• Jul 17, 2026

The blockchain is a decentralized system with a distributed open ledger that is publicly accessible, and its copy is stored on millions of computer systems. Blockchain became popular with the inception of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. However, it is important to note that blockchain's utility is not limited to cryptocurrency. Discover such systems in this news section.

Venture Capital Investment in Blockchain and Crypto Companies Up 280% in 2018: Report

Traditional venture capital (VC) investment in the blockchain and crypto companies has grown by almost 280 percent to nearly US$ 3.9 billion, in the three quarters of 2018, as compared to last year. This is according to a report f...

LinkedIn Ranks Blockchain.com Under Top 10 UK Startups to Work For

The professional social network site LinkedIn has ranked the London-headquartered bitcoin wallet startup Blockchain.com (formerly known as Blockchain.info) in its top ten most sought-after U.K. startup employers in new listings. B...

Opera, Ledger Capital Collaborate to Explore New Applications of Blockchain

The Norway-based popular web browser operator Opera has partnered with a blockchain advisory and financial services firm Ledger Capital to further explore applications and use-cases of the blockchain technology that could be appli...

Ethereum Cofounder Invests US$6.5 Million in a Blockchain FinTech Startup 

Joseph Lubin, Co-Founder of Ethereum and Founder and CEO of ConsenSys, has invested US$6.5-million as part of the Series A funding raised by a blockchain-based financial technology (fintech) startup DrumG Technologies, founded by...

Scotland Becomes Home to First-Ever Blockchain Identity Laboratory 

Scotland’s Edinburgh is now home to world’s first blockchain identity lab, the Blockpass Identity Lab: Europe’s first dedicated blockchain research facility.

Sierra Leone Teams Up with United Nations to Create Blockchain-Based Identification Platform

Sierra Leone has teamed up with two United Nations (UN) agencies and non-profit Kiva over creating a blockchain-based identification platform.

Goldman Sachs Leads $25 Million Funding Round for Blockchain Payments Startup Veem

The US-based investment banking giant Goldman Sachs has led a US$ 25 million strategic funding round for Veem, a blockchain-based global payments platform. The funding round also received participation from GV (formerly Google Ven...

Over 75 Banks Now A Part of JP Morgan’s Blockchain Payments Trial

Over 75 banks have now become a part of JP Morgan’s Interbank Information Network (IIN). IIN is a cross-border payments product being tested by JP Morgan

Marsh Expands Collaboration with IBM for Blockchain Proof of Insurance Solution

Marsh will now take advantage of IBM’s strategic relationship with customer relationship management (CRM) giant Salesforce. Marsh will work with IBM to extend its commercial proof of insurance blockchain solution to be directly ac...

Deloitte to Help Insurance-Focused Blockchain Alliance to Expand into Canada

Deloitte, one of the Big Four accounting and audit firms, has been selected by The Institutes RiskBlock Alliance, a blockchain consortium representing 31 risk management and insurance companies, to help advance its blockchain appl...