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Exclusive: Microsoft Registers Blockchain and AI Platform for Agriculture in Brazil

June 6, 2019cashtechnews

Microsoft’s technology, known as FarmBeats, uses blockchain, drones and AI to improve productivity and reduce water consumption on farms. Microsoft has registered a suite of applications in Brazil that are designed to improve efficiency in the agriculture sector, according to an exclusive report by Cointelegraph Brazil on June 6. The technology, known as FarmBeats, uses blockchain, drones, IoT, artificial intelligence […]

Blockchain for Retail: Use Cases and Potential Applications

June 5, 2019cashtechnews

From fixing ads and loyalty programs to ensuring ethical sourcing of products, here’s how blockchain can make retail more efficient. Cryptocurrencies have gone a long way since the day when, nine years ago, Laszlo Hanyecz had paid 10,000 bitcoins for two large Papa John’s pizzas, marking the first purchase of tangible goods for digital money. Although […]

Decentralized Identity: How Microsoft (and Others) Plan to Empower Users to Own and Control Personal Data

May 19, 2019cashtechnews

Microsoft continues its blockchain streak, empowering users to own personal data. Microsoft, one of the world’s largest software makers by revenue, is currently on a blockchain streak. This time, Microsoft presented a vast blockchain-related plan: a decentralized identity (DID) network built atop of the bitcoin network, which can potentially empower users all over the internet […]

Microsoft Builds Decentralized Identity Network Atop Bitcoin Blockchain

May 13, 2019cashtechnews

Microsoft is developing a decentralized identity network because, “every person needs a decentralized, digital identity they own and control…” Microsoft is building a decentralized identity (DID) network atop of the bitcoin blockchain, the tech giant announced on May 13. In a blog post, the company said the infrastructure, known as the Identity Overlay Network (ION,) is based on […]

Exec Warns $9 Trln Trade Finance Industry Must Go Digital to Combat Fraud, Cites Blockchain

May 6, 2019cashtechnews

A top executive at one of Asia’s largest banks says trade finance needs to go digital because forged paper records have become too sophisticated. A senior executive at one of Asia’s biggest banks has said the $9 trillion trade finance industry needs to be digitized in order to tackle fraud, according to a Bloomberg article published on May […]

Volkswagen Joins IBM-Backed Blockchain Platform for Cobalt Supply Chains

April 18, 2019cashtechnews

Amid ethical concerns about mining cobalt, Volkswagen is joining a blockchain-powered platform to ensure the mineral is ethically sourced. Volkswagen is joining a blockchain-powered scheme to ensure the cobalt used in lithium-ion batteries for its electric vehicles is responsibly sourced. The carmaker announced its involvement in a news release on April 18. The German-headquartered company […]

Blockchain and DEX Startup Radar Releases New Lightning Network Developer Tools

April 6, 2019cashtechnews

Radar, the startup behind decentralized exchange Radar Relay, announced that it will release new Lightning Network developer tools. Radar, the startup behind decentralized exchange Radar Relay that raised $10 million last year, announced that it will release new Lightning Network developer tools. The statement was made in a Medium post published on April 5. The […]

Thai Petroleum Company Tests Blockchain Energy Trading Platform

March 7, 2019cashtechnews

Petroleum refiner Bangchak Corporation Public Co. Limited is testing a blockchain-based microgrid at one of its stations in Bangkok. Thai petroleum refining firm Bangchak Corporation Public Co. Limited (BCP) is testing a blockchain-based energy trading platform and commercial microgrid, distributed energy news site Microgrid Knowledge reports on March 7. BCP is testing the new platform […]

Catalonia Seeks Energy Independence From Spain With ION Cryptocurrency

June 1, 2018September 23, 2018Daniel Chiang

Catalonia has been in and out of the news for its many attempts at secession from Spain in recent years. Most notably, the autonomous community held an independence referendum on October 1, 2017 which was met with violence from Spanish police to prevent the people from voting. Despite the country’s efforts, the outcome was that […]

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Exclusive: Microsoft Registers Blockchain and AI Platform for Agriculture in Brazil

Blockchain for Retail: Use Cases and Potential Applications

Microsoft Builds Decentralized Identity Network Atop Bitcoin Blockchain

Exec Warns $9 Trln Trade Finance Industry Must Go Digital to Combat Fraud, Cites Blockchain

Volkswagen Joins IBM-Backed Blockchain Platform for Cobalt Supply Chains

Blockchain and DEX Startup Radar Releases New Lightning Network Developer Tools

Thai Petroleum Company Tests Blockchain Energy Trading Platform

Catalonia Seeks Energy Independence From Spain With ION Cryptocurrency

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