the key challenges and possible shortcomings of distributed ledger technology – for example, ESMA wonders: how scaleable the technology might be; how easily it will operate with and between existing ...

On April 22, 2015, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a call for evidence on investments using virtual currency (vc) or distributed ledger technology. ESMA has been ...

The FDA is working with industry partners to create a new labeling standard that would require companies to track and manage data related to agricultural harvests that would improve the quality of ...

To many, the idea that blockchain can be a force for good in the climate fight seems contradictory. The predominant narrative is about the mindblowing energy consumption of proof-of-work blockchains ...

Blythe Masters, chief executive of fintech provider Digital Asset Holdings, said she is seeing all the things needed to happen now for blockchain and distributed ledger technology to be mainstream in ...

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First there was Bitcoin, friend of criminals, speculators and tech geeks everywhere. It’s grown amazingly. Then there were alternatives to Bitcoin, often sharing much of the same code, but with ...

The British Government is exploring ways to employ Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) to secure digital evidence and identity information, according to a blog post published August 23. Her Majesty's ...

Dmitry Andreev discusses issues in patenting blockchain-related technologies, and explains how to avoid the most common grounds of rejection An analysis of blockchain-related published US applications ...

When people interact with each other, for example via financial transactions, sharing legal documents or trading through supply chains, they need a high level of confidence that the data recording ...