[ad_1] I admit I was a little puzzled and more than curious about hearing the news, during the summer, that Diamond Offshore Drilling had launched its Blockchain perforation service. Until then, blockchain had, in my mind, equaled the cryptocurrency trading, and this evoked visions of a person decked out in …
Read More »The Japanese Kepco promotes the second blockchain for solar trading
[ad_2][ad_1] The Japanese utility Kansai Electric Power Co (Kepco) announced a secondblockchainproject six months after having unveiled a collaboration with the Australian company Power Ledger. An October announcement from Kepco (not to be confused with the South Korean electricity giant of the same name) did not mention Power Ledger and …
Read More »Resolutions of remittances should be a staple of Blockchain
[ad_2][ad_1]<div _ngcontent-c14 = "" innerhtml = " In this photo taken on Sunday, February 16, 2014, a client of Dahabshiil, the largest remittance company in Somalia, exchanges his US dollar bills with Somali shillings outside the company's headquarters in Mogadishu, Somalia. (AP Photo / Farah Abdi Warsameh) In the first …
Read More »The Caribbean Exam Board issues Blockchain certificates to 24,000 candidates
[ad_2][ad_1] chirping Facebook The process of verifying educational credentials in the Caribbean will now be faster after the regional examination body has announced that it will start offering blockchain-based certificates and diplomas to selected candidates. In a statement, the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) revealed that it will issue blockchain-based academic …
Read More »Alas, the Blockchain will not save journalism after all
[ad_2][ad_1] This is an encrypted currency. Like a real coin, it is a representation of value. Unlike a real currency, you can not keep it. To help you relate, we have anthropomorphized. This movement of every coin – and the movement of every currency like this – is recorded in …
Read More »ICON collaborates with the Seoul government on 3 Blockchain App
[ad_2][ad_1] The South Korean blockchain project ICON gains ground with new projects involving the metropolitan government of Seoul. This week al Blockchain International Digital FestivalICON has demonstrated 3 new initiatives for their blockchain ecosystem for the benefit of Seoul residents. Projects include 3 blockchain-based mobile applications: ICON Blockchain Identification Card …
Read More »Littlstar, sponsored by Sony and Disney, launches the blockchain media platform Ara
[ad_2][ad_1] Littlstar Media announced that it has launched Ara, a new blockchain-based platform designed to give creators and artists greater control over their content. The company, which counts Sony and Disney among its investors, says it wants to use distributed technology to support new business models for the creative community …
Read More »Marsh: "We are at the beginning of a massive blockchain revolution"
[ad_2][ad_1] The insurance brokerage and risk management giant Marsh recently announced that it is developing the first blockchain-based verification solution for customers in rapidly evolving sharing and gig economies. In collaboration with Evident, the data security platform, the new blockchain solution simplifies the onboarding of gig economy workers by simplifying …
Read More »Blockchain is not the answer to money laundering … yet
[ad_2][ad_1] Blockchain technology has the potential to have a huge global impact on financial transactions. Governments around the world are exploring how technology that supports cryptocurrencies like bitcoin can be developed and used to optimize compliance and strengthen its arsenal in the fight against financial crime. Current laws aimed at …
Read More »Key Blockchain Scaling Talking Points at the Ethereum Developer Conference in Prague
[ad_1] The highly anticipated annual developer conference for the Ethereum community has already begun in Prague. The DevCon4 conference is the fourth iteration of this meeting which will take place for four days from October 30th to November 2nd 2018. The annual meeting is an excellent opportunity for Ethereum developers, …
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