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[ad_2][ad_1] CDC tests the blockchain for the response to epidemics By Sara Friedman 1 November 2018 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are trying to use a blockchain layer to collect health worker data from silos to accelerate their implementation. Before sending rescuers to crisis areas, CDC must find …

[ad_2][ad_1] Startup FIC Network brought its first digital corporate bond on a blockchain-powered web platform built for fixed income markets. FIC has targeted fixed income in part because the industry is full of manual processes and inefficiencies that make it ripe for innovation, said Arturs Ivanovs, founder of FIC Network, …

[ad_2][ad_1] BlockShow Asia returns this year for a one-week event part of Asia Blockchain Week focusing on blockchain and cryptocurrency. The event, which will take place between 27 November and 1 December 2018, promises to bring together some of the industry's most influential entrepreneurs, leaders and visionaries in the blockchain …

[ad_2][ad_1] Cryptonauts talk about going to the moon, but ConsenSys points a little higher. Last Wednesday, the New York-based blockchain company acquired Planetary Resources, a space resource and an exploration venture in an asset purchase transaction. Other terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Planetary Resources CEO Chris Lewicki and …

[ad_2][ad_1] Finin by Sirin Labs and HTC Exodus are destined to become the first blockchain phones on the market. In the long run, blockchain phones could be used to increase our security and move control of our data from large companies to individual users. In the future, it is likely …

[ad_2][ad_1] Start-ups FIC Network brought its first digital corporate bond on a blockchain-based web platform, built specifically for fixed income markets. FIC has targeted fixed income in part because the industry is full of manual processes and inefficiencies that make it ripe for innovation, said Arturs Ivanovs, founder of FIC …

[ad_2][ad_1] The review examines the adoption of blockchain technology in terms of work done by humanitarian and development agencies. This review finds that blockchain presents a duality. On the one hand, disruptive technology can have advantages, such as the connection of smart contracts with forecast-based financing. However, on the other …

[ad_2][ad_1] Jingdong Group (JD.com) is one of the largest consumer-focused companies in China. They have over 300 million active users and hold about 30% of the B2C market in China. According to a recent report, JD.com will launch a new blockchain research laboratory in collaboration with two major technology institutes. …

[ad_2][ad_1] The latest mastercard blockchain patent could be the most ambitious to date and, in theory, could help banks better protect themselves from fraudulent transactions that occur in traditional payments. The card network has recently been awarded a patent for the "fractional reserve management of blockchain assets" that would combine …

[ad_2][ad_1] A blockchain startup hopes to get a cut from a potentially trillion dollar industry after it has taken control of a space company created to extract near-Earth asteroids. ConsenSys announced the acquisition of Planetary Resources on Wednesday 31 October, along with its intention to "democratize and decentralize space efforts". …