Truffle is planning to start supporting the Corda, Hyperledger Fabric, and Tezos protocols in its fully managed blockchain dev suite. Blockchain development company Truffle has unveiled plans to expand its fully managed developer suite to include support for the blockchain protocols Corda, Hyperledger Fabric and Tezos. Truffle founder and CEO Tim Coulter announced the company’s […]
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What exactly is the difference between a blockchain and distributed ledgers? Here is a full guide on what each technology does and how… “Blockchain” and “distributed ledger technology.” Many of us have been guilty of confusing these two terms and using them interchangeably. But even though their meanings overlap in a number of areas, and […]
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The DIFC, Mashreq Bank and Norbloc will jointly launch a blockchain-based KYC data-sharing consortium in the first quarter of 2020. A new partnership between the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), Mashreq Bank, and fintech firm Norbloc aims to launch a blockchain-based Know Your Customer (KYC) data-sharing consortium in 2020. The official UAE news agency, Emirates […]
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S7 Airlines processed over $1 million through their blockchain payment system in July. S7 Airlines, a member of major global aviation alliance Oneworld, processed over $1 million through its blockchain payment system for the month of July. S7 processed nearly $4 million in payments on its blockchain platform since January 2019 According to an official […]
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Facebook’s Libra stands to be the largest DApp network to date, with over 2.4 billion active users — but will the dream be realized? The official announcement and details around Project Libra were provided to the world on June 18, 2019. Firstly, Libra was introduced: a new global reserve-backed cryptocurrency built on top of the […]
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American tech giant Seagate has entered the pilot stage of its blockchain project designed to fight counterfeit hard drives. American tech giant Seagate has entered the pilot stage of its blockchain project designed to fight counterfeit hard disk drives (HDD), Forbes reported on July 30. This pilot is a part of the joint initiative Seagate […]
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Ethereum is becoming the go-to blockchain protocol for enterprise business solutions based on several reasons, such as adoption, scalability and support. Ethereum currently is known as the most popular public blockchain network for the development of decentralized applications (DApps) and smart contracts. Its prospective blockchain protocol is one of the few cryptocurrency projects actually achieving […]
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Verizon is looking to hire blockchain developers and other professionals with blockchain fluency according to recent job listings. A search for “blockchain” on the career page for telecoms giant Verizon reveals that the company is actively looking to hire new recruits for blockchain-related jobs, including five blockchain developers. The Block highlighted the vacancies in a […]
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The New York Times has unveiled a blockchain-based project using the Hyperledger Fabric to fight fake news and guarantee the provenance of audio and video metadata. The paper of record, The New York Times (NYT), is using the Hyperledger Fabric permissioned blockchain to guarantee the provenance of digital files. According to a new website for […]
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A consortium of major South Korean firms partnered to launch a blockchain-based mobile identification system in 2020. A consortium of major South Korean firms partnered to launch a blockchain-based mobile identification system in 2020, English-language local media Korea Times reports on July 14. Per the report, the participants are financial services firms KEB Hana Bank, […]
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