#Smart Cities News

China National Blockchain Network Goes Live April 2020

January 7, 2020 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Blockchain

Chinese authorities have revealed that the country’s Blockchain Services Network (BSN), a project that has been under development since last year, with an aim to provide the masses with a platform to easily deploy their distributed ledger technology (DLT) applications without having to create their own private networks, will officially...

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Decentralized Security Could be Vital for Smart Cities

July 22, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Tech

At a time when authorities in a good number of cities across the globe are working towards using new technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), distributed ledger technology (DLT) and the internet of things (IoT) to digitize their entire processes in a bid to become smart cities, the Sentinel Protocol...

What is Ulex and What are “Free Private Cities”?

August 28, 2018 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Development, News, Regulation, Tech

In the age of decentralization and open-source community participation, every industry around the world has put its steps forth to embrace the change. However, due to its nature, the legal sector has not yet openly advocated (no pun) the new turn as the very essence of a legal system is...

Ohio Creates a Framework for Blockchain Adoption

August 10, 2018 by Eric Czuleger at Adoption, Blockchain, Business, Finance, News, Regulation

Ohio has become another in the list of states to develop a legislative framework which recognizes the use of blockchain technology to secure electronic records across a wide range of industries according to August 7, 2018, reports. Ohio Joins the Revolution Governor and former presidential candidate John Kasich enacted legislation...

DAG Smart City Revolution - How NANO, IOTA, Byteball and Cybervein Play a Role

DAG Smart City Revolution – How NANO, IOTA, Byteball and Cybervein Could Play a Role

June 28, 2018 by contributor at Blockchain, Business, Commentary, Finance, News, Tech

The city of the future is envisioned as using many types of electronic data collection sensors to supply information for managing assets and resources efficiently. While blockchains provide a significant foundation in this regard, the yet-obscure Directed Acyclic Graphs (DAG) technology is primed to play a crucial role. The Smart...

The Rise of Blockchain and the Era of Smart Cities

June 20, 2018 by Cindy Huynh at Blockchain, Commentary, News, Tech

TechCrunch reported that blockchain has the unlimited potential to create smart cities and grids. The emerging technology could be a significant component that removes outdated systems to build more sustainable cities and solutions for the future. The Rise of Smart Cities While these changes can benefit everyone in society, blockchain...

Fujitsu Opens a European Blockchain Innovation Center

March 24, 2018 by Cindy Huynh at Blockchain, Business, News

Fujitsu launched a Brussel-based International Blockchain Innovation Center on March 21. The purpose of the Innovation Center is to “research blockchain and distributed ledger technologies and undertake collaborative projects with selected private and public organizations.” According to Fujitsu’s press release, the Japanese IT giant plans to develop blockchain technology beyond...