IBM and Maersk move #TradeLens from Beta into limited availability. 

"IBM is launching a blockchain app store to help banks and financial institutions save big on back-end costs."

Check out this article on Entrepreneur that highlights the three industries that will benefit from #blockchain solutions.

"The company added that it would introduce open-source integrations for apps built with the blockchain-based platforms Hyperledger Fabric and Ethereum later this year in the Google Cloud Product marketplace."

"On July 4, the Maltese parliament passed three bills to set a regulatory framework and drive innovation in blockchain-like technologies. The government hopes these laws will attract foreign financial tech companies to establish themselves in the country."

The five-year agreement is designed to leverage the full range of Microsoft’s cloud solutions in order to make shopping quicker and easier for customers, Walmart said.

"Bitcoin jumps as BlackRock sets up a working group to look into cryptocurrencies and blockchain."

"Dirt Protocol raised $3 million in new investment from 26 investors, including venture capital heavyweights like Greylock and General Catalyst and crypto investors Digital Currency Group, Pantera Capital and Linda Xie."

"Governments around the world are investigating the benefits of putting public services on distributed ledgers to create new systems for everything from health records, voting, taxation, welfare payments, to engagement with citizens and digital currencies."

"Although Google may have missed out on early adoption of the distributed ledger technology, Brin suggested that blockchain is within the wheelhouse of X, the company's semi-secret research division."