The South Korean Internet and Security Agency, an organization of the country's Ministry of Science and ICT, announced a plan to expand pilot projects based on Blockchain to revitalize the local Blockchain market.

Lloyd's Register, a British marine technology and business classification society, has created a ship registration model with Blockchain. The company made the first ship registration in 1764.

The People's Insurance Company of China (PICC), largest insurance company in China, intends to apply Blockchain technology in its operations through a new partnership with China's VeChain and DNV GL.

In August, Alibaba, with 90 patents, and IBM, with 89, led the list of companies most patents related to Blockchain technology received during 2018. Mastercard is on the third position of this ranking.

Taavi Roivas, former Prime Minister of Estonia, became a consultant to a Blockchain startup that encourages people to exercise more. Roivas led the government of his country between 2014 and 2016.

South Korea continues to promote and expand Blockchain's uses and has announced a hackathon to bring new ideas to the public and to raise awareness of the population of this technology.