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Decentralized Energy is Key to a DeFi Future
3.8.2020
Decentralized finance should include decentralized energy as it uses DApps and blockchain and has the same logic, says Lition
Blockchain the Answer for Power Provider as China Energy Demand Soars
29.7.2020
With summer temperatures climbing and production rising in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, power providers in Dongguan, an industrial city in the Chinese province of Guangdong, said they have experienced a massive surge in demand – and are responding with a blockchain-powered solution.
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NBA Point Guard Spencer Dinwiddie’s Tokenized Contract Raises $1.3 Million
24.7.2020
NBA player Spencer Dinwiddie has finished the token sale of his contract that is hosted on the Ethereum blockchain. The sale of Dinwiddie’s tokenized contract raised $1.3 million which was only a tenth of what the project hoped to sell ($13.5 million). Even though the Brooklyn Nets guard...
UTE Joins Energy Web to Transform Energy Sector with Blockchain
23.7.2020
In its efforts to become a global leader in digital innovation and rapid energy-sector decarbonization, Uruguay’s grid operator Administración Nacional de Usinas y Trasmisiones Eléctricas (UTE) has announced its partnership with Energy Web (EW). The partnership will allow UTE to leverage...
Chinese Energy Supplier Deploys Blockchain Node in State-Run Network
15.7.2020
Gansu province is now connected to the state-run Energy Zone Blockchain public service platform
Blockchain Is the Leading Agent in Our Advance Toward Industry 4.0
2.7.2020
Blockchain is a revolutionary technology swiftly disrupting many industries, and it could answer some of the most pressing efficiency concerns in the corporate world today
Power Ledger’s Blockchain P2P Energy Trial ‘Technically Feasible,’ It Says in New Report
22.6.2020
A solar energy trading trial run by blockchain startup Power Ledger has found its initiative to be "technically feasible."
Blockchain P2P Energy Trading Proves Workable and Popular in Australian Test
18.6.2020
An Australian government-backed trial of P2P solar trading using blockchain found that the technology is popular and technically feasible
Tokyo Power Company to Use Blockchain for Trading Electricity Surplus
18.6.2020
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc partnered with Itochu Corporation to start building a blockchain-based system to trade electricity surpluses
Wisdomtree Files ETF With 5% Bitcoin Exposure Amid SEC Resistance
18.6.2020
Wisdomtree has filed for a commodity fund with 5% exposure to bitcoin, in a fresh attempt to bring an exchange-traded fund (ETF) backed by the benchmark cryptocurrency to the market. According to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the fund is targeting to invest mainly...
Fund Manager Files for ETF Spanning Energy, Agriculture and Bitcoin Futures
18.6.2020
A New York-based asset manager has filed for an ETF that will invest up to 5% of its capital into Bitcoin futures contracts despite focusing on energy, agriculture and metals
South African Solar Energy Blockchain Startup Raises $3 Million, Plans to Expand Across Continent
9.6.2020
The blockchain peer-to-peer renewable energy platform has now closed its $4 million Series-A funding round
Illegal Miners in Russia Stole $6.6M-Worth of Electricity, Power Grid Firm Says
8.6.2020
Electricity thieves built their own illicit power stations to connect hidden mining farms with the local energy grid, a state-owned provider says
Nonprofit Energy Consortium Trials Blockchain Management for Wastewater Tracking
3.6.2020
A U.S. oil and gas consortium says a blockchain-based automated platform tracking wastewater reduced transportation costs
US Government Prediction: Economy Faces 10-Year Recovery, $8 Trillion Loss From Coronavirus
3.6.2020
The U.S. Congressional Budget Office has projected that the coronavirus crisis will cost the U.S. economy about $8 trillion. Many factors play a part in shrinking the economy, such as business closures, social distancing measures, consumer spending, a drop in energy prices, and recent legislation....
Blockchain Underpinning Much of Germany’s Renewable Energy Evolution
3.6.2020
As Germany shuts down all nuclear and coal-based energy production, blockchain is underpinning many renewable energy platforms
French Renewable Energy Provider Wins Regulator’s Approval for €10M Token Sale
3.6.2020
Renewables provider WPO has been granted an "ICO visa" from the French financial markets regulator
Vodafone Enlists Blockchain Nonprofit for Tracking Renewable Energy Use in Europe
3.6.2020
Vodafone and Energy Web are using SIM cards and blockchain to build more nimble renewable power grids
Vodafone to Connect 'Billions' of Energy Producing Devices Using Blockchain
27.5.2020
Vodafone plans to link billions of distributed energy generating assets to grids using the Internet of Things and blockchain technology
Thailand Turns to Blockchain to Boost Renewable Energy Push
26.5.2020
A Thailand public-private joint venture has inked a deal with blockchain startup Power Ledger to encourage renewables trading and uptake