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Large health facilities and organizations have already included blockchain technology into their own services. According to IBM data, 90% of the healthcare companies interviewed plan to launch a pilot blockchain project by 2018.Rena Christina Tabata on Forbes explains...

According to Gerald Fenech (Forbes), Malta is confirmed as the "Island of the Blockchain" also thanks to two important events organized in the last month, above all the Malta Blockchain Summit. The appointment coincided with the entry into force of the VFAA (Virtual...

Leon Hounshell on Forbes deepens the application of the blockchain for cybersecurity and Internet of Things and explains that consortiums have already been formed for this purpose. The strategy for the future is to shift away from the traditional client-server...

The Securities & Futures Commission of Hong Kong is imposing a regulatory framework for digital currency funds and cryptocurrency exchanges. As reported by Pete Sabine on the Asia Times, regulation will affect companies that manage securities or futures contracts....

The Dubai bank Emirates NBD has launched an API (Application Programming Interface) sandbox, to meet the needs of fintech companies: more than 200 APIs and 900 endpoints in the retail, corporate and SME sectors take part. Aarti Nagraj writes that on the Gulf Business....

Georgi Georgiev on Bitcoinist writes that for the first time a Canadian bank (Ledn) has issued a loan in Canadian dollar using bitcoin as collateral. This operation could be advantageous regarding the taxation. Mauricio Di Bartolomeo, CSO of Ledn, explains: «Ledn...

The Swiss government is exploring amendments to current legislation to facilitate the development of blockchain technology. The blockchain/initial coin offering (ICO) working group was appointed at the start of 2018 to review the legal framework on all applications of...

Cole Meiterman on UTB draws the ranking of the most crypto-friendly cities: San Francisco (60 ATMs that process crypto conversions, and more than 100 retailers who support cryptocurrency payments), New York City (more than 100 merchants which support Bitcoin and other...

Singapore and Chinese city Chongqing have made a partnership under the project called Chongqing Connectivity Initiative (CCI) to implement fintech sector in both areas. As the Singapore Business Review explains, the alliance will mainly affect the Southern Transport...

London and Singapore are two significant global fintech hubs, a joint report by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and the Singapore Chartered Accountants Institute (ISCA) - published on Finews - says. Five key elements for a fintech...

Past August, the governor of Ohio signed legislation recognizing the use of blockchain to save and secure electronic records in field such as healthcare, financial services, supply chain management and real estate. In this way, Ohio will open the door for new...

Autonomous vehicles will radically change the transport industry. Gerald Fenech on Forbes writes that the whole sector will be taken from the oligopoly by some global giants. Blockchain and smart contracts will increase trust among the Internet of Transportation...