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UK-based blockchain / distributed ledger technology (DLT) developer Blockpool and OpSec Security, a prominent worldwide provider of brand protection and anti-counterfeiting solutions, have teamed up to institute an incorporated offer merging “chain-of-custody” with cutting-edge...

Blockchain / distributed ledger technology (DLT)-based genomic sequencing platform Shivom has closed its ICO in just 15 seconds after raising $35 million, according to an email CoinReport received from Blonde 2.0, Shivom’s PR company. Shivom aims to be the world’s largest genomic...

Hong Kong-based blockchain research and development firm IOHK announced in a press release CoinReport received from Wachsman, IOHK’s PR firm, a collaboration with the government of Ethiopia to look into possible applications of blockchain or distributed ledger technology (DLT) in...

Data and analytics firm GlobalData said in a press release it sent to CoinReport that South Korea has become one of the world’s leading blockchain / distributed ledger technology (DLT) markets. Several organizations, including messaging apps Telegram and Line and telecom operator...

The 2nd Blockchain for Finance Conference, Asia Pacific (BFC APAC) will take place in Singapore this June, with such organizations as Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), J.P. Morgan, Standard Chartered, HSBC, R3 and IBM, among others, attending the event, according to a press...

IBM has announced a major blockchain or distributed ledger technology (DLT) collaboration with Walmart, Unilever, Nestlé, McLane Company, McCormick and Company, Dole, Kroger, Driscoll’s, Tyson Foods and Golden State Foods to address food safety worldwide, according to an email...

United States federal government agency the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has cautioned market participants that offers and sales of digital assets by “virtual” organizations are subject to the requirements of the federal securities laws. Firms using...

American post-trade financial services company Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) announced in a press release CoinReport received the successful completion of a proof-of-concept to better manage the netting process for U.S. Treasury and agency repurchase...

Nashville, Tennessee-based Hashed Health, a healthcare technology consortium dedicated to leveraging blockchain/distributed ledger technologies for transformation in the U.S. healthcare system, announced in a press release it sent to CoinReport that it has raised nearly $2...

The World Economic Forum (WEF) says in its report entitled “Opportunities & obstacles: Blockchain and the future of financial infrastructure” that distributed ledger technology, or blockchain technology, will drastically challenge the status quo. The report, which was...