Check out this week’s Bad Crypto podcast. It’s been a relatively calm time for Bitcoin this week. The price has dropped a little, but not much and it’s still tickling $10,000. That makes concerns about a correction that takes the coin as low as $7,700 feel moot. If it happens, some experts say it would […]
Continue Reading
Australians can deposit money for a local Bitcoin exchange at the post office. Australians can now pay for Bitcoin (BTC) at the country’s post offices, thanks to a new collaboration. According to a June 24 announcement, customers of local cryptocurrency exchange Bitcoin.com.au will be able to pay for Bitcoin at more than 3,500 Australian Post […]
Continue Reading
Retailers including CVS Pharmacy, Rite Aid, and 7-Eleven now allow LibertyX mobile app users to purchase up to $500 in Bitcoin with cash. LibertyX, the firm that launched one of the early Bitcoin ATMs, has just made purchasing Bitcoin in cash possible at more than 20,000 retail locations across the United States. In a June […]
Continue Reading
A new report from the American Council on Education argues that blockchain can help to restore individuals’ control over their credentials. A new report from the American Council on Education argues that blockchain technology can help to restore individuals’ control over their credentials and better equip them in an increasingly insecure global labor market. Funded […]
Continue Reading
Blockchain technology is now being used in a pilot program for tracking cannabis supply chains. Canadian pharmacy chain Shoppers Drug Mart has partnered with blockchain company TruTrace Technologies Inc. to launch a pilot program for cannabis supply chain tracking via blockchain, according to a report by Bloomberg on June 17. According to the report, this […]
Continue Reading
American health insurance giant Aetna, together with other major insurers, has partnered with IBM to create a blockchain network tailored to the healthcare industry. United States-based health insurance giant Aetna has partnered with IBM to create a blockchain network tailored to the healthcare industry, Reuters reported Jan. 24. Estimated to serve over 39 million clients […]
Continue Reading
Seven major healthcare companies from the U.S. have established an alliance to trial blockchain solutions. Major U.S. healthcare companies have formed an alliance to trial blockchain solutions in order to improve data quality and reduce costs, U.S. weekly news outlet Modern Healthcare reports Monday, Dec. 3. The Synaptic Health Alliance group consists of Humana, Multiplan, […]
Continue Reading
The Amazon Effect has spurred pharmacies to reach beyond the drugstore aisles, virtual and physical. As noted this week by CNBC, two giants in the field, Walgreens and CVS Health, have been refashioning themselves as healthcare companies eyeing the patient care continuum. The latter firm, of course, is in the midst of acquiring Aetna, the […]
Continue Reading