Consensus 2018 Blockchain Event: Highlights from Day 1
A brief look at all that went down on the first day of the Consensus 2018 blockchain event!
- Aditya Worah
- May 17, 2018
A brief look at all that went down on the first day of the Consensus 2018 blockchain event!
Fred Smith, the CEO of FedEx has embraced Blockchain technology to usher a new age in the logistics industry.
LG has now launched their own blockchain platform: Monachain. It offers a host of services ranging from identity verifications to supply-chain management.
China is working on launching new laws on blockchain by 2019.
JP Morgan's Quorum blockchain platform has been long rumoured to be spun-out, but the head of the division Christine Moy remains positive about innovations.
Australian blockchain startup Power Ledger’s primary aim in Puerto Rico is to help raise funding which would help the country repair its damaged power grid.
Microsoft announced setting up of Azure Workbench, a tool to easily set up blockchain.
BMW's Innovation Lab is working in association with cryptocurrency startup DOVU, using blockchain tech and crypto rewards to improve the tracking of mileage.
Former VP of Messenger, David Marcus announced that he will now lead a blockchain development group which explores how Facebook can benefit from the technology.
Bermuda government is working on establishing blockchain and cryptocurrency firms in the island.