EOSIO explorer Bloks.io now belongs to another firm. Blockchain-based payment platform Metal Pay has acquired the multifunctional EOSIO platform, Bloks.io. The binding letter for the acquisition was signed earlier this week, Metal Pay representatives told Cointelegraph on Aug. 21. The final amount of the deal was not disclosed. Originally launched as a simple block explorer […]
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Local government in China endorsed a public Blockchain infrastructure project. Conflux Network, a permissionless blockchain project, announced that it has been endorsed by government officials from the Chinese province of Hunan on August 19. The company was previously endorsed by the Shanghai Municipal Government for similar reasons. Hunan province, located in south central China, is […]
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South Korean tourist island tries to stay open and safe with blockchain technology. Jeju Island, a southern island in South Korea, is one of the most popular tourist destinations for Koreans and has about 15 million visitors annually. It now requires those visitors to use a decentralized identity (DID) blockchain technology based app that claims […]
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Collaborating with the government is never easy. Back in July, the Beijing government released its first blockchain application blueprint concerning government services in China. According to Neo Wang, managing partner at public blockchain CWV, this application fell far short for people interested in contributing to the initiative. He told Cointelegraph China that the bar for […]
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Recycling companies can leverage blockchain for supply chain transparency. Although recycling may seem like a relatively simple concept, the plastics recycling supply chain proves otherwise. From understanding which plastics get recycled to determining the quality of those plastics, these issues and more are resulting in lower recycling participation rates. Statistics show that by 2024, the […]
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The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service is proposing the department utilize DLT to trace the supply chain of organic products. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has proposed amending its rules on organic products to include implementing blockchain technology to trace its supply chain. According to an Aug. 5 report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) […]
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FIX Network is partnering with NEM to provide a solution that prevents SIM swapping. In the US alone, over $55m has been stolen through SIM swapping attacks since 2018. NEM, a blockchain-based ecosystem, believes that decentralized apps could provide a meaningful solution to this problem. According to NEM, they’re working with a solution called “FIX […]
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He Yifan of Red Date Technology shares the future plans of China’s Blockchain-based Service Network. China’s Blockchain-based Service Network (BSN) will be integrating with some of the most well-known public blockchains over the next 12 months. He Yifan, CEO of Red Date Technology, the private company behind the BSN, told Cointelegraph that the network aims […]
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Most experts do not view BSN’s split as being necessarily bad for the Chinese blockchain space. Launched in April 2020, China’s Blockchain Service Network was designed to serve as a hosting platform for small and medium-sized businesses as well as independent entrepreneurs alike. The network seeks to provide developers with a wide array of tools […]
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Chainlink, one of the best-performing altcoins in 2020, is seeing consistent improvement in cryptocurrency community sentiment and social media presence. Chainlink (LINK), one of the best-performing alternative cryptocurrencies (altcoins) in 2020, saw another statistic reach a record high, namely the number of Twitter followers. According to market data and research firm CryptoCompare, social media followers […]
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