The Block

• Blockchains LLC acquires slock.it to further dreams of Ethereum-driven smart city

  4-6-2019 Crypto Technology The Block 1416

  US-based Blockchains LLC has acquired slock.it – a Germany-based development company focused on connecting real-world devices to the blockchain....

• Bitfury: Emphasising the importance of education in driving forward the blockchain industry

  31-5-2019 Crypto Technology The Block 206

  Marc Taverner, global ambassador and market development at Bitfury, argues he has the best job in the world. And if you’re a fan of technology and...

• IOTA introduces Coordicide to remove the barriers for real-world blockchain adoption

  30-5-2019 Crypto Technology The Block 223

  The IOTA Foundation has announced the launch of Coordicide, a planned protocol upgrade that provides a new, decentralised mechanism for securing...

• BNY Mellon appoints Subhankar Sinha as head of blockchain

  28-5-2019 Crypto Technology The Block 237

  BNY Mellon has announced the appointment of Subhankar Sinha as the head of its blockchain operations. Based in New York, Sinha will focus on...

• LVMH, Microsoft and Consensys come together for blockchain platform in luxury market

  17-5-2019 Crypto Technology The Block 228

  Software firm Consensys, together with LVMH and Microsoft, announced a blockchain platform, called AURA, which aims to empower the luxury industry...

• The key tenets of enterprise blockchain: Scalability, governance and standardisation

  15-5-2019 Crypto Technology The Block 236

  The requirements needed to make blockchain technologies a viable offering in the enterprise involve long-term investment and planning, as well as...

• Starbucks partnering with Microsoft in blockchain experiment for greater customer experience

  14-5-2019 Crypto Technology The Block 215

  Starbucks is experimenting with blockchain technologies alongside other initiatives to try and increase customers by creating a more personal and...

• Liechtenstein passes new blockchain regulation

  13-5-2019 Crypto Technology The Block 288

  Liechtenstein has passed a report and motion to regulate tokens and VT service providers (Token and VT Service Providers Act, TVTG), defined as...

• Facebook revises policy on cryptocurrency and blockchain advertising

  10-5-2019 Crypto Technology The Block 240

  Facebook has announced an update to its advertising policies regarding blockchain, cryptocurrency and financial products and services. By...

• Telos: Exploring the next steps for true enterprise-grade blockchain solutions

  10-5-2019 Crypto Technology The Block 252

  Talk to a dozen executives about the next-generation blockchain and you will most likely get a dozen different responses. The first challenge to...