New blockchain pilots for shipping and property registries were
announced this week. A subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Ports and the Port
of Antwerp signed a memorandum of understanding to launch a pilot
that seeks to use blockchain to secure transactions, including
identification and acknowledgement of cargo documents, and reduce
costs at their respective ports. In Australia, the state of South
Wales is reportedly partnering with a Swedish startup to build a
proof of concept for a blockchain-based land registry system.
In the private sector, one of the world's oldest and most
renowned art auction houses recently announced a pilot project with
blockchain-powered digital art registry Artory, which will store
the purchase history of an artwork on a blockchain, accessible to
the buyer via a registration card issued at the time of purchase,
thus offering buyers greater confidence in the piece's
provenance. Also this week, a major global electronics and
entertainment company
