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Tag: distributed ledger technology
Report: Companies Dropping The Term ‘Blockchain’ Due to Hype Around Technology
A new report from Forrester Research states that some companies are stopping to use the term “blockchain” because they think it is overhyped, business magazine Fortune reported Nov. 6….
Reserve Bank of Australia Official ‘Not Convinced’ of Need for Digital Dollar
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) assistant governor Michelle Bullock said that the bank has not been convinced of the need to create a digital Australian dollar, local business…
World Payments Report 2018: DLT Falls Short of Meeting Financial Market Demands
The World Payments Report 2018 published Oct. 16 has found that distributed ledger technology (DLT) is not currently capable of meeting financial market demands. The annual report was jointly…
Scalability Study: DLT Can Support Daily Trading Volume of US Equity Market
A recent study by the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), a post-trade financial services firm, has found that distributed ledger technology (DLT) is scalable enough to support daily…
Abu Dhabi Ports Subsidiary Tests International Blockchain Pilot with Port of Antwerp
A subsidiary of the major U.A.E. seaport operator Abu Dhabi Ports has launched an international blockchain pilot with the Port of Antwerp, global shipping news agency Hellenic Shipping News…
The European Blockchain Partnership Finds Europe Getting Serious About Distributed Ledger Technology
On April 10, 2018, 21 EU member states and Norway signed up to create the European Blockchain Partnership. Including the UK, France, Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands and Ireland, they…
India Approves MOU on Joint Blockchain Research with BRICS Members
The Union Cabinet of India has approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the collaborative research of distributed ledger technology (DLT), local news outlet ANI reported September 12. The…
