For the first time in three years, the Royal Bank of Scotland and Barclays have managed to speed up commercial real estate transactions using blockchain. The first properties record are to be digitized in England and Wales. Recently, Barclays and the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), with the participation of enterprise software company R3, successfully […]
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Switzerland’s national postal service Swiss Post has cooperated with blockchain firm Modum. Switzerland’s national postal service Swiss Post has cooperated with blockchain firm Modum to further develop a temperature monitoring solution for shipments. The news was reported by Swiss logistics news site Die Post on May 7. Die Post reports that Swiss Post has cooperated […]
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Data Gumbo Corp. has raised $6 million from major energy companies, including the venture wing of Saudi Arabian national petroleum and natural gas company Saudi Aramco. American blockchain startup Data Gumbo Corp. has raised $6 million from major energy companies, including the venture wing of Saudi Arabian national petroleum and natural gas company Saudi Aramco. […]
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Four major U.S. drug companies have joined a blockchain project to manage chargebacks. Pfizer Inc. and other leading American pharmaceutical companies have joined a project to build a blockchain network for the health and pharmaceutical industry, according to a press release on May 2. McKesson Corporation, AmerisourceBergen Corporation, Premier Inc. and Pfizer Inc. have […]
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Researchers have boosted Hyperledger Fabric’s capacity from 3,000 transactions per second to 20,000. Researchers have re-engineered the Hyperledger Fabric to support almost seven times more transactions per second (TPS), according to a May 2 news release from Canada’s University of Waterloo. A new series of optimizations increased the volume of data that the blockchain — […]
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The Mexican state of Tamaulipas is using GrainChain’s blockchain and IoT software for tracking major grains. Blockchain-powered agricultural project GrainChain has partnered with the Mexican state of Tamaulipas to expand its grain tracking service in the country, Forbes reports May 2. According to the report, the Tamaulipas government is now using GrainChain’s software for tracking […]
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The World Economic Forum announced a broad blockchain project: “Redesigning Trust: Blockchain for Supply Chains.” The World Economic Forum (WEF) has teamed up with over 100 global supply chain and logistics leaders to standardize blockchain apps in the industry, the organization announced on May 1. The WEF, a Switzerland-based organization whose motto is commitment to […]
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According to Gartner, Inc., 20 percent of the top 10 global grocers will use blockchain technology by 2025. 20 percent of the top 10 global grocers will use blockchain by 2025, according to information released by research firm Gartner Inc on April 30. Per Gartner, the main advantage of blockchain for grocers is that it […]
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The CIO of American delivery services company FedEx, Rob Carter, has called for blockchain standards for the industry. Rob Carter, the chief information officer of American delivery services company FedEx, has called for uniform standards in the blockchain industry, tech-focused media outlet Computerworld reported on April 25. Speaking at the Blockchain Global Revolution Conference, Carter […]
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Samsung SDS has released a new version of its enterprise blockchain platform. Samsung SDS, the IT subsidiary of international technology giant Samsung Group, has released a new version of its enterprise blockchain platform dubbed Nexledger Universal, according to a press release on April 24. Nexledger Universal offers an application programing interface that can be applied […]
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