BLOCKCHAIN

Chainwashing is the perfect term, coined by R3’s Tim Swanson to describe the current “Blockchain, not Bitcoin” hype. Read more: bitcoinist.com

Chain, a San Francisco blockchain company, has joined the Initiative for cryptocurrency & Contracts. With its membership, the firm brings a blockchain protocol to the party. Read more: www.informationweek.com

A lack of clarity over regulation is holding back the development of blockchain technology for cutting the cost of share trading. read more: www.reuters.com

Australian online travel firm Webjet has built a blockchain proof-of-concept (PoC) with tech giant Microsoft as its partner, the company revealed. Read more: www.cryptocoinsnews.com

China’s major financial institutions believe governance should not be replaced in any larger transitions to blockchain. Read more: www.coindesk.com

The Royal Mint is going to build and launch a digital gold offering, one that could execute, settle and trade gold using a blockchain-based system. Read more: www.coindesk.com

Blockchain rapidly becoming one of the largest threats to the financial services industry as we know it today. Read more: www.valuewalk.com

Gabrielle Patrick is a UK and US lawyer specializing in cryptofinance and distributed ledger technology. Read more: www.baypayforum.com

Dubai’s government is testing blockchain tech for trade finance in partnership with IBM. Read more: www.coindesk.com

AF fintech that applies "formal verification" to analyze safety and fairness of algorithms in financial markets announced its platform for blockchain smart contracts. Read more: www.cryptocoinsnews.com