2019 Blockchain Milestones

IBM, Pacific International Lines Complete Blockchain Shipping Trial with Oranges

Second Largest Korean Political Party to implement blockchain for member processes

Blockchain startup to verify degrees, skills and job roles to tackle dishonesty on resumes

Overstock blockchain subsidiary to develop land registry in Tulum, Mexico

Facebook acquires blockchain startup in apparent first

Wall Street blockchain alliance joins Enterprise Blockchain Consortium R3

IBM partnership uses blockchain, IoT to combat drought in California

Italian Banking Association further tests Interbank Blockchain system powered by R3

Read more : Corda – Beyond Banking and Finance

Intel launches commercial blockchain package based on Hyperledger Fabric

Altcoin Beam announces plans to incorporate Mimblewimble Lightning Network

HSBC reports 25% savings in Forex Trade settlement using blockchain

Hyundai commercial partners with IBM to accelerate blockchain development

Waste Management firm launches blockchain platform in UAE city

Major Spanish bank BBVA issues $40 Million Green Bond based on Blockchain Platform

Indian e-commerce giant partners with blockchain logistics and shipping platform

LA Kings confirm release of a blockchain merchandise authenticator

Malta to store education certificates on a blockchain

Latin America’s largest investment bank to launch its own security token

Commerzbank, Siemens and Continental to complete blockchain money market pilot

Accenture works with Mastercard, Amazon to boost circular supply chain using DLT

Russia Ministry of Transport to pilot IBM Maersk blockchain platform

Microsoft, Telefonica to work on blockchain innovation in fresh partnershipdeal

Sony and Fujitsu develop blockchain platform to fight fake education qualifications

Turkish telecom giant Turkcell introduces Blockchain ID management product

Swedish Digital Marketing firm launches blockchain-based ad network

Major Saudi ATM provider partners with Blockchain Identity Firm

Blockchain releases upgrade of its Bitcoin Lightning Network Implementation

Read more: The Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin’s Lightning Network

Major US retailer Kroger drops Visa, Morgan Creek Digital suggests Lightning Network

Ridesharing app Lyft partners with blockchain startup to tokenize healthcare transport

Japanese banks unite to launch DLT Finance Platform Services

Swift, HSBC, Deutsche Bank to conduct blockchain based e-voting

Blockchain based journalism platform Civil launches

Russian Federation launches blockchain based E-Voting

IBM reveals two further blockchain patents for security and database management

Investment Firm Invesco launches blockchain ETF on London Stock Exchange

MyEtherWallet launches new open source Ethereum blockchain explorer

Vonage subsidiary receives patent to secure voice communications with blockchain

IBM publishes patent for resisting replay attacks in permissioned blockchains

French Court Clerks to use IBM blockchain platform for Corporate Registry

Kakao-backed firm Dunamu launches blockchain service platform

UPS integrates blockchain platforms to improve merchant supply chains

Bayer’s Agricultural Division partners with ConsenSys-backed startup BlockApps

Crypto Exchange OKEx is developing its own blockchain

Hershey Chocolate company joins blockchain advertising consortium

Corda Blockchain trade finance platform Marco Polo sees first transactions

India to use blockchain to improve coffee supply chain

PayPal invests in Digital Identity-focused blockchain startup in apparent first

Cybersecurity, Blockchain firm WISeKey acquires interest in Data Infrastructure firm

Austria’s largest energy provider develops Fridge with Bosch

Blockchain Software Firm Digital Asset Open Sources its DAML Language

Barclays, RBS join 40-Strong R3 Blockchain real estate trial

Capital One presents blockchain patent for content validation

Global Consulting company Accenture patents two solutions for blockchain interoperability

Western Union Partners with e-wallet Coins.ph for Cross-border remittances

Read more: Cross-Border Payments Using Blockchain Technology

IBM patents blockchain implementation to manage data for autonomous vehicles

Blockchain prediction platform Augur to launch stablecoin DAI-Denominated markets

Tata Consultancy Services powers blockchain-based cross-border securities settlement

Horizen Labs raises $4 Million to build sidechain-as-a-service platform

Read more: Sidechains- Answer to Blockchain Scalability Issues?

