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US Department of Education, ACE to Explore Blockchain Solutions
7.2.2020
The American Council on Education (ACE) announced yesterday that it received funding from the U.S. Department of Education to support an ‘ambitious’ initiative that will explore the potential for blockchain to close equity gaps across the nation’s education landscape. Titled the ‘Education...
Government Think Tank Niti Aayog Identifies Key Blockchain Use Cases for India
4.2.2020
The policy think tank for the government of India, Niti Aayog, has published a strategy document identifying a number of key areas blockchain technology can significantly benefit the country. “By empowering citizens through features of transparency, decentralization and accountability...
Turkish City Developing Crypto and Blockchain Solutions for Public Services
21.1.2020
The city of Konya, Turkey is developing its own coin with the aim of providing blockchain-based payments for public services
Indian IT Minister Requests Blockchain Solutions to Improve Government Schools
20.1.2020
India’s IT minister has called on the National Informatics Centre to develop blockchain based initiatives to improve public education
Japanese Firms SBI and GMO Join the Digital Gold Rush in Texas
8.1.2020
The city of Rockdale, Texas is attracting attention again, similar to the interest the region saw back in the fifties when the Alcoa aluminum smelting facility set up shop. These days, Rockdale’s change is due to the influx of bitcoin miners coming to town from all around the world....
IBM, SoftBank, and TBCASoft Collaborate For the Adoption of Cross-Carrier Blockchain Solutions
23.10.2019
SoftBank Corp, IBM, and TBCASoft have joined forces to adopt a cross-carrier telecommunications blockchain payment solution, as per the official announcement dated October 22, 2019. The strategic collaboration between these three firms will support the telecommunication industry’s transformation....
Bitmain Aims to Build a 300MW Texas Mining Farm
23.10.2019
The Beijing-based Bitmain Technologies and DMG Blockchain Solutions announced the launch of a 25MW mining facility in Rockdale, Texas. The new mine aims to bolster Bitmain’s international expansion which will soon expand to 50MW of processing power and then extend the operation’s...
John McAfee Joins the Advisory Board of Enterprise Blockchain Solutions Provider Burency
20.9.2019
Long-standing crypto advocate, John McAfee, has announced that he has joined the advisory board of Burency, a UAE based blockchain development company. The announcement came via a tweet on Thursday, in which McAfee stated that Burency is an awesome blockchain accelerator for business applications....
Why Is Scalability So Important for Blockchain Solutions?
9.7.2019
Scalability and mass adoption are key barriers for the future of blockchain technology. Early adopters are needed to work on these issues together for the sake of future blockchain technologies
Rhode Island Solicits Proposals for Blockchain Solutions in Government
14.6.2019
The Rhode Island state government is seeking proofs-of-concept proposals for blockchain tech in state government