Australian blockchain firm Power Ledger has announced a partnership to develop a digital energy company in Thailand, utilizing its peer-to-peer renewable energy trading tech. Australian firm Power Ledger announced a partnership with Thai Digital Energy Development (TDED) on May 25 to create a blockchain-based digital energy platform in the country. The platform will enable environmental […]
Continue ReadingA global think tank for central banking, OMFIF, has announced the launch of its Digital Money Institute, aimed at bridging the gap between digital currency and traditional banking. The Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF), an independent global think tank for central banking and economic policy, announced the launch of its Digital Monetary Institute […]
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Sydney police have arrested an Australian woman for allegedly running a crime syndicate using Bitcoin to launder $3.23 million since 2017. An Australian woman was arrested by police at a Sydney shopping centre on May 1, after allegedly selling Bitcoin (BTC) for 60,000 Australian dollars ($38,800) in cash. According to a report from Daily Mail […]
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Tokenized technological solutions would be a better option for identity verification at scale without sacrificing people’s data and their privacy. In a rare instance of cooperation, Google and Apple, two pillars of the global tech industry, announced a joint effort to create a COVID-19 exposure tracing application for mobile phones in conjunction with world governments. […]
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IBM’s head of blockchain in Australia and New Zealand has shared the firm’s outlook for the integration of DLT into supply chain systems. In an interview with Cointelegraph, Rupert Colchester, the head of blockchain at IBM Australia and New Zealand, discussed how distributed ledger technology is transforming supply chain systems worldwide. Colchester also provided insight […]
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You can now sign into websites using public keys derived from your crypto wallet — an order of magnitude more secure than using a password. What better way to celebrate World Password Day (May 7) than with a new solution from the cryptoworld to get around insecure passwords and phishing attacks? The lnurl-auth protocol allows […]
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Australian livestock traceability platform, Aglive Group Limited, announced the completion of a pilot tracing beef exports from Australia to China on May 4. Australian livestock tracking platform Aglive has completed a pilot that monitored shipments of beef to China. Aglive’s trial was launched during late-January and was conducted in partnership with global shipping logistics company […]
Continue ReadingVeChain, Mastercard and Alipay are among the heavy hitters backing the new APAC Provenance Council, focused on Australia’s $76 billion of exports to China. VeChain, Mastercard and Alipay are among the heavy hitters backing the new APAC Provenance Council, which has already secured millions in funding for supply chain tracking and financing pilots throughout the […]
Continue ReadingCoinbase published a report arguing that disruptions during the pandemic highlight Bitcoin’s advantages over gold. A report published by leading U.S.-based crypto exchange, Coinbase, has argued that Bitcoin (BTC) offers a distinct advantage over gold. They state that Bitcoin is afforded these advantages by its lack of dependence on physical supply chains. While the report’s […]
Continue ReadingTo gain transparency and consumer safety, the food-processing and meatpacking plants are implementing blockchain technology to their operation services. COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc, with United States meat producers being the latest victims of the pandemic in a “cascading series of events,” including shutting down of the food service sector, universities and school lunch programs, […]
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