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  • Blockchain for Digital OOH: Why, When, How?

    “Blockchain will change the world”, they say; “it will make all data secure”, they holler; “it will be transparent and fraud-free”, they proclaim. It’s certainly become the new mantra of the advertising world and featured heavily in discussions at Cannes [...]

  • Weekly Focus: JD.com Opens Up Blockchain Platform

    This week, JD.com unveils a new blockchain platform that it says is aimed at helping companies access and develop their own applications on the technology to better secure their operations. The new platform allows businesses to create and modify smart [...]

  • Sort the Real from the Buzz: Are Blockchain & Virtual Reality Better in Theory than Practice?

    With today’s digital disruption, backing the right technology is a key to survival and success. If only there were a marketing oracle, who could magically sort out the theoretical from the practical and point us to the right technology. This [...]

  • How Blockchain Is the Future of the Gaming Industry

    Year after year, the gaming industry produces more advanced, high-specification games that require powerful hardware which, due to high prices, is not available for all gamers. This is a problem that is not surprising, writes Egor Gurjev, CEO at Playkey, exclusively [...]

  • How Blockchain Is Set to Drive Commerce

    While blockchain is not new, it’s a technology that’s starting to make waves in the retail space and is increasingly one retailers can’t ignore. In this piece for RetailTechNews, James Pruden (pictured below), studio director, Xigen, explains that, while blockchain made its [...]

  • Weekly Focus: Alibaba Trials Blockchain for Supply Chain Transparency

    This week, the spotlight is on Alibaba Group's plans to use blockchain to better monitor and manage supply chains, kicking off a pilot in Australia and New Zealand through its Food Trust Framework. The Chinese e-commerce giant said it was working [...]

  • Viewability Record in UK; IAB Tech Lab Acquires DigiTrust

    ExchangeWire rounds up some of the biggest stories in the European digital advertising space. In this week’s edition: New Viewability Record in UK; IAB Tech Lab Acquires DigiTrust; MetaX Releases adChain Whitelist; USD$8m (£5.7m) Funding for Appodeal; and Fraudlogix & [...]

  • Bull vs Bear: Is Blockchain the Future of Ad Tech?

    There is a lot of talk about blockchain having the potential to disrupt industries ranging from agriculture to online dating and, yes, advertising too. Johannes Heinze (pictured below), MD international, AppLovin, has even made the case that blockchain might be [...]

  • Blockchain as a Better Way Forward: Q&A with Charles Manning, CEO, Kochava

    Blockchain's foothold in the digital advertising space is getting stronger. In this Q&A, ExchangeWire talks to Charles Manning (pictured below), CEO of mobile ad analytics company Kochava, whose independent blockchain platform XCHNG seeks to tokenise the insertion order and cut out [...]

  • It's a Misconception that Blockchain Isn't Scaleable for Digital: Q&A with Ian Kane, Ternio

    The London Media Exchange (LMX) announces it has entered into a partnership with Ternio, to provide verification and transparency into media costs. LMX, the first European forwards and options market, is partnering with the blockchain-based transparency solution for programmatic advertising to evaluate [...]