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3,000 7-Eleven Stores Get Blockchain-powered Air Monitors + More News
16.12.2019
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More than 100 7-Eleven convenience stores in South Korea should be fitted with blockchain-powered air pollution...
Oranco to Use Blockchain-powered Laser Technology to Fight Counterfeit Products
10.12.2019
Use cases of blockchain technology are growing by the day as companies across the globe are coming up with newer solutions regularly. This time it’s Oranco, the Chinese self-branded liquor marketer, that has come up with a unique blockchain usage. The giant wholesaler will use...
EduTech Start-up Digital Gurukul Will Offer Blockchain Powered Certificates
23.11.2019
EduTech start-up Digital Gurukul has announced that it will be using blockchain technology to offer certificates to its students. Such a move is not only unheard in India, but also is quite rare globally. Digital Gurukul provides online certificate educational services to students for various...
Is Blockchain-powered Medicine Just What the Doctor Ordered?
17.11.2019
Just about every major business area you care to name – from the financial sector to the food industry – seems to have invested big in fintech and decentralized technology. But many medical professionals still want to keep blockchain at arm’s length. Why is that?
“Healthcare professionals...
Beijing Mulls Blockchain-powered Forex, Chinese Crypto Searches Soar
28.10.2019
China’s most recent bout of cryptocurrency and blockchain fervor shows no sign of subsiding – with regulators stating they are already looking at applying blockchain technology to cross-border trade finance. Meanwhile, it appears that the country’s citizens are brushing up on their crypto knowledge...
TCS Unveils Blockchain-Powered Multi-Brand Consumer Loyalty Platform Using R3’s Corda
24.10.2019
TCS (Tata Consultancy Services), an eminent company offering business solutions, IT services and consulting globally, has announced the next generation consumer loyalty platform powered by blockchain, that can cover multiple brands utilizing blockchain tech firm R3’s Corda. The company made...
How Dubai is Aiming to Become the First Blockchain-powered City by 2020
21.10.2019
Dubai will harness the expertise of top blockchain and crypto experts to give effect to The Dubai Blockchain Strategy 2020. The World Blockchain Summit global series will create an open platform for startups, investors, and solution providers from the blockchain industry to provide solutions that...
South Korea Welcomes Blockchain-powered Driver’s Licences on Mobiles
27.9.2019
South Koreans will soon do away with plastic driver’s license cards – and make use of a blockchain-powered ID solution for smartphones. Or, at least, this is the plan.
The country’s Ministry of Science and ICT has approved a plan whereby all three of the country’s major mobile carriers – SK, KT...
SIX Swiss Exchange Postpones Launch of Blockchain-Powered Digital Exchange
23.9.2019
SIX Swiss Exchange has postponed the launch of its blockchain-based SIX Digital Exchange
Mastercard Joins Blockchain-Powered Trade Finance Consortium Marco Polo
4.9.2019
Mastercard has joined the Marco Polo trade finance consortium founded by blockchain startup R3 and fintech firm TradeIX
Jibrel Network’s First Fully Regulated Blockchain Powered Private Financing Platform, jibrel.com, Launched
4.9.2019
Jibrel Network, the blockchain financial-tech company with its headquarters in Zug, Switzerland, has launched “jibrel.com” a day back, which is a new fully regulated blockchain-powered private financing platform. It has recently been brought into the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) RegLab cohort...
World’s First Blockchain-Powered Password Manager Software Launched, Created By DigiByte
5.8.2019
Continuous innovation in the blockchain sector has given path-breaking results, which has resulted in increasing adoption levels. One such innovation is the new blockchain-powered password manager created using DigiByte blockchain, by AutumnID. First Password manager in the world without saving...
Block.One Pays $30M for New Blockchain-Powered Social Media Platform’s Domain Name
19.6.2019
Eos developer Block.one has paid $30 million in cash to purchase the voice.com domain name for its new blockchain-based social media, called “Voice”
Iceland’s Financial Regulator Approves Blockchain-Powered E-Money Firm
14.6.2019
Financial Supervisory Authority, the single financial regulator in Iceland, has approved the first DLT-based electronic money firm Monerium
Visa Goes Live With Blockchain-Powered Business Payments Service
11.6.2019
Visa's B2B Connect payments service, in part built with Hyperledger Fabric, has officially gone live
EOS Based Block.One Announced Reward and Privacy-Focused Social Media Platform, Voice
3.6.2019
Blockchain tech is booming and blooming in almost every know internet based sectors, and social media is one of them. EOS has been among the leading platforms for dapps, and certainly among the best in terms of innovation. One of EOS prominent development sub-networks, Block.one has introduced...
BUX and ABN AMRO Clearing Partner on Blockchain-Powered Stocks Investment Mobile App
29.5.2019
Securities services provider ABN AMRO Clearing will provide European mobile investment platform BUX with blockchain solutions for its forthcoming stock trading mobile app
S Korean Bank Unveils ‘Country’s First Blockchain-powered Loans’
27.5.2019
South Korea’s Shinhan Bank says it has launched the nation’s first blockchain-powered loans.
The bank says that it will use blockchain-powered solutions to overcome hurdles for members of the general public applying for loans online, and will apply the technology to its scraping activities. In...
Bloomberg: Blockchain-Powered IPO Platform to List First Company in June
20.5.2019
SprinkleXchange, a blockchain-powered initial public offering platform, is preparing to list its first company in June
Fixing the News: Blockchain-Powered Solutions for Media in Crisis
19.5.2018
A handful of blockchain-driven media startups that aspire to revolutionize the news economy are different in this important sense