With new technologies evolving, criminals find easier ways for illicit activities — that is the dark side of anonymity and decentralization. While the precise origin of the COVID-19 pandemic is unknown, it has infected more than 30 million people, with almost 1 million confirmed to have died from it as it continues to spread across […]
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Blockchain continues to attract interest in the pharmaceutical industry. Samsung SDS will conduct a series of pilot projects in November to test blockchain-powered medicine distribution management. The goal of these tests is to guarantee transparency in the process of tracking pharmaceutical drugs. According to Yankup, the IT branch of Samsung Group announced the pilot programs, […]
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Decentralization will turn the data economy upside down, allowing consumers to control their own data or sell it to the highest bidder. Smart speakers have become part of our daily lives. With a single word, we are able to command a device to answer our inquiries and shopping desires. The simple act of ordering diapers […]
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Twitter doesn’t seem able to move fast enough to stop thieves from grossly misusing their platform. Last Friday night, crypto YouTuber Ivan on Tech messaged me on Twitter. Shortly into our conversation, he graciously offered me an investment opportunity in “Bitcoin trading/mining”, courtesy of a platform that he alleged was associated with Binance. A tale […]
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Just don’t use work resources for personal gain. A former government contractor in Australia who mined crypto using state-owned supercomputers has avoided jail time. According to The Sydney Morning Herald, Jonathan Khoo was ordered to complete 300 hours of community service for installing code on two supercomputers run by Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research […]
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When applied to healthcare, DeFi becomes a very fundamental disruption with the greatest impact. With today’s technological and medical advancements, quality, affordable healthcare should be a basic human right: healthcare for every single person, no matter their socioeconomic level or geographic location. The global size of the healthcare market was worth over a staggering $8.45 […]
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They’re entering the enterprise blockchain arena as part of a push towards empowering commercial applications. Huawei announced an update for it’s blockchain-based cloud service, known as Blockchain Service 2.0, or BCS 2.0, during a recent industry summit. It appears that the platform’s upcoming enhancement will serve as its first major update since 2018. According to […]
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The platform will allow investment in commercial real estate from as little as $5,000, and liquidity in the form of token-backed loans during the 12-month lockup period. Despite receiving hype as a potential killer-app for blockchain, tokenized real estate has in many ways failed to live up to its early promise. However, fintech startup Reinno […]
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Indian IT tech giant Tech Mahindra will build blockchain supply chain solutions for aviation, healthcare and telecom sectors. The Indian IT giant Tech Mahindra is planning to build and deploy an array of blockchain solutions on Amazon Managed Blockchain in the next 12 to 18 months. According to a report by The Economic Times on […]
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That’s one less travel headache A blockchain-based app aimed to make travel during the pandemic easier has been launched. The app, called ICC AOKpass, allows users to verify their COVID-19 status instantly. Dorjee Sun, CEO of blockchain firm Perlin, told CIR Magazine that ICC AOKpass “uses a common global standard that can be deployed and […]
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