Penn State snagged one of GoChain’s node operator spots. Penn State, a U.S. university touting more than 40,000 students, has agreed to operate as a signing node for GoChain’s proof-of-reputation, or PoR, blockchain. Constructed as a fork of the Ethereum blockchain’s code, GoChain is secured by selected entities who run their own nodes, Marie Gonzalez, […]
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IBM Blockchain’s general manager explains the changing role of blockchain and how it will be applied to IBM’s hybrid cloud solution. It was just a few years ago that enterprises began showing interest in using blockchain as a technology to bring trust, transparency and better collaboration to multiple entities sharing sensitive business data. Yet as […]
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Australia’s Prime Minister has announced the Federal Government’s biggest investment in blockchain to-date, with two pilots set to receive almost $5 million. The Australian government this week unveiled its $574 million Digital Business Plan that includes seven-figure grants for distributed ledger technology initiatives. Announced by Prime Minister Scott Morrison ahead of next week’s Federal Government […]
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Check out this week’s Bad Crypto podcast. It’s been a difficult week for Bitcoin this week. The price has fallen about 5 percent over the last seven days to drop beneath $10,400. It could bounce but if it continues downwards, it might drop below $10,000 and get dangerously close to the CME gap. One sign […]
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Emerging technologies are essential to fasten SDGs, but this shouldn’t come at the expense of prudence and careful evaluation. When the Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs, were conceived back in 2012, blockchain technology was in its early days. Few could have foreseen the trajectory and the potential of blockchain for advancing these ambitious targets. But […]
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Trusple platform promises to apply blockchain, AI and IoT technology to streamline cross-border trading processes for SMEs. Ant Group, the parent company of Chinese payments giant Alipay, unveiled its new Antchain-based global trade platform for small to medium-sized enterprises, or SMEs on Sep. 25. Going by the moniker of Trusple, the platform is based around […]
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The move is intended to prevent “laundering” cattle from sanctioned farms. Major meat processing company JBS S.A., has repeatedly come under fire for allegedly contributing to the illegal deforestation of the Amazon rainforest. They are now using blockchain technology to create a unique solution to the problem. According to a Sept. 23 report from Reuters, […]
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The world of fine spirits continues to apply distributed ledger technology. The Stin, an Austrian-based gin distiller, is set to use ICON (ICX), South Korea’s largest public blockchain project, to transparently track its supply chain. An Austrian blockchain firm, block42, will be combining near-field communication (NFC) technology with the ICON blockchain to maximize the security […]
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The Australian government-backed supply chain traceability platform Entrust is launching on Hedera Hashgraph. The Australian government-backed agricultural supply chain platform Entrust has announced it will operate on Hedera Hashgraph — a distributed ledger platform claiming a transactional throughput of 10,000 transactions per second. South Australia’s premier, Steven Marshall, officially launched Entrust on September 20, describing […]
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The platform plans to assist in “building a from-farm-to-table traceability system” across China. The VeChain Foundation has joined the China Animal Health And Food Safety Alliance as a council member. According to a Sept. 17 announcement, VeChain is “the sole public blockchain technology provider in the alliance” and will offer technical and infrastructure support. There […]
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