• Jul 16, 2026

New York University Introduces a Major in Blockchain Technology

The New York University (NYU) has now introduced a major in Blockchain Technology for its students. NYU is the first university in the US to offer this course.

World Economic Forum Report Highlights Blockchain's Use in Environmental Conservation

In a report published on Friday, the World Economic Forum has highlighted over 65 use-cases of the blockchain technology in environmental conservation

Blockchain Startup Bloom Developing a Customer Lending Solution for BMW

BMW Group Financial Services, a unit of automobile giant BMW, has teamed up with blockchain startup Bloom to develop a customer lending solution.

ConsenSys, Linux Foundation Introduce Blockchain Courses

The New York-headquartered blockchain startup ConsenSys that builds decentralized applications (dApps) and tools for Ethereum, has partnered with online education platform Coursera to offer a course 'Blockchain: Foundations And Us...

People’s Bank of China Launches New Research Center for Crypto Research

Reports from China indicate that a new digital currency research center has now been set up in Nanjing, the capital of the Jiangsu province in Eastern China. 

Intel and SAP Partner to Deliver Blockchain Solutions

Together, they intend to create blockchain solutions and integrate them with new and existing business applications so customers can take full advantage of this technology.

Alibaba & IBM Have Filed Highest Number of Blockchain Patents: Research

China’s Alibaba ranks at the top with a total of 90 blockchain-related patent applications, followed by IBM, which is just one short of it at a total of 89 filings. Mastercard occupies third place with 80 filings, Bank of America...

China's Largest Insurance Company Embracing Blockchain with VeChain

China's largest property and casualty insurance company with $126 billion total assets, People's Insurance Company of China (PICC), has partnered with VeChain, a blockchain technology company and DNV GL, a global quality assurance...

Australia to Build Blockchain-based Smart Legal Contracts with IBM

Known as the Australian National Blockchain (ANB), the new platform will enable companies in the country to join the network to use digitized contracts, exchange data and confirm the authenticity and status of legal contracts.

Standard Chartered and Siemens Team Up to Put Bank Guarantees on Blockchain

The initiative plans to transform the traditionally paper-intensive bank guarantees business. It claims to be the first blockchain client pilot that fully digitizes the process, from initiation of the bank guarantee to the claim h...