Peer-to-peer crypto-powered wireless network Helium announced its expansion to Europe after launching in North America. Peer-to-peer, or P2P, crypto-powered wireless network Helium announced its expansion to Europe after launching in North America. According to a June 18 announcement shared with Cointelegraph, Helium will start shipping its network’s Hotspots to Europe in July. The announcement also […]
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Tencent has reportedly expanded its dominance in blockchain patents after filing for DLT-based fund management, advertising and media storage solutions. Tencent has been expanding its research into blockchain, with the firm registering a series of patents detailing distributed ledger technology (DLT)-based solutions for fund management, and advertising. Chinese media outlet Egsea reported the patents on […]
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Major telecoms provider Zain has joined the governing council for distributed ledger platform Hedera Hashgraph. Zain Group — a leading telecoms provider in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region — has joined the governing council for enterprise-grade distributed ledger platform Hedera Hashgraph. Zain provides mobile voice and data services to over 49.5 million […]
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VeChain has partnered with a Walmart China subsidiary to increase supply chain transparency for its food products. Sam’s Club, a China-based subsidiary of Walmart, has partnered with blockchain-based supply chain management platform VeChain (VET) to trace food products sold by the shopping chain. PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) will assist in the Sam’s Club Blockchain Traceability Platform project, […]
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Let’s take a look at some of the possible use cases for crypto and blockchain in the forthcoming years and decades. Surely though, there is much more to come. Over the last decade, we have witnessed the massive development of crypto. Formerly a geeky trend, crypto was once a questionable and not easily understandable invention […]
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Vodafone plans to link billions of distributed energy generating assets to grids using the Internet of Things and blockchain technology. Global telecommunications giant Vodafone has partnered with blockchain startup Energy Web (EWT) to connect “billions” of distributed energy generating assets via internet-of-things (IoT) and distributed ledger technology (DLT). Energy Web announced the partnership on May […]
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Tencent Holdings aims to bolster blockchain technology development across China as part of a $70 billion investment in fintech. Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings will allocate nearly $70 billion (500B yuan) over the next five years in fintech development, including blockchain, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence (AI). Reuters reported on May 26 that the company, […]
Continue ReadingA recent Andreessen Horowitz report says crypto is in its growth stage, but critics say the industry is yet to create end-use value. The crypto space is well over a decade old with more than 5,500 different cryptocurrencies and a market capitalization north of $250 billion. Researchers at American venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz say […]
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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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In light of the cracks revealed by the COVID-19 pandemic, blockchain is needed now more than ever to create a new global paradigm. The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly impacted the world both economically and socially, serving to aggravate political tensions while driving nationalist protectionism. Despite the full extent of the pandemic being […]
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