The Linux Foundation has launched the ToIP Foundation, a new cross-industry coalition that aims to provide a trusted exchange of data over the internet. Data privacy issues have been escalating in 2020 as personal data is increasingly being used to fight COVID-19. The Linux Foundation, a non-profit technology consortium, has today announced a new data […]
Continue ReadingIt’s time for the crypto industry to mature as the world desperately needs a brand new “global digital asset economy.” Last month’s assault on the global economy and Bitcoin’s (BTC) subsequent crash — the worst in seven years — have been the object of much discussion, with critics questioning the leading cryptocurrency’s potential as a […]
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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Block.one have invested $50,000 into Genobank’s Telos-based coronavirus and DNA testing application. Block.one, the company behind EOSIO (EOS), issued a $50,000 grant to Genobank for its open-source app on April 29. The grant is designed to facilitate anonymous access to COVID-19 testing. Genobank announced at the start of April that its app, Agerona, was being […]
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YouTube’s algorithm may be to blame for the platform recently deleting crypto-related content, but content creators are left to speculate. On March 16, YouTube released a statement warning its creator community that video removals may increase during the coronavirus pandemic. The popular video-sharing platform said that its system currently relies on a combination of people […]
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The U.S. Department of Transportation released a lengthy report on blockchain’s application for drones. The U.S. Department of Transportation recently publicized its effort to further harness blockchain in the world of drones. “Blockchain technology is being looked on to deliver a framework that can be used by stakeholders in the commercial drone industry,” the government agency […]
Continue ReadingBlockchain is being leveraged to connect buyers with non-traditional suppliers producing masks and other PPT needed to combat COVID-19. Shortages of personal protective equipment, or PPE, used by health care professionals are posing a tremendous challenge to the United States health care system as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. According to the Centers for […]
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The World Economic Forum believes DLT supply chain solutions can help reboot the global economy, launching a blockchain deployment kit. The World Economic Forum published a report looking at how the deployment of blockchain-based solutions can address the supply chain inefficiencies and failures that have been exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Alongside the report, the […]
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New York’s largest healthcare group has joined IBM Blockchain’s new network for COVID-19 relief provisions suppliers. Northwell Health, a New York-based healthcare group comprising over 800 hospitals, has joined IBM’s Rapid Supplier Connect network. IBM’s network is a cloud-based application that uses distributed ledger technology to assist businesses providing coronavirus relief supplies to connect with […]
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One of Canada’s top 50 companies is embracing blockchain technology to streamline its complex supply chain. Federated Co-operatives Limited, or FCL, one of Canada’s 50-largest companies, has partnered with blockchain-based supply chain middleware platform, Morpheus.Network. FCL plans to integrate distributed ledger technology, or DLT, based tracking. This will be deployed across its diverse supply chain, […]
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