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Airbus, Rolls-Royce Seeking Blockchain Air Parts Traceability Solution

The aerospace industry is looking to blockchain technology in an effort to monitor safety and improve traceability in the supply chain.According to Reuters, industry giants such as Airbus and engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce are now active in the field, with the former looking to recruit blockchain...

, by Tim Alper

S Korean Fishermen, Farmers To Use Blockchain Trading Platform

South Korea’s South Jeolla Province is set to launch a blockchain-powered platform that it says will allow farmers and fishermen to trade their produce via a shared, distributed ledger.The province is one of the country’s biggest agricultural providers. Some 40% of its population works...

, by Tim Alper

Beazley, Bitfury’s Blockchain Insurance Solution for ‘Mass Shootings’

Insurance giant Beazley has struck a deal with Bitfury, a blockchain technology company, that will see it launch a blockchain-powered registry for managing violent crisis situations “such as mass shootings.”Per Reuters, the platform is “nearing completion,” and blockchain...

, by Tim Alper

Russian Spy: Blockchain Will Be Ours!

“The internet belonged to America. The blockchain will belong to the Russians,” or a variation thereof, is what the head of the Russian delegation, Grigory Marshalko, said at a conference in Tokyo, where representatives of 25 countries met last year to discuss setting international...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Your Brain on a Blockchain – Literally

A blockchain could be used for neural-control systems. In the future, digitized brain could be stored on a blockchain.Digital technology is coming for the human brain. Over the past few years, more and more startups have emerged with the intention of wiring our brains to digital platforms, whether...

, by Simon Chandler

New Supply Chain Is Blockchain for Alibaba

Alibaba Australia, an e-commerce company, has announced that they will be using blockchain technology through the company's new Food Trust Framework to improve supply chain traceability. This comes only a few days after an American retail giant Walmart said it will apply blockchain technology to...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Nevada County Begins Blockchain Marriage License Pilot

The recorder’s office in Washoe County, near the city of Reno in the US, has begun on a pilot scheme that allows couples to register their marriage certificates on the Ethereum blockchain, an American media outlet News 4 reported.The recorder’s office has struck a deal with Titan Seal,...

, by Tim Alper

Philippines Allowing Crypto in Economic Zone

The Philippine government will allow 10 blockchain and cryptocurrency companies to operate in the Cagayan Economic Zone to take advantage of tax perks while generating employment, Reuters reported.These companies will be the first crypto firms to operate in the Philippines after the Cagayan...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

S Korean Telco Giant Plans ICO Consultancy, Trading Platform

South Korean telecoms giant SK Telecom says it will launch a blockchain-powered platform that will let customers manage financial assets online and shop on e-commerce sites. Also, it is readying a consultancy service for IT startups or small and mid-sized companies who want to pursue...

, by Tim Alper

Chinese #MeToo Activists Turn to Blockchain to Avoid Censorship

Activists have posted a student of Peking University's #MeToo movement letter on the Ethereum blockchain in an attempt to avoid government censorship. The student, Yue Xin, is accusing university authorities of trying to “silence” her and an open letter to the university, pertaining to...

, by Tim Alper

Blockchain Might Boost Microfinance in Sub-Saharan Africa

In a bid to launch the first African blockchain platform to raise funds for microfinance, Kenya-based 4G Capital aims to begin issuing tokenised bonds worth USD 10 million at the end of this month. The funds are to be used to stimulate the development of micro and small businesses in Sub-Saharan...

, by Jaroslaw Adamowski

Walmart Wants its Suppliers to Apply Blockchain Technology

American supermarket giant Walmart says it will apply blockchain technology to its “live food business,” and will require suppliers to adhere to its blockchain policies. Frank Yiannas, the company’s vice president of food safety and health, told at blockchain conference at MIT, in...

, by Tim Alper

Transfer of USD 99m in litecoin: 2.5 minutes and a USD 0.40 fee

Recently, a huge trade has been garnering attention in the crypto community as an example of good scalability. Namely, a trade worth USD 99 million in Litecoin took just two and a half minutes to clear and cost a measly USD 0.40, as noticed by Reddit users.The identities of the parties involved in...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Crypto Innovators’ Purr-fect Solutions Could End Animal Cruelty

Donations in crypto, blockchain-powered pet registration system and counter-measures against illegal fishing are just a few examples of such solutions.Nurturing CryptoKitties and blockchain dogs is all well and good – but what if you could care for real-life animals using blockchain...

, by Tim Alper

Bahamas Looking to Enable Blockchain-powered Undersea Exploration

Deep-sea explorers are set to embrace the blockchain revolution – making historical artifacts they find beneath the sea available on distributed ledgers.PO8, a blockchain group based in the Bahamas, says it will use blockchain technology to “tokenize” underwater expeditions in the...

, by Tim Alper

Singapore Energy Provider to Launch Global Power Marketplace

The government-owned SP Group, also known as Singapore Power, says it will launch a solar power trading platform that uses blockchain technology in Singapore later this year.SP Group says its initiative will allow residential and other small-scale solar energy generators to sell power to businesses...

, by Tim Alper

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