The IOTA Foundation has announced a smart city hackathon contest, which is sponsored by French automobile manufacturer Groupe Renault. The IOTA Foundation has announced the Smart City Hackathon sponsored by French global automobile manufacturer Groupe Renault, Cointelegraph auf Deutsch reports Feb. 25. At the hackathon, participants will compete by using new technologies to solve inter-city […]
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A survey conducted by Big Four audit company KPMG shows that almost half of high-profile executives believe blockchain will change the way their firms do business. A survey by Big Four audit company KPMG shows that 48 percent of C-level executives believe blockchain is likely to change the way they do business in the next […]
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International tech and IT firm Cisco Systems has opened a research center for new technologies, including blockchain, in Singapore. International tech and IT firm Cisco Systems has opened a Co-Innovate Center in Singapore, the Bangkok Post reports on Feb. 25. Cisco CTO Dave Ward reportedly said that the new center — there are 14 worldwide […]
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According to a recent report, the global blockchain in energy utilities market is expected to grow by 60 percent from 2018–2024. The global blockchain in energy utilities market is expected to grow by 60 percent by 2024, according to a new report from Infoholic Research LLP published on Feb. 15. Per the report, the global […]
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A financial services subsidiary of leading South Korean automobile manufacturer Hyundai has partnered with IBM. Hyundai Commercial — a financial services subsidiary of leading South Korean automobile manufacturer Hyundai — has announced a partnership with American tech giant IBM to modernize its business model using blockchain. The news was announced on Feb. 13 at IBM’s […]
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Netherlands-based tech company ElaadNL has devised a PoC for a smart grid using IOTA Tangle technology. Dutch technology company ElaadNL has developed a Proof of Concept (PoC) for a smart power grid for electric vehicles using internet of things (IoT)-focused IOTA Tangle technology, according to the company’s announcement on Feb. 14. Per the announcement, the […]
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IBM’s blockchain platform is now available out of its data center in Melbourne, Australia. IBM has released its blockchain main net out of its data center located in Melbourne, Australia. This will purportedly allow their customers to run their applications on the company’s cloud, according to an article published on news outlet ZDNet on Feb […]
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A major new collaborative IBM project using blockchain and IoT tech to tackle drought is underway in the U.S. state of California. A collaborative IBM project using blockchain and the Internet of Things (IoT) to tackle drought is underway in the United States state of California, according to a press release published Feb. 8. IBM […]
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Béatrice Collot, Head of Global Trade at HSBC, said that transparency and instantaneity are two central strengths of blockchain. Transparency and instantaneity are the main strengths of blockchain technology, an HSBC executive claimed in an interview with French business and tech journal L’Usine Digitale, Feb. 4. Béatrice Collot, Head of Global Trade and Receivable Finance […]
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WISeKey has opened a Blockchain Center of Excellence at the World Trade Center in Geneva, Switzerland. Switzerland-based blockchain and cybersecurity firm WISeKey has opened a Blockchain Center of Excellence in Geneva, according to an announcement on Feb. 1. WISeKey focuses on secure authentication and identification using a cryptographic tool called Root of Trust. The company […]
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