Blockchain technology is becoming more and more common in the traditional finance market with stablecoins and CBDCs — could these bring stability for the crypto industry? Stablecoins have become widely popular in the digital currency industry because they don’t have the volatility associated with other cryptos like Bitcoin (BTC) for instance. Despite their popularity, the […]
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Companies are leveraging blockchain and other emerging technologies for transparency and accountability in carbon emission offsetting. As the world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, a number of industries appear to be looking toward blockchain to address one of today’s largest global threats: climate change. The Paris Agreement, which was signed into effect in […]
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Teleport, the logistics division of major airline AirAsia, launched blockchain-based cargo booking system Freightchain. Teleport, the logistics division of major airline, AirAsia, has launched a blockchain-based cargo booking system called Freightchain. According to an April 16 announcement, Freightchain is “the world’s first digital air cargo network run on blockchain.” The network — which is launching […]
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Tezos Southeast Asia and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants have inked a deal to disrupt accounting processes with the help of blockchain. Tezos Southeast Asia — a non-profit organization is dedicated to promoting the adoption of the Tezos blockchain in the region — has inked a deal with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants […]
Continue ReadingThe World Economic Forum and Deloitte published a white paper exploring how different blockchains can interact with each other to date. Over the past few years, Blockchain technology integration has increased within a wide number of industries. As such, there are now hundreds of diverse blockchain networks in operation all over the world. For the […]
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How digital technologies can foster climate action in the context of the European Green Deal and enable global mobilization of SDG impact finance? According to NASA, the World Meteorological Organization and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a scientific agency within the United States Department of Commerce, the last 10 years leading up to the […]
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The authors of a report for the World Economic Forum argue that blockchain technology is key to mitigating the impact of disruptions like the COVID-19 pandemic. As the COVID-19 pandemic brings major economies to their heel under lockdown, there is mounting concern that the global trade and supply chain system could buckle within weeks. Collapsed […]
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Health care, identity management and renewable energy are some of the non-financial blockchain use-cases gaining popularity in Africa. With pundits like Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey predicting that Africa “will define” the future of Bitcoin (BTC), cryptocurrency and blockchain technology continue to attract interest from both public and private establishments across the continent. Many of these adoption cases […]
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The South African National Blockchain Alliance has been launched to drive technology development by bringing public and private enterprises together. The South African National Blockchain Alliance carried out an online livestream launch while the country is in the midst of a 21-day lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. The organization was due […]
Continue ReadingClimate change caused by carbon emissions might be one reason for such a terrible global COVID-19 pandemic scenario. JPMorgan Chase, the first American bank to create and successfully test a digital coin representing a fiat currency, also provided the most fossil fuel financing out of any bank in the world, according to a 2019 report […]
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