the London Blockchain Conference 2025, which focused on digital trust, decentralised innovation, and smart governance. Key sessions highlighted how blockchain, AI, and Web3 are moving into practical applications across various sectors, including finance, public services, and conservation. Continue reading
The Info-Tech Research Group’s Tech Trends 2026 report identifies eight key trends shaping the future of Information Technology. This comprehensive annual research is based on a survey of over 700 IT decision-makers and outlines how organizations must transition from managing disruption to orchestrating resilience and exponential value creation. The report categorizes the trends into three themes: adapting to multipolar uncertainty, moving toward guided intelligent autonomy, and evolving to exponential IT. Continue reading
EasyStaff produced an exclusive data report about the rapid corporate adoption of stablecoins for payroll, noting a 6.8 times year-over-year growth in usage. This data highlights a significant shift away from traditional banking systems towards digital assets for international payments, including a 134% increase in the average corporate deposit size. Continue reading
The Friends of Science Society challenges the Governor of the Bank of Canada, Tiff Macklem, for allegedly ignoring the significant threats posed by the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and renewed carbon taxes to Canadian businesses. Continue reading
A new strategic partnership between Deutsche Börse Market Data + Services and Chainlink to publish multi-asset class market data on blockchains using a service called DataLink. This collaboration aims to connect traditional and blockchain-based financial markets by making real-time data from venues like Eurex, Xetra, 360T, and Tradegate accessible to thousands of decentralised finance (DeFi) protocols. Continue reading
SPAYZ.io, a global provider of advanced payment technologies, announced their new white paper titled “Winning Payments in Challenging Industries,” which explores the opportunities and challenges within the high-risk payments sector. Continue reading
This solution leverages the Chainlink oracle platform, blockchain technology, and AI to standardise and streamline data validation, transforming unstructured announcements into verifiable, real-time records that can be distributed across both traditional financial infrastructure and blockchain networks. Key participants include institutions like DTCC, Swift, Euroclear, and UBS. Continue reading
A new research report on crypto wallet adoption in the U.S., which suggests that the adoption of cryptocurrency is skewing toward affluent Americans while lower-income communities face significant barriers and high fees. Continue reading
Trainline, Europe’s primary train ticket booking application, announcing a new campaign called “On Track for a Family Vacation.” This initiative involves a partnership with celebrity Christina Milian and her daughter, Violet Madison Nash, to encourage and provide resources for stress-free family rail travel across Europe. Continue reading
Global greenhouse gas emissions data for July 2025 report shows that total global emissions reached 5.21 billion tonnes CO₂e, marking a slight increase of 0.43% compared to July 2024. The release provides a comprehensive breakdown of these emissions by major countries (with China, the US, and India showing increases), sectors (with fossil fuel operations seeing the largest increase), and the top emitting urban areas. Continue reading