Étiquette : #BLOCKCHAIN ENG

The GBA is pleased to announce that Dr. Srini Balasubramanian has taken the baton from Ajay Chandhok as the new Cybersecurity Working Group Leader. We want to thank Ajay for his leadership and commitment to the GBA community and the cybersecurity domain. Ajay has been an invaluable member of the…

Founding partner of Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ), Draper Associates, the Draper Venture Network and Draper University, Tim Draper appears to be poised to back projects in India. At least according to Suprita Anupam, a writer for leading Indian media and information platform Inc42, who recently interviewed Draper: “The Supreme Court…

A community-driven cryptocurrency (CRW) and application Crown Platform (EST 2013) – has released its latest technological in-house innovation called the Crown Core v0.14 ‘Emerald’ NFT Framework. The new protocol enables the tokenisation of assets on the Crown blockchain by the issuance of protocols and tokens. With this release, authored by…

Chinese multinational technology company specializing in e-commerce, retail, Internet, and technology and the world’s largest retailer, Alibaba, has announced they are going to move to Blockchain via its subsidiary, Koala, a digital traceability platform which they acquired for $2 billion in late 2019. According to Chinese media reports last week,…

FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA – The Global Blockchain Association (GBA), an international blockchain advocacy association, is pleased to announce that the United Kingdom Department of International Trade (DIT), Finance & Professional Services (US Mid-Atlantic Region) has joined GBA as the first government organizational member. The GBA is an organization of thousands of…

ome fellow blockchain nerds seem to have helped kickstart what could be a major breakthrough solution to the current coronavirus COVID-19 crisis that has engulfed the globe.  The two noted blockchain industry players fired up a started a media storm followed by a new repository online for medical professionals and…

South American blockchain firm IOV Labs along with Grupo Sabra have launched their Gasnet blockchain network for Argentina’s natural gas distribution system. Gasnor was the first to greenlight the project but was soon followed by Argentina’s gas regulator Enargas who approved the nationwide deployment of the blockchain solution.  “We are…

Blockchain-enabled digital scarcity has opened up a whole new dimension of legal conundrums for the regulators. This paper examines emerging regulatory approaches for the future of the token economy. Source : https://jbba.scholasticahq.com/article/12270-emerging-regulatory-approaches-to-blockchain-based-token-economy Date : March 19, 2020 at 04:08PM Tag(s) : #BLOCKCHAIN ENG Share this… Email Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp…

The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance has teamed up with their subsidiary exchange in India – WazirX, to announce a joint initiative $50 million (backed by BNB, BUSD, and WRX digital assets)  “Blockchain for India” (BFI) fund to support the development and growth of blockchain startups in India.  “Let’s invest…

Fluree, a North Carolina-headquartered data-first technology startup that recently announced a strategic blockchain deployment with the United States Air Force is getting further backing from Engage in a seed extension round of funding with participation from Engage. “Organizations have been striving to secure a data-first approach for nearly a decade,…

Science Applications International Corp (SAIC) is planning to run a collaborative blockchain-fueled pilot program with Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company to secure supply chain transactions. “I have no doubt this pilot will bolster the already outstanding work our customers enjoy through the Global Tires Program and further our supply chain…

Some members of the Libra Association are now backing a rival project called Celo, which has its own blockchain and cryptocurrency. Over 50 major companies have pledged their support, each pursuing a diverse set of use cases. The project claims that the combined reach of all members exceeds 400 million…

You’ve heard of Software as a Service (Saas), the means by which businesses subscribe to and access cloud-based software. Blockchain-as-a-service (BaaS) is its distributed ledger equivalent. It describes the process by which a third party installs, hosts and maintains blockchain networks on behalf of other organizations. Source : https://news.bitcoin.com/7-of-the-worlds-largest-blockchain-as-a-service-enterprises/ Date…

The digital assets lending field seems to be heating up with Blockchain.com starting to offer lending directly to retail consumers globally. Borrowed USD stablecoins can be used by crypto traders to fund their next trades and thus increase the leverage of their holdings. Source : https://news.bitcoin.com/blockchain-com-borrow/ Date : March 11,…

Product announcements in the mobile and internet communications sector have indicated that cryptocurrency-related features are going to become more common. A 5G router with a Bitcoin node that provides secure connectivity, a new blockchain phone you can customize, and a flagship’s hardware wallet from a smartphone giant now available in…

JBBA+ARTiFACTS portal is the world’s first application specifically designed to enable researchers to create a permanent and immutable public record of research material in real time. Source : https://jbba.scholasticahq.com/post/421-jbba-launches-blockchain-based-ledger-of-record-for-research-in-collaboration-with-artifacts Date : March 4, 2020 at 10:41PM Tag(s) : #BLOCKCHAIN ENG Share this… Email Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Print

Algorithms are at the heart of 21st century life, invisibly controlling many of the systems we use and take for granted on a daily basis. Pervasive algorithms determine the entertainment we consume (Netflix, Spotify), the information we read (Google), and the chatter we hear (Facebook, Twitter). It’s no different in…

This interview by Blocksquare of Slovenia is part of a series of conversations with leaders in blockchain for real estate, so the global community can learn how blockchain is impacting real estate directly from experts worldwide. “There are three use cases I believe will work best with blockchain adoption. The…

Since its inception, blockchain has been hailed as a generally safer way to carry out financial transactions, and it is. But there are still vulnerabilities that need to be addressed. Source : https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/how-blockchains-inherent-security-vulnerability-is-costing-companies-2020-03-03 Date : March 3, 2020 at 07:48PM Tag(s) : #BLOCKCHAIN ENG Share this… Email Facebook Twitter Linkedin…

If cryptocurrency is designed to reconstruct the financial world while introducing major improvements in transaction speed, privacy, cost and convenience, debit cards represent a useful bridge between old and new. A preponderance of crypto debit card options now exist that allow cryptocurrency to be exchanged for spendable fiat currency at…