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Harnessing The Power of Decentralization: Max Borders of Social Evolution Speaks

July 28, 2017 by Michael Scott at Blockchain, Interviews, News

As the founder and Executive Director of Social Evolution, Max Borders is relentlessly seeking to liberate people and resolve social problems through innovation. Much of what drives him has been informed by his work as co-founder of the Voice & Exit event and as the former editor at the libertarian...

Belarus Keen to Utilize Blockchain Technology

July 24, 2017 by Alex Lielacher at Blockchain, Finance, News

On July 19, the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus (NBRB) announced plans to incorporate blockchain technology into a wide range of industries and it will start with financial services. The Belarusian Financial Sector and Blockchain Technology Following its commitment to becoming a leading European IT hub, Belarus reported...

Charting The Disruptive Future of the Blockchain

July 24, 2017 by Michael Scott at Blockchain, Business, Commentary, News

While blockchain technology has seen a massive uptick in interest since 2015, rarely have we taken a step back to assess its true power and potential impact on our society — people, infrastructure, design, commerce and more. So how immersed could this technology become within our lives? Given the current...

Bext360 Unveils Blockchain Platform For The Coffee Supply Chain

July 23, 2017 by Alex Lielacher at Blockchain, News, Tech

Colorado-based technology company Bext360 announced the creation of its first supply chain solution. The platform is called bextmachine and has been developed specifically for the global coffee supply chain. The announcement was made at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) during a TechCrunch event focusing on robotics on July 17....

Hyperledger Releases First Production Ready Blockchain Code For Commercial Companies

July 21, 2017 by Joseph Young at Blockchain, Business, News, Tech

Hyperledger, an open source collaborative project led by the Linux Foundation, released its first production-ready blockchain codebase that can be utilized by large-scale commercial companies. On March 22, BTCManager reported that IBM was targeting large conglomerates with the Hyperledger Fabric. At the time, Jerry Cuomo, IBM's Vice President of Blockchain...

“PharmacyCoin:” Will It Catch On In The UK?

July 20, 2017 by Michael Scott at Blockchain, News, Tech

Arun Nadarasa has a fascinating journey - a long fortuitous path that has led to his current intellectual challenge involving the world of cryptocurrency. Born in France, he moved to the UK with his parents in 2002 and began his Pharmacy at the University of Bath four years later. He...

A Desperate Call For AI and Blockchain in Criminal Justice Throughout The World

July 16, 2017 by Evan Sixtin at Blockchain, News, Tech

The blockchain is being adopted in so many industries and by several government services all around the world. Zug, Switzerland is using it for citizen identification, Maersk and Walmart are using it for supply chain tracking, and TUI Tourism Group wants to use it for hotel and tour bookings. Furthermore, governments...

Distributed Ledger Technology and the UK’s Public Sector

July 15, 2017 by Alex Lielacher at Blockchain, Commentary, News, Tech

The UK has long been viewed as accommodating toward cryptocurrency and blockchain technology, with a number of blockchain startups based therein as well as the creation of conducive regulatory conditions, such as the FCA’s FinTech sandbox. However, the country is also looking to distributed ledger technology to better its public...

Air: A Secure Digital System for Enhanced Identity Management

July 13, 2017 by Nuno Menezes at Blockchain, Business, News, Tech

Blockchain technology is progressively becoming the Holy Grail for disruption throughout many industries. From new financial applications up to new ways of managing and distributing charity funds, the technology underpinning Bitcoin is making its way into everyday life. Currently, there are a lot of projects in development; some are more...

Australian Banks, ANZ And Westpac, Successfully Trial DLT for Commercial Property Market

July 13, 2017 by Alex Lielacher at Blockchain, Business, News

Leading Australian banks ANZ and Westpac have concluded a successful trial where blockchain technology was used to digitize the issuance of bank guarantees in the commercial property leasing sector. The duo teamed up with IBM as well as shopping centre operator Scentre Group in order to test the technology. The...

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Zug, the Capital of Switzerland’s CryptoValley, will use Ethereum-based Identities for its Citizens

July 12, 2017 by Christoph Bergmann at Blockchain, Ethereum, News, Tech

A little city in a Swiss valley is pioneering blockchain-based identities. The city aims to provide an Ethereum-based identity app for its citizens as early as September 2017 and use it for e-voting in 2018. Zug is one of those small but powerful cities you find nowhere else than in...

Japan’s Government to Test Blockchain System Q1 2018

July 12, 2017 by Nigel Dollentas at Blockchain, News, Tech

Japan’s government, on the frontier of digital currency adoption, has announced it will be implementing data storage technology borrowed from Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies “to update how individuals and companies interact electronically with government” with an objective of upgrading information security and simultaneously saving money on administrative costs. The Ministry...

Blockchain Technology Can Reshape Global Supply Chains

July 11, 2017 by Admin BTCManager at Blockchain, Commentary, News, Tech

Blockchain technology has been drawing the attention of logistics companies for some while now. With the complex and incredibly cumbersome procedures involved in arranging transportation from one point to another, the blockchain seems like a long-awaited deliverance to them. The problems faced by the logistics industry are very tangible; huge...

Research at University of Sydney Leads to Creation of New Blockchain

July 7, 2017 by Alex Lielacher at Blockchain, News, Tech

The University of Sydney has revealed the creation of a new blockchain, which it believes showcases unparalleled advantages over the blockchains currently in use in cryptocurrency and business settings. The new blockchain is being developed by researchers at the university's School of Information Technology under the Concurrent Systems Research Group....

How the Blockchain Can Cure Shortcomings of the Video Games Market

July 3, 2017 by Admin BTCManager at Altcoins, Blockchain, Entertainment, News

Skin gambling is a particularly controversial and extremely lucrative online market, though many people are not even aware of its existence. According to research highlighted by Bloomberg, in 2015 alone more than 3 million people wagered $2.3 billion worth of skins on the outcome of e-sports matches, some of them...

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