- May 28, 2020
- 4 min
Litigation likely as Steemit saga continues, with stakeholders' Steem "stolen"
Issues in the Steemit community continue to escalate, with a class action or other significant legal action fast becoming the only possible
- May 15, 2020
- 2 min
The taps turn on for Water Ledger pilot project
Water Ledger, an Australian-grown project based out of Queensland, has launched its pilot project for water trading in their home state.
- May 15, 2020
- 1 min
Libra larger with 3 new members
The Libra Association has added its first sovereign wealth fund as a member
- May 13, 2020
- 1 min
Buterin confirms ETH 2.0 on track for July 2020 launch
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, speaking at Consensus: Distributed, has confirmed that ETH 2.0 is on schedule for a July launch
- Apr 24, 2020
- 2 min
Are two Blockchains better than one? Binance's smart contract blockchain
Binance has released a white paper for Binance Smart Chain, a new blockchain implementing smart contracts to the Binance ecosystem
- Apr 14, 2020
- 2 min
Hacking a decentralised exchange: Bisq spills the secrets on their recent hack
A hacker has exploited a security vulnerability in the trading protocal of decentralised Bitcoin exchange Bisq, stealing approx USD$150,000
- Mar 12, 2020
- 2 min
Figure securitises $150M of home equity loans on Provenance Blockchain
Figure Technologies has announced the first end-to-end securitisation of a bundle of home equity loans, worth over $150m on a blockchain
- Mar 12, 2020
- 2 min
EY, Microsoft and Consensys collaborate on creation of Baseline protocol for Ethereum
EY, Microsoft and Consensys are collaborating on the Baseline protocol for the public Ethereum blockchain
- Mar 10, 2020
- 1 min
Brazil Ministry of Education fights fake diplomas with blockchain
Brazil Blockchain beats dodgy diplomas with the government and 14 universities moving to trial blockchain secured qualifications.
- Feb 20, 2020
- 2 min
Bank of Korea set to deploy blockchain based bond system
South Korea’s central bank is currently working on its own blockchain-based bonds system
- Feb 19, 2020
- 2 min
India's Election Commission considering blockchain system for voting
The Election Commission of India (ECI) is collaborating with the Indian Institute of Technology to develop a blockchain system for voting.
- Jan 26, 2020
- 1 min
Event: Blockchain for Social Good @ Piper Alderman
On 17 February 2020, Women in Blockchain and Blockchain Australia will host a panel on Blockchain for Social Good at Piper Alderman Sydney
- Jan 20, 2020
- 3 min
Decentralized Aragon Court onboarding jurors to settle disputes
Decentralized management platform Aragon has begun onboarding jurors for its decentralized Aragon Court.
- Jan 15, 2020
- 1 min
Piper Alderman contributes to Lexology Getting the Deal Through – Cryptoassets and Blockchain 2019
Piper Alderman has written the Australian chapter of Getting the Deal Through – Cryptoassets and Blockchain 2019, published by Lexology
- Jan 9, 2020
- 1 min
Growth in smart contract testing services with EY public beta launch
EY recently launched a public beta of its Smart Contract Analyzer, which allows users to upload solidity files for ERC-20 smart contracts
- Dec 15, 2019
- 2 min
Bringing Blockchain into the Oil and Gas Industry
Australia is set to become the world’s largest gas exporter by 2020, and challenges facing the industry can be addressed with blockchain.
- Dec 9, 2019
- 2 min
Ethereum Istanbul Hard Fork has gone live
On Sunday 8 December, the 8th hard fork of the Ethereum network, known as Istanbul, went live at block number 9,069,000