BLOCKCHAIN

Banking major Santander has doubled the size of its fintech venture capital fund Santander InnoVentures with a $100m injection of fresh capital.

The Hyperledger Project, a cross-industry collaborative effort to study and develop blockchain has set up a working group as an extended arm in China. Read more: www.cryptocoinsnews.com

The Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate awards $100,000 funding to four small firms to use blockchain technology to support identity management. Read more: cointelegraph.com

ConsenSys have partnered with XBRL to develop standards for tokenization of assets on blockchains. Read more: www.cryptocoinnews.com

The RBI has enacted initiatives to address cybercrime as well as the disruptions caused by the emerging FinTech sector, including blockchain tech. Read more: www.cryptocoinsnews.com

Standard & Poor's could consider making rating changes of major financial institutions if the use blockchain technology becomes widespread. Read more: www.cnbc.com

The FinTech ecosystem expected to grow by 25% in the next year. Promoting blockchain technology will help countries grow in the attractive market segment. Read more: www.newsbtc.com

Bitcoinist caught up with Chris Horlacher, CEO of Equibit, a decentralized, peer-to-peer securities platform. Read more: www.bitcoinist.com

If you’re asking yourself whether the hype around blockchain is worth looking into it, the answer is yes. Read more: www.finextra.com

The blockchain will transform banking, and banks need to be leading that change. Read more: www.weforum.org