[ad_2][ad_1] Before starting a project based on blockchain or distributed ledger technology (DLT), the analyst firm Gartner wants decision makers to take a look at the technology currently available, as it will probably do the job. Gartner vice-president and partner David Furlonger still suggests jumping on the blockchain bandwagon, at …
Read More »Blockchain software company ConsenSys acquires Asteroid Mining Company
[ad_2][ad_1] Software company Blockchain ConsenSys Inc. acquired Planetary Resources, Inc. planetary asteroid mining company through an asset purchase transaction, according to an announcement published on October 31st. Founded in 2009 and previously known as Arkyd Astronautics, Planetary Resources is presumably engaged in exploration, extraction and refining of asteroid resources. The …
Read More »The Hong Kong Stock Exchange is working with a blockchain company to improve the post-trade process
[ad_2][ad_1] Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has partnered with Digital Asset, a blockchain company to accelerate the post-trade process, reports the Finextra financial news agency on October 31st. HKEX worked with Digital Asset to test a prototype system "in an attempt to accelerate the post-trade process and reduce …
Read More »What investors should be careful to find a blockchain unicorn
[ad_2][ad_1] The price of Kodak shares rose by 89% after launching Kodak One as a cryptocurrency using blockchain. Photo: Reuters Remember a decade ago when the IT entrepreneurs of India attracted both brides and ratings? Does the blockchain go down the same corridor? Kodak recently launched Kodak One as a …
Read More »How Blockchain could benefit from sports marketing
[ad_2][ad_1] The journey of new technology to mass adoption is always bumpy. Blockchain seems to be the new word on the lips of tech-savvy entrepreneurs, but how can it be applied in a way that is beneficial to the world of communication and marketing? Many people are comparing the current …
Read More »Protecting the "right to be forgotten" in the era of the blockchain
[ad_2][ad_1] There was a lot of hype about blockchain in the last year. Although better known as the technology behind Bitcoin, the blockchain is starting to destroy other industries, from supply chains to energy trading. One of the main strengths of the blockchain is that once the data is added …
Read More »HSBC, StanChart launches the Blockchain platform
[ad_2][ad_1] To share Tweet To share To share To share Print out E-mail HSBC, Standard Chartered and 10 other banks have launched a new blockchain-based commercial financing program in Hong Kong on Wednesday 31 October to increase the efficiency of international trade. According to a Reuters report that cites HSBC, …
Read More »ConsenSys blockchain study acquires asteroid companies Planetary Resources – GeekWire
[ad_2][ad_1] Planetary Resources President and CEO Chris Lewicki talks about the company's satellite ambitions in the GeekWire Summit 2014. (Photo GeekWire) After months of financial uncertainty, the asteroid mining company Planetary Resources states that its assets have been acquired by the block-block company ConsenSys based in Brooklyn. In a press …
Read More »Will small companies beat big companies if they use blockchain?
[ad_2][ad_1] An American startup is building a blockchain agnostic protocol in an attempt to provide small businesses with accessible access to new technologies and drive the mass adoption of blockchain and cryptocurrency. Opportunity, with experienced US founders, has also created a "trusted and verified service marketplace" on the Ethereum blockchain, …
Read More »EY unveils a blockchain prototype that makes Ethereum transactions private
[ad_1] The leading accounting firm EY has just released some epic details of a new blockchain prototype that can make Ethereum ETH private transactions – as in real ones, on the main public blockchain. EY defines its new EY Ops Chain Public Edition (PE) system, proposing it as the world's …
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