Here is a list of where and how to secure ownership rights for businesses and real estate through a blockchain. The use of blockchain to cement ownership rights for real estate and business has been ongoing since 2016, when the technology was first used to organize new forms of registries and registration of transactions. The […]
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Bank of Lithuania has selected IBM and IT services firm Tieto as the finalists for its blockchain platform dubbed LBChain. Lithuania’s central bank, Bank of Lithuania, has selected technology behemoth IBM and IT services firm Tieto as the finalists contending to develop its blockchain platform. Financial technology news outlet FintechFutures reported on the contest’s developments […]
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Samsung SDS announced a joint initiative to launch a new blockchain traceability solution based on Nexledger. Samsung SDS, the IT subsidiary of global tech giant Samsung, has announced a joint initiative to launch a new blockchain-based traceability product. To develop the new project, Samsung SDS partnered with American software firm Pega and Tech Mahindra, a […]
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Are blockchain-based voting systems really trustworthy or do we need to reevaluate the potency of this technology? At the beginning of October, a story released by CNN claimed that a student affiliated with the University of Michigan attempted to hack into West Virginia’s blockchain-based voting system called Voatz. As per the report, the FBI is […]
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Startups target poverty and waste from a blockchain platform. In September, Cointelegraph reported on a Dutch company said to have created the world’s first collection of recycled fabrics made from ocean plastics and whose provenance can be traced via blockchain.The premise is that socially minded consumers want assurance that they are really wearing recycled materials […]
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Cardano CEO Charles Hoskinson announces that global sport and footwear brand New Balance will use the Cardano blockchain to help authenticate its products. Cardano CEO Charles Hoskinson announced that New Balance will be using the Cardano blockchain to help authenticate its products. The announcement According to a Sept. 28 article by Crypto Briefing, Charles Hoskinson, […]
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Loom Network launches a new bounties and rewards program that involves several bonuses worth up to $70K to grow its ecosystem. Loom Network, a blockchain-based platform designed with large-scale social apps and games in mind, launched a new bounties and rewards program. In the announcement published on Sept. 24, Loom said that it kicked off […]
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German big pharma and Monsanto’s owner Bayer partners with Alipay operator Ant Financial to develop a blockchain solution for the food and crop industry. Alipay operator Ant Financial has partnered with pharmaceutical giant Bayer Crop Science, Monsanto’s owner, to develop a blockchain solution for the food and crop industry. Letter of intent Enterprise blockchain news […]
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The Fold app, a mobile shopping app that supports the Bitcoin Lightning Network, has added a fiat currency payment option following a $2.5 million investment. The Fold app, a mobile shopping app that supports Bitcoin’s Lightning Network enabling users to withdraw funds to an external Bitcoin (BTC) wallet, has raised $2.5 million and added a […]
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Major insurance broking and risk management firm Marsh has piloted a blockchain-based digital placement platform. Leading insurance broking and risk management firm Marsh has piloted a blockchain-based digital placement platform. Per a Sept. 24 press release, the Risk Exchange platform aims to ensure a more transparent and secure digital placement and enables users to receive […]
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