a division of Daimler AG, a German multinational automotive […]

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UAE’s Largest Real Estate Firm Emaar Denies Reports That It Accepts Crypto: Bloomberg

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Emaar Properties, the developer of the world’s tallest building, Burj Khalifa, has officially denied that it enabled crypto payments for property. The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) largest real estate development firm, Emaar Properties, has officially denied reports that it enabled crypto payments for property, Bloomberg reported on Feb. 20. Known for developing the world’s tallest […]

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Japanese Banking Giant Mizuho to Launch Its Yen-Pegged Stablecoin in March

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Japan’s banking giant Mizuho Financial Group will launch its digital currency platform for payments and remittance services in March. Japan’s banking giant Mizuho Financial Group will launch its bespoke stablecoin for payments and remittance services on March 1, local financial newspaper Nikkei Asian Review reports on Feb. 21. In a partnership with around 60 counterpart […]

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Japan’s Second-Largest Securities Brokerage Daiwa Completes Blockchain Pilot

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The major Japanese investment bank has published the results of a pilot project, aimed at implementing blockchain tech for securities post-trade processing. Daiwa Securities Group, Japan’s second largest securities brokerage, has announced the completion of a blockchain proof-of-concept (PoC) in a press release shared with Cointelegraph on Feb. 19. The PoC implemented blockchain in the […]

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Major Japanese Trading Firm Marubeni Partners with US Blockchain Company LO3 Energy

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Major Japanese trading company is looking to leverage blockchain technology through a deal with LO3 Energy. Japanese general trading company Marubeni Corporation has partnered with a New York-based blockchain startup to use the technology for its energy business, Marubeni confirmed in a press release on Feb. 20. Marubeni, which has expanded beyond Japan into the […]

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