BITS OF BLOCKS
BLOCKCHAIN, LAW AND REGULATION
Steven Pettigrove, Partner, Piper Alderman
Michael Bacina
ASX completes test pilot of blockchain settlement
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) recently won their first victory in their blockchain settlement scheme, effecting a test-pilot...
Australian Govt funded Blockchain Pilots announced
Earlier this year the Australian government announced two grants of up to $3 million for blockchain pilots which could showcase the...
Singapore driving digital documents forward
Singapore has recently refreshed their Electronic Transactions Act (Chapter 88) (ETA) to enhance business' and citizens' certainty, use...
Federal Budget 2020-21: FinTech focus
We're highlighting the key measures supporting startups, FinTech and blockchain in the 2020-21 Federal Budget released on 6 October 2020
Coca Cola invests in Centrapay for crypto collaboration
Amatil X, Coca-Cola Amatil’s corporate venture arm, completed a minority investment in NZ crypto payment company Centrapay
Applications open for National Blockchain Roadmap Working Groups
The National Blockchain Roadmap Steering Committee has invited experts of the Australian blockchain community to join working groups.
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.
Blockchain brings trust to commercial drones says US Department of Transportation
The US Department of Transportation has issued a report on the benefits of blockchain in addressing the challenges of tracking, enforcement.
China conscripts blockchain to combat novel coronavirus
China have begun to utilize blockchain in order to manage the coronavirus amid the outbreak.
Oman’s largest port boasts blockchain shipping platform
The largest port in the Middle Eastern nation of Oman has signed up with TradeLens, a blockchain supply chain platform.
Walmart Canada branches into blockchain for freight and payments management
Canadian branch of retail giant Walmart has introduced an automated blockchain-based network for payments management and freight tracking.
Blockchain to save food industry $31 billion by 2024
Studies conducted by Juniper Research have found that blockchain will enable food fraud savings amounting to $31 billion.
Wine marketplace built on ethereum launched
In partnership with EY, a Singaporean company has launched TATTOO, a blockchain enabled wine marketplace using ETH-721 tokens
OpenSC Offering Overwhelmed
Congratulations to Dermot O'Gorman and Reece Proudfoot and Markus Mutz for the announcement that OpenSC, a collaboration between WWF and...