Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma resigns from SoftBank’s board of directors as the firm posts the worst operating losses in its history. Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma is stepping down from the board of Japanese tech giant and major blockchain backer SoftBank. After 13 years of close involvement with SoftBank, China’s richest man leaves the board amid […]
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A new project from Accenture and Fujitsu aims to solve DLT interoperability and joins the Hyperledger Greenhouse. While interoperability continues to pose serious challenges for enterprises leveraging blockchain networks, companies may be one step closer to breaking down these barriers. An open-source project initiated by Fortune 500 company Accenture and Fujitsu joined Hyperledger’s Greenhouse on […]
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Public blockchains came under the attack of Salesforce exec, and EY and VeChain stepped up to explain how businesses are using them. The question of whether enterprises should use public or private blockchains for business has become extremely relevant today. A recent report from Fortune Business Insights predicted that the blockchain market will reach $21 […]
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To combat counterfeit goods, the Italian government has allocated €15M to develop and implement blockchain and other tech-based solutions. Counterfeit “Made in Italy” products are sold in marketplaces around the world. The Italian government is now fighting back against these knockoffs by investing €15 million ($16.2 million) towards the development of a blockchain-based solution. According […]
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New research claims that the enterprise blockchain market will continue to rise to $21.07 billion by 2025. A new study from Fortune Business Insights, a company offering market studies and consulting services, estimates the blockchain technology market will reach $21 Billion by 2025, according to GlobeNewswire’s report on May 12. It stated that: “The blockchain technology […]
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Simba Chain, a cloud-based smart contract startup, is building a blockchain data management system for the U.S. Department of Defense. Simba Chain, a blockchain startup backed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), has won another contract from the United States government. A long-established favorite of the U.S. military authorities like the U.S. Air […]
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The United Nations has released a report to raise governmental and international awareness for blockchain’s application in the seafood value chain. Blockchain has become one of the most discussed technologies in relation to supply chain management, given its ability to provide transparency and traceability within a number of value chains. The Food and Agriculture Organization […]
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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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Analysis of the challenges and benefits of creating blockchain protocols capable of true interoperability. The recent release of a report from the World Economic Forum and Deloitte on blockchain interoperability revealed the true complications of inter-blockchain communication. Cross-chain has been one of the major discussion points in blockchain development circles over the last few […]
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University College London’s Centre for Blockchain Technologies has joined the governing council for enterprise-grade distributed ledger platform Hedera Hashgraph. University College London’s Centre for Blockchain Technologies (UCL CBT) has joined the governing council for enterprise-grade distributed ledger platform Hedera Hashgraph. Paolo Tasca — former cryptocurrency lead economist at Germany’s central bank, Deutsche Bundesbank, and founder […]
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