Category Archives: Distributed Ledger

Xage introduces Zero Trust remote access cloud solution for hard-to-secure environments

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When a hacker broke into the computer systems of the Oldsmar Florida water supply last month, it sent up red flags across the operational tech world, whether that’s utilities or oil and gas pipelines. Xage, a security startup that has been building a solution to help protect these hard-to-secure operations, announced a Zero Trust remote […] Continue reading Xage introduces Zero Trust remote access cloud solution for hard-to-secure environments→

Tangle EE project joins Eclipse Foundation to bring distributed ledger apps to enterprise

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As the number of IoT devices proliferate, and machines conduct transactions with machines without humans involved, it becomes increasingly necessary to have a permissionless system that facilitates this kind of communication in a secure way. Enter the IOTA Foundation, a Berlin-based open source distributed ledger technology (DLT) project, which has hooked up with the Eclipse […] Continue reading Tangle EE project joins Eclipse Foundation to bring distributed ledger apps to enterprise→

Clear gets $13M Series A to build high-volume transaction system on the blockchain

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Clear is an early stage startup with a big ambition. It wants to build a blockchain for high-volume transaction systems like payments between telcos. Today it announced a $13 million Series A investment. The round was led by Eight Roads with participation from Telefónica Innovation Ventures, Telekom Innovation Pool of Deutsche Telekom, HKT and Singtel […] Continue reading Clear gets $13M Series A to build high-volume transaction system on the blockchain→

Hyperledger Fabric, the open source distributed ledger, reaches release 2.0

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The open source Hyperledger Foundation announced the release of Hyperledger Fabric 2.0 today, the first such project to reach a 2.0 release. It’s a notable milestone. The blockchain as a business tool has certainly had a rocky road over the last few years, but there is still plenty to like about smart contracts that have […] Continue reading Hyperledger Fabric, the open source distributed ledger, reaches release 2.0→

Xage now supports hierarchical blockchains for complex implementations

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Xage is working with utilities, energy companies and manufacturers to secure their massive systems, and today it announced some significant updates to deal with the scale and complexity of these customers’ requirements including a new hierarchical blockchain. Xage enables customers to set security policy, then enforce that policy on the blockchain. Company CEO Duncan Greatwood […] Continue reading Xage now supports hierarchical blockchains for complex implementations→

IBM-Maersk blockchain shipping consortium expands to include other major shipping companies

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Last year IBM and Danish shipping conglomerate Maersk announced the limited availability of a blockchain-based shipping tool called TradeLens. Today, the two partners announced that a couple of other major shippers have come on board. The partners announced that CMA CGM and MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company have joined TradeLens. When you include these companies together […] Continue reading IBM-Maersk blockchain shipping consortium expands to include other major shipping companies→

How Blockchain Can Improve InfoSec

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Blockchain could be an unknown term in any era, but in the present, it has sparked global hype. According to Transparency Market Research, blockchain’s value is expected to reach $20 billion by the year 2024. This technology has an extraordinary… Continue reading How Blockchain Can Improve InfoSec→

Linux Foundation launches Hyperledger Grid to provide framework for supply chain projects

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The Linux Foundation’s Hyperledger Project has a singular focus on the blockchain, but this morning it announced a framework for building supply chain projects where it didn’t want blockchain stealing the show. In fact, the foundation is careful to point out that this project is not specifically about the blockchain, so much as providing the building […] Continue reading Linux Foundation launches Hyperledger Grid to provide framework for supply chain projects→

Oracle delves deeper into blockchain with four new applications

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Oracle is a traditional tech company that has been struggling to gain traction in the cloud, but it could see blockchain as a way to differentiate itself. At Oracle OpenWorld today it announced the Oracle Blockchain Applications Cloud, a series of four applications designed for transactions-based processing scenarios using Internet of Things as a data […] Continue reading Oracle delves deeper into blockchain with four new applications→

Walmart is betting on the blockchain to improve food safety

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Walmart has been working with IBM on a food safety blockchain solution and today it announced it’s requiring that all suppliers of leafy green vegetable for Sam’s and Walmart upload their data to the blockchain by September 2019 . Most supply chains are bogged down in manual processes. This makes it difficult and time consuming […] Continue reading Walmart is betting on the blockchain to improve food safety→