March 30, 2018
The Blockchain Lab of Sogang University organized a workshop in Seoul on March 29 in cooperation with Korea Post. After a welcome by Prof. Sooyong Park, our CEO Dr. Jochen Biedermann presented and discussed the latest Blockchain developments in Europe. Blockchain Asia currently supports several Korean companies in entering the German market with their Blockchain […]
February 27, 2018
HELIX ORANGE, the latest project of our cooperation partner in digital identity Blockchain Helix, establishes a compliant and sustainable ecosystem for international investors and global Initial Coin Offerings (“ICO projects” or “ICOs”). The HELIX ORANGE platform identifies the legal and regulatory requirements of investor’s country of residence and determine the volume to which the investor […]
February 16, 2018
Our cooperation partner Frankfurt School Blockchain Center (FSBC) has published a new working paper: “How We Built the Future of Shared Mobility Within Four Weeks” [Medium, PDF] Together with the automotive supplier INVERS, FSBC set out to build a prototype of a future shared mobility service which is purely based on blockchain technology: Ethereum-based scooter […]
November 22, 2017
Our cooperation partner Frankfurt School Blockchain Center has published a new working paper: “Application of Blockchain Technology in the Manufacturing Industry” [Medium, PDF] The paper shows both the high potential of blockchain for the manufacturing and machine tool industry in the future, as well as the challenges that occur with that technology. Several use cases […]
November 12, 2017
At a seminar organized by the Blockchain Lab of Sogang University in cooperation with Nonghyup Bank, our CEO presented in Seoul his thoughts on Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs). In the last months, several regulatory authorities have banned ICOs, including the Korean and Chinese ones, on basis of major weaknesses and inadequate investor protection. Companies planning […]
November 3, 2017
Our cooperation partner Frankfurt School Blockchain Center has published a new working paper: “Solving Challenges in Developing Countries with Blockchain Technology” [Medium, PDF] Blockchain technology can solve development problems as it improves existing instruments and enables the development of new ones. Blockchain-based applications particularly address institutional weaknesses and financial inclusion because they restrict deception, corruption […]
October 4, 2017
BlockchainHub and Bundesblock have mapped out the German blockchain ecosystem. Their map reflects companies and institutions who exclusively work on Blockchain or other Web3 solutions. Please contact us for further information about Blockchain in Germany.
July 17, 2017
Our cooperation partner Frankfurt School Blockchain Center has published a new working paper: “Blockchain Technology in the Pharmaceutical Industry” [Medium, PDF] We present a blockchain-based solution to increase supply chain security for the pharmaceutical industry. Supply chain security is one aspect that has recently won attention, when the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) has […]
July 17, 2017
Paymentandbanking has published an overview of the Bitcoin/Blockchain/DLT/Crypto startups in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. It shows that the Blockchain community in German-speaking countries is quite broad and fast-growing. Please contact us for detailed information on individual Blockchain startups.
July 5, 2017
Our cooperation partner Frankfurt School Blockchain Center has published two new working papers: “Comparison of Ethereum, Hyperledger Fabric and Corda” [Medium, PDF] With this paper, we provide a brief analysis of the most notable differences between the distributed ledger technologies (DLT) Hyperledger Fabric, R3 Corda and Ethereum. Our intention is to give decision makers new […]
February 9, 2017
The kick-off meeting of the Korean-German Blockchain Working Group will take place in Munich, Germany on April 7. Many thanks to Deloitte for hosting us in their Munich offices. The day before, on April 6, the BlockShow Europe 2017 will take part in Munich at Alte Kongresshalle. Tickets are still available. The Blockchain Working Group […]
January 12, 2017
在首尔韩国国民议会（韩国议会）举办的韩国 – 德国全球区块链和金融科技研讨会上，韩国区块链协会，全球金融科技研究所和法兰克福金融中心签署了区块链谅解备忘录，完成了通向欧亚区块链联盟的第一步。 一个由20多个韩国和德国区块链专家和公司（包括亚洲区块链）组成的韩国 – 德国区块链工作组已经在3，4月间注册。 工作组向希望积极贡献的更多成员开放。
January 12, 2017
The MoU on Blockchain was signed in the National Assembly (Korean Parliament) in Seoul at the Korea-Germany Global Blockchain & FinTech Symposium today between the Korea Blockchain Society, the Global FinTech Research Institute and the financial center of Frankfurt, as a first step towards an European-Asian Blockchain Alliance. More than 20 Korean and German Blockchain […]
January 6, 2017
The financial center of Frankfurt, the Korea Blockchain Society and the Global FinTech Research Institute plan to sign a MoU on cooperation in the area of Blockchain and on setting up a Korea-German Blockchain Alliance. Main objective is to encourage broad global usage of new innovative services based on Blockchain/Distributed Ledger Technology, which work seamlessly […]
December 8, 2016
A new report by BCG provides a strategy perspective on Bitcoin and Blockchain. The author, Philip Evans, outlines in his excellent essay “how the economics of transaction costs and trust could be reshaped by tokens and blockchains and by the stacked architecture on which they are built.” He analyzes architectures, trade-offs in trust as well […]
September 3, 2016
About 600 people met in Frankfurt, Germany on Sep 1 for the Joint Fall Conference 2016 on “Blockchain: Technology, Legal and Regulation, and Applications in the Finance Realm”. Before the conference and during the breaks, many attendees were actively debating to what extend we already face a hype in blockchain or distributed ledger technology. The […]
Visit of Alibaba and Ant Financial in Hangzhou, 26./27.03.2018