ICC to support blockchain adoption among its 45 million member businesses

Nestlé, Carrefour work with IBM to track Mashed Potato brand with blockchain

ING bank releases blockchain privacy tool bulletproofs

US Researchers develop blockchain protocol to fight counterfeit pharmaceuticals

Blockchain firm digital asset integrates smart contract language with Hyperledger

EY launches beta test version of smart contract analyser for Ethereum blockchain

Accenture, Genrali launch blockchain solution for employee benefits

Volkswagen joins IBM-backed blockchain platform for Cobalt Supply Chains

Stablecoin USDT launched on Tron Blockchain

Read more: Stablecoins: Helping in Widespread Adoption of Blockchain?

JP Morgan Chase to add new features to blockchain powered network for global bank

IBM issued patent for DLT-supported data sharing and validation

Lightning Labs launched Lightning network client for main bitcoin network

Blockchain payments firm Bitspark releases stablecoin pegged to Phiilipine Peso

IBM to apply blockchain tech to Lenovo’s data centers

Samsung IT subsidiary releases Nexledger, a new version of Enterprise blockchain platform

Neo 3.0 to launch on new blockchain network

Amazon Web Services lauches managed blockchain service

Read more: Blockchain as a Service: An Introduction

Trust Token launches stablecoin backed by Canadian Dollar

Washington state law recognizes blockchain records as legally valid and enforceable

Singapore and Canada bank completes first cross-border blockchain payment

Indian tech giant Mahindra to combat spam phone calls with blockchain

Upgraded Hyperledger Fabric sees 7-fold increase in transaction speed

Microsoft releases blockchain manager app

Blockchain driven ad campaign for PepsiCo increases efficiency by 28%

Facebook acquires Libra trademark to work on its secretive cryptocurrency

Read more: Libra: Facebook coin to balance the world of cryptocurrency

Ecuadorian shrimp producer joins IBM’s blockchain based food trust platform

Microsoft releases new Azure Blockchain development kit for Ethereum blockchain

Facebook revises policy on blockchain ads, crypto-related materials

Facebook may announce FB coin stablecoin in Q3

Samsung SDS includes blockchain within digital transformation framework

JPMorgan overhauls Quorum’s privacy architecture with the help from Microsoft

Read more: Quorum – An Improved Ethereum Blockchain?

Nordic banking giant Nordea opens blockchain trading platform to more clients

Ethereum Consortium launches new enterprise tools with input from Microsoft intel

Microsoft builds decentralized identity network on top of bitcoin blockchain

Hyperledger rolls out suite of blockchain tools for interoperability

Read more: Hyperledger Aries

World bank leads secondary market phase of Bond-I blockchain bond

Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior owner unveils blockchain platform to verify luxury goods

Amazon patent casts light on plans to create proof-of-work blockchain analog

ABB launches blockchain pilot for solar energy sector

Chines E-Commerce giant JD.com applied for over 200 blockchain patents

Blockchain credit union consortium to use R3’s for Cross-border payments product

Four banks successfully test new blockchain platform for processing promissory note loans

Coinbase payment processing service now supports Circle’s USDC stablecoin

EEA releases report on blockchain use cases in real estate

Coinbase now supports another stablecoin, MakerDao’s Dai

E-Commerce giant Alibaba to integrate blockchain into intellectual property system

Korea’s oldest bank launches national blockchain-based loan platform

Big Four Auditor EY provides blockchain solution for new wine traceability platform

World’s second and fourth biggest shipping firms join Maersk’s blockchain platform

Velocity Ledger Technology launches Testnet and blockchain API in Bermuda

Dubai Government and UAE Bank unveil blockchain-based mortgage platform

Virtual Racing Car in Blockchain game sells for over $110,000

Salesforce introduces Hyperledger-based blockchain platform

World economic forum forms tech policy councils for blockchain, AI, IoT

Tether stablecoin now available on EOS blockchain

Brazilian Banks to Implement new Hyperledger-powered Digital ID platform

Raukten partners with Japan’s biggest firm to promote cashless payments

Kodak reveals new blockchain-based document management system

Russia’s third largest food retail firm uses blockchain-based Open Trade Finance Platform

