Category: Blockchain

November 29, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Aion, ICON, Wanchain form Blockchain Interoperability Alliance

Blockchain interoperability specialists Aion, Wanchain, and ICON today announced the formation of the Blockchain Interoperability Alliance. The Alliance came together to develop industry standards, collaborate on research and design, and work towards a shared mission to promote broader adoption of blockchain technology. The inability for independent blockchain protocols to communicate in a decentralized and scalable…

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November 28, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

AFPO and FinComEco to create a complete blockchain based agricultural ecosystem solution

African Potash Limited (AFPO), a company focused on creating a vertically integrated platform for the mining, production and distribution of fertiliser and FinComEco, the fully integrated Financial & Commodities Ecosystem providing services, financing, capacity building and enablement solutions from supply to demand, have signed a Master Collaboration Agreement to jointly develop a range of platforms,…

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November 27, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Brickblock and ETHLend partner to revolutionize lending on the Blockchain

ETHLend and Brickblock have just announced a strategic partnership to explore the possibilities of lending with Blockchain technology. A primary focus will be on the tokenization of assets to simplify lending and bring secure real-world assets into the lending procedure as collateral. ETHLend is a decentralized peer-to-peer lending application that runs on the Ethereum blockchain…

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November 16, 2017 BY Mariela Naydenova

Blockchain used for child trafficking eradication in Moldova

Moldova is reported to start using blockchain technology to eradicate the child trafficking activity that is currently happening in the country. Moldova is one of the countries where the trafficking of children is at the highest, also combined with an overall low GDP growth and GDP per capita. The problem stems from the fact that…

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November 14, 2017 BY Mariela Naydenova

SAP is joined by 27 partners in support of a blockchain revolution

After SAP announced and launched its effort to integrate the technology of blockchain into more spheres of life such as the Internet of Things (IoT), supply chain, manufacturing and many more, the company said that 27 more partners have joined the initiative. The announcement was made at SAP TechEd Barcelona, taking place Nov. 14-16. According to…

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November 08, 2017 BY Mariela Naydenova

Online gaming - yet another industry disrupted by blockchain

As blockchain has already disrupted industries and countries from Russia to Australia, Malta is not in line to disrupt the online gaming industry through blockchain. Time of Malta reported: "The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) is leading by example in establishing Malta as a frontrunner in this regard, and, in the White Paper published in July…

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November 07, 2017 BY Mariela Naydenova

Indian companies