September 28, 2021 - Using the term "blockchain" is a buzz word that most lawyers do not understand. It is often confused with things such as "Bitcoin" — a digital currency launched in 2009 by a ...

Bloq, a Chicago-based blockchain developer and software startup, is now developing blockchain platforms and best practices for one of the most promising use cases for blockchain technology: trade ...

Global trade finance stands at a structural crossroads. For decades, the international financial system has relied on a fragmented architecture built around correspondent banking, paper-heavy ...

“Despite its potential, integrating blockchain into trade secret management is challenging…. Adopting blockchain requires a cultural shift within organizations, emphasizing the importance of digital ...

May 19, 2022 - As financial markets have taken a hit in recent weeks, cryptocurrencies have especially been under fire since their values appear to have devalued faster than traditional assets. In ...

Blockchain-based distributed ledger blockchain trade finance platform we.trade today announced it has inked a deal with IBM Corp. to join we.trade’s bank shareholders and enhance its service as part ...

In just over a decade, blockchain technology has rewritten the rulebook for global finance, bringing transparency, speed and access to financial markets. It has clearly established its worth in ...

Everyday produce from around the world is shipped and moved to the far corners of the globe for customers to buy with such ease that little thought is given to the inner workings of this trade ...

A consortium of Japanese businesses involved in global trade have teamed up to start a demonstration test this month to verify the applicability of blockchain technology as a way to streamline and ...

Ever since distributed-ledger technologies and blockchain entered the industry lexicon about six years ago, it has been widely believed that trade finance ought to be an area where this technology ...

In 2018, the World Trade Organization asked: can blockchain revolutionize international trade? It reported on possible applications of blockchain and stated that the technology opened interesting ...

The Voltron initiative, a trade finance platform built on R3's Corda blockchain, is set to begin operating in 2019. That's according to Bain & Company, which is working with eight banks and other ...