LINE Pay partners with Visa to launch Digital payment solution plus New Blockchain

Microsoft Registers Blockchain and AI platform for Agriculture in Brazil

Dubai Real Estate department signs MOU with Telecom Firms to Implement Blockchain

US National Association of realtors Invests in Blockchain-based real estate firm Propy

Visa Launches Global cross-border network based on certain aspects of blockchain

Insurance firm Legal & General adopts Amazon’s blockchain for pension deals

Azerbaijan Government partners with IBM on blockchain customs deal

Enigma’s Ethereum-based private smart contract testnet goes Live

Russian Authorities Sign MoU with Maersk to officially launch TradeLens in Russia

IBM, Hyperledger Blockchain ID system for banks launches in Brazil

Read more: Understanding Hyperledger Fabric

General Motors participates in $23 Million Funding Round for Spring Labs blockchain firm

Napster Creator’s blockchain firm Helium releases IoT hotspots

Brazil: R3 Develops blockchain platform with major banks and stock exchanges

US FDA partners with IBM and Walmart to improve drug supply chain using blockchain

Japan Data Initiative brings blockchain security to 100 Major Businesses

Polish Bank Verifies Documents with Ethereum Blockchain

Accenture to sign blockchain ID deal with Canada, Netherlands and Aviation players

IBM announced new multi-cloud update to blockchain

Read more: Introducing the next-gen platform for enterprise blockchain

MetLife’s LumenLab using blockchain to automate Life Insurance claims

Global Banking Giant HSBC Launches Tokenization-Based Receivables System for India

SWIFT to Allow GPI Payments on Blockchain Platforms

Malta to Register All Rent Contracts on Blockchain

Walmart China will track food in supply chain with Vechain’s Thor Blockchain

Opera releases iOS version of its ‘blockchain-ready’ mobile web browser

LG uses new blockchain DApp platform from Korean Internet Giant Kakao

Brimhall Foods to deliver products through blockchain-based ordering system

Daily Ethereum transactions exceed 1 Million, a first since May 2018

Brazilian Banks to Implement new Hyperledger-powered Digital ID platform

Huobi unveiled ‘finance chain’ for building enterprise blockchain

Dubai Chamber of Commerce signs MoU on blockchain trade solutions

Blockchain based Insurance platform for farmer’s launches in Sri Lanka

Nestle revealed blockchain supply chain tracking pilot program

Maritime Carrier Hapag-Llyod joined blockchain tracking platform TradeLens

IOTA Foundation launched Trinity, a new software wallet for IOTA tokens

Samsung, Dutch Bank, Rotterdam Port send blockchain-tracked shipment

UN looks to blockchain to aid sustainable urban development in Afghanistan

IBM launched blockchain pilot for bank guarantee process

Fujitsu unveiled blockchain-based identity and credential rating service

Blockchain based used car data marketplace to launch in Singapore

Oracle and World Bee project to track honey sustainability on blockchain

Korea’s LG launched blockchain supply chain for school lunches

Uber Health partners with blockchain startup to transport patients

Italy, Sweden, and Czechia to lead European blockchain partnership

Shell invested in blockchain based energy startup

HSBC blockchain connection reduced transaction time by 40%

Samsung released blockchain and DApp software development kit

Cadence launched blockchain based tokenized debt marketplace

Brazilian state launched blockchain platform for Government contract bids

South Korea’s biggest credit card patents blockchain payments system

IBM tripled the number of blockchain patents in US since last year

McDonald’s, Nestle and Virgin Media joined blockchain in advertising pilot

Huobi Transitions from current HUSD system to new ERC-20 token

KPMG to work with Microsoft, Tomia and R3 on blockchain telecom solutions

Proof-of-Verified-Security blockchain based on DeepSea language goes Live

The New York Times started using Hyperledger Fabric to fight fake news

Metamask launched Mobile App beta to broaden appeal of Ethereum DApps

Chile based remittance and payment firm CurrencyBird joins RippleNet

Phillipine’s UnionBank launched payment focused stablecoins

US awards patent for blockchain-based firearm data recording system

Seagate moving forward with blockchain pilot to track hard drives

Dubai to launch KYC-Focused blockchain consortium for businesses in 2020

Malta business registry adopted blockchain

Hong Kong’s flagship airline Cathay Pacific used blockchain in ULDs

Canadian transcontinental railway joined blockchain in transport alliance

Blockchain browser brave launched token tipping service for Twitter users

Nexo launched Mastercard branded crypto credit card

IBM launched new blockchain platform for supplier data management

TZERO announced patent for traditional exchange blockchain integration

Samsung expands its blockchain DApp Kit with new services, updated wallet

Standard Chartered makes letter of credit transaction using blockchain

Live Planted unveiled blockchain-based virtual reality network

IBM filed for a blockchain enabled web browser patent

Indian Telecom Jio revealed blockchain network for 330M customers

IBM and Tata becomes governing council owners of Hedera DLT platform

Mike Tyson chose blockchain for a new venture

Google Cloud partners with enterprise blockchain platform Cypherium

Walmart files patent for blockchain-based drone communication system

Salesforce blockchain certified first-ever artwork painted Lamborghini

World bank raises $33M via blockchain for its Kangaroo bond

Ethereum blockchain almost full, said Vitalik Buterin

Africa’s largest bank joined blockchain based Marco Polo Network

NEC and partners to create blockchain identity system for Buenos Aires

The Bug Bounty program for Facebook’s Libra opened to public

Read more: How to setup Libra blockchain testnet?

Gemini joined Silvergate Exchange Network for 24/7 fiat money transfers

JPMorgan veterans brought free BaaS platform to Azure

US banking giant PNC used RippleNet for cross-border payments

Mercedes-Benz in China joined PlatOn for blockchain used Car Data

DLT Platform Hedera Hashgraph’s open beta test slated to start in September

Read more: Understanding Hashgraph Technology

Gemini joined Silvergate Exchange Network for 24/7 fiat money transfers

TruTrance partnered with Deloitte to track Cannabis using blockchain

Matercard joins blockchain software firm R3’s Marco Polo Network

Foundation used blockchain and crypto to help save the Brazilian Amazon

Binance joined forces with Paxos to launch USD-backed stablecoin ‘BUSD’

Read more: Security Tokens are Gaining Momentum?

World’s first blockchain smartphone to become available in new market

Amazon Web Services announced cryptography-using quantum ledger database

Mastercard partnered with blockchain firm R3 for payments solution

Santander issued $20M end-to-end blockchain bond on Ethereum

Alfa-bank launched Bank-as-a-Service platform on Waves Blockchain

Kaleido blockchain implemented QEDIT’s Zero-Knowledge proof solution

Coffee industry taps IBM blockchain solution to track Supply Chain

Bank of America joined R3’s Marco Polo blockchain Global Trade Network

Dailmer conducted transaction on Marco Polo trade finance network

Lloyds bank partnered with blockchain platform to streamline trade finance

New Balance used Cardano blockchain to confirm product authenticity

Samsung-backed blockchain firm launched in UAE after securing $16M

IKEA in ‘World First’ Transaction Using Smart Contracts and Licensed E-Money

Walmart started to use blockchain tech to track shrimp Supply Chains

Major South Korean store chain started to support blockchain payments app

Enterprise Ethereum Alliance’s reward token system backed by Microsoft, Intel

EOS Developer Block.one released version 2.0 of EOSIO protocol

Read more: Block.one announces EOSIO 2 for faster and simpler DApp development

Perth Mint, InfiniGold launched gold-backed token on public blockchain

IBM launched new blockchain supply chain product using Red Hat Tech

Facebook sued for trademark infringement over Libra logo design

Read more: Libra: Facebook’s new digital coin to begin global revolution?

