9 . Canada is using the Ethereum platform to bring transparency in the

spending of government grants. Sweden is focusing on conducting real

estate deals and Ghana on the land registry and cadastral register based

on the blockchain to collect property taxes on them.

10. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is focusing on using

blockchain technology in financial and technological domains.

Blockchain technology is used to enable cross-border payments. They are

working toward designing a solution for securing healthcare data, and

also smart contracts are adopted by insurance companies.

11. Z ug, in Switzerland, is the first place in the world to accept Bitcoin

payments for tax purposes. They have successfully developed a

blockchain-based voting system and also created blockchain TaskForce

for guiding companies toward implementing blockchain frameworks.

12. Samsung blockchain wallet powered by COSMOCHAIN blockchain has

developed CosmeeDApp for purchase of contents using cryptocurrency.

If a company uses information provided or created by customers, the

information providers get rewards for using blockchain in a completely

transparent manner.

13 . LG has launched a blockchain platform with applications for digital

authentication, community token, and supply chain management.

14. Amazon-managed Blockchain, Microsoft Azure Workbench, IBM

Blockchain, Oracle Blockchain, and BlockappsStrato are some of the

Blockchain services offered.

Platform development

Blockchain platforms are being developed across the globe by academia,

research organizations, and industry focusing on improving performance in

terms of throughput, scalability, security, and so on, with an aim to offer

blockchain-based digital transaction platforms enabled with interoperability

across various chains. Some of the initiatives are depicted in figure 7.14 for

quick reference.