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Blockchain health coins are quickly becoming the next big thing in the healthcare area. These can be used to report virus epidemics, collect community health stats, and do much more. Public health care systems can be integrated with health coins to finance large scale health missions in developing countries. Jim Nasr of Acoer, a blockchain […]
Today it was announced IBM’s enterprise blockchain is being used in a new platform for securitizing credit. Italian firm Centotrenta Servicing has built a credit securitization management platform, HyperMast STS. Centotrenta is an administration company that manages 200 Italian securitizations a year and is servicing portfolios totaling €15.6 billion ($16.9 billion). Its website shows much […]
Under the proof of concept system now being developed, bond issuance, management, settlement and recordkeeping will be done using blockchain technology. BOK (Bank of Korea) is conducting a proof of concept of a blockchain-based bond issuance, management and settlement system, reports local media. Operators were selected at the end of last year to run the […]
Decentraland has gone live on the Ethereum, opening its blockchain-based virtual world to the public for the first time after raising $24 million in its 2017 ICO. Users can now visit the blockchain-based virtual world or “metaverse,” reminiscent of online virtual world Second Life launched in 2003. It costs cryptocurrency to own land or claim an […]
Blockchain technology is going to space! European blockchain startup Hypervine has partnered with the European Space Agency to improve the accuracy of satellite imagery. The project will focus on mining companies that rely on this imagery and will seek to eliminate small changes that are carried down the chain to devastating effects. The Glasgow, Scotland-based […]
Future JPEGs could use blockchain to flag fakes, and A.I. for smaller file sizes Digital Trends Source link […]
DUBLIN, Feb. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The “Blockchain in the Telecom Industry” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The telecom industry has been providing almost all the necessary infrastructure for the blockchain technology to operate. Blockchain itself is in a very nascent and untested stage, and there is no real-life example of its applications […]
In brief Sweden’s central bank is trialling a CBDC. It’ll be tested on “simulated users”. The bank has not yet indicated that it plans to issue one. Sweden follows in the footsteps of other countries who’ve trialled CBDCs, such as Cambodia. Sweden’s central bank today announced it is testing an e-krona based on blockchain. The […]
TORONTO & BROSSARD, Québec — Bitfarms Ltd. (“Bitfarms”, or the “Company”) (TSXV:BITF) is pleased to announce and reaffirm its support to the “High-Performance Blockchain Infrastructure for IoT Applications” project at the École de technologie supérieure, ÉTS Montréal, University of Québec (“ETS”). Bitfarms is committed to supporting ETS through monetary and in-kind contributions through to 2022. […]
Story and Images by Ryan McGinnis The word blockchain, to many people, is a puzzling term that might have something to do with cryptocurrencies, like Bitcoin. But the technology—which is not only associated with cryptocurrencies, but actually powers how they work—has the potential for a wide range of applications, stirring a new wave of economic […]