Visa, Ebay, Stripe and Mastercard abandoned Facebook’s Libra Project

Alfa-Bank, Commerzbank pilot cross-border payments on R3’s Marco Polo

BMW, General Motors, Ford started testing blockchain payments in cars

Singapore Shipping Association to deploy blockchain for ship registration

LiquidApps released horizontal blockchain scaling solution

Booking Holding left Facebook’s Libra Association

Ford used blockchain tech to track ‘Green Miles’ driven by vehicles

HSBC enacted first letter of credit on a blockchain in Malaysia

EY unveiled public finance blockchain to track government spending

UK-based digital exchange to use R3’s Corda for Post-Trade processes

Two more US jurisdictions launched blockchain-based mobile voting

Remittances partnership to use Cambodia central bank’s blockchain system

Canadian Terminal Operator joins Maersk and IBM’s TradeLens

TBCASoft, IBM and SoftBank announced a mobile payment blockchain

Consensys unveiled Ethereum-based satellite tracker

WeChat Pay to start using blockchain to track payments

Largest American Food Coop to pilot Mastercard’s blockchain tech

Major Latin American development bank piloted blockchain for land registry

Deloitte integrated QEDIT’s privacy tech into its blockchain platform

Tron Network total accounts passed 4 million after Samsung partnership

Deutsche Telekom’s blockchain firm partners with Malta Government Agency

Kadena blockchain Mainnet went LIVE

China introduces blockchain-based identification system for cities

Coca Cola used blockchain for $21-billion-per-year networ

Fujitsu and Rice Exchange Bring to Market First Global Blockchain Rice Trading Platform

Oxfam’s blockchain-based agricultural insurance pays farmers in Sri Lanka

AEternity releases final hard fork software to compete with Ethereum

Tradewind digital platform used blockchain to track provenance of Gold

Azerbaijan to adopt blockchain-based ID system in 2020

Volvo to use blockchain-traceable Cobalt in its electric car batteries

Power Ledger strikes deal to roll out in blockchain in South Australia

Canadian blockchain form launched USD-pegged stablecoin CUSD

Airbnb bookings opened with bitcoin and Lightning network via Fold App

Wyoming unveiled first-ever crypto custody rules for blockchain banks

Huobi Chain Blockchain completes planned open source developer rollout

UPS and Agritech firm use blockchain to verify beef shipment from US to Japan

Power Ledger completed peer-to-peer solar energy trading trial in India

Samsung SDS to use Zero-knowledge proofs on business blockchain

Walmart Canada rolled out blockchain based freight and payment system

Visa worked on blockchain system for joint computation of large-scale private data

Lamborghini uses Salesforce blockchain to certify heritage cars

Libra network logged over 30 projects in the past two months of testing

Read more: Libra vs Ethereum: Key Differences and Comparison

Sberbank patents blockchain repo solution in a purported first for Russia Banks

With 7,600 blockchain patent applications, Chinese firms far outpace US

LG and Kakao partnered to bridge public and private blockchain

Alibaba Filmmaking arm to distribute new movie rights via tokens

Blockchain security firm CertiK to launch beta for Smart Contracts focused chain

Thailand introduced blockchain-based tax refunds for oil exporters

IBM filed a blockchain patent for fighting package theft by drone

Softbank releases debit cards with built-in blockchain wallet

Monero implements hard fork, including new ASIC-resisting mining algorithm

Ripple transferred 1 Billion XRP tokens from escrow wallet and back again

Deutsche Boerse’s DLT security lending platform saw first transactions

Microsoft announces token collectibles on Ethereum blockchain

T-Minus 1,000 blocks until Ethereum’s Istanbul Hard Fork

Istanbul upgrade goes live on Ethereum

Italian Copyright Authority and Algorand develop blockchain ecosystem for copyright management

Microsoft Azure announces blockchain token and data management service

Bank of China uses Blockchain to issue $2.8B worth of financial bonds

JPMorgan’s blockchain network to launch in Japan in early 2020

Santander redeems $20M bond using Ethereum blockchain

Nike patents a system for tokenizing shoes on Ethereum’s blockchain

World’s 2nd largest bank CCB launches blockchain refactoring

Libra updates whitepaper, removes dividends for Libra Association

Sweden’s central bank to partner with Accenture to launch E-Krona

Ripple based remittance firm SendFriend claims to save up to 80% in fees

Tata Consultancy Services launches blockchain app deployment kit

EY releases new version of Zero-Knowledge proof blockchain to public domain

Major Asian shipping terminal joined IBM and Maersk's blockchain platform

National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) announced a blockchain-based payment system called Vajra