Posts Tagged ‘blockchain’
Factom Blockchain Project Wins Grant to Protect US Border Patrol Data
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded a grant of $192,380 to blockchain project Factom to support beta testing of a platform aimed to secure data from Border Patrol cameras and sensors, the agency announced Friday. “The early phases of Factom’s work has informed architecture choices and design decisions inherent in integrating blockchain…
Read MoreHalt the Internet? BIS Report Critiques Blockchain and DLT Claims
A financial institution operated by the world’s central banks is taking aim at cryptocurrencies, questioning their ability to deliver on their promise in a new report published Sunday morning. The document, titled “Cryptocurrencies: looking beyond the hype” and released by the Bank of International Settlements (BIS), explains the history behind the technology and analyzes whether…
Read MorePort of Rotterdam Partners With Blockchain Startup to Innovate Cargo Tracking
The Port of Rotterdam Authority has signed a cooperation agreement with Dutch blockchain startup CargoLedger to use the technology for cargo tracking, Transport Online reported yesterday, June 14th. As part of its PortXL annual accelerator, the port authority has partnered with CargoLedger to implement a blockchain solution for tracking shiploads. The technology will be applied…
Read MoreWaltonchain Partners with Korean Standards Association on Blockchain Education and Development Initiative
Kyle Baird · June 17, 2018 · 4:00 pm The Walton Blockchain Institute signed a partnership agreement with the Korean Standards Association (KSA) on June 11 to promote top-notch research and development in the field of blockchain technology and implementation. The move is the latest in South Korea’s continued efforts to be a leader in…
Read MoreEOS Blockchain Back Up and Running Again After Yesterday’s ‘Pause’
The recently launched EOS blockchain has resumed operations today, June 17, after “pausing” due to technical issues on June 16, according to the EOS network monitor. The EOS network monitor is currently showing that EOS block producers (BPs) – the equivalent of miners on the Bitcoin blockchain – are “producing right now.” Yesterday, multiple sources…
Read MoreBlockchain Technology Will Be ‘Obsolete,’ Says Prominent Geopolitical Forecaster
Adam James · June 17, 2018 · 10:00 am George Friedman, a well-respected Hungarian-born U.S. geopolitical forecaster and strategist on international affairs, believes blockchain technology will eventually become “obsolete” — and he may be right. ‘It’ll be Obsolete’ Geopolitical forecaster George Friedman thinks the blockchain’s days are numbered. Friedman explained his view of Bitcoin’s underlying technology…
Read MoreAdblock Plus Creators Enlist Blockchain To Fight ‘Fake News’
Kyle Baird · June 17, 2018 · 4:00 am Adblock Plus creators eyeo are out to put an end to misleading and false information online. Their new ‘Trusted News’ browser extension is aiming to take advantage of blockchain technology to create a decentralized database that classifies the integrity of information on the web. The Era Of…
Read MoreWalmart Awarded Patent for Blockchain Based Energy Management
Melanie Kramer · June 17, 2018 · 1:00 am A recent document released by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) reveals Walmart has filed a patent for managing demand on an electrical grid using cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. The patent was filed on December 13, 2017, and released by the USPTO on June 14,…
Read MoreNaples Mayor Talks About City’s Focus Group to Promote Blockchain and Possible Municipal ICO
A working group devoted to blockchain on the initiative of institutions, hundreds of volunteers from all over the world, a big and efficient plan for the future – it’s happening in Naples, the capital of the Italian region of Campania in the south of the country. The city, through a recent press release, announced the…
Read MoreGeopolitical Analyst Believes Blockchain Will Become ‘Obsolete’
Geopolitical analyst George Friedman says that blockchain technology will one day become “obsolete,” CNBC reported June 15. Friedman is a founder of Geopolitical Futures, an online publication dedicated to predicting the future course of international affairs, and author of “The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century.” He told CNBC that he has…
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