Here’s a roundup of blockchain deals and launches in the past four weeks.
1. Google Cloud is partnering with Cypherium, a smart contract platform that aims to offer a more scalable alternative to public blockchain infrastructures and could promote commercial adoption of distributed ledger technologies.
2. IBM has launched a new blockchain system with Chainyard and other healthcare companies.
3. Microsoft is using blockchain technology to make advances in artificial intelligence and machine learning more accessible.
4. Global Care Administrators plans to launch a new transaction system, Global Care Pay, that uses blockchain technology to authenticate patients, authorize procedures, file claims and reimburse providers in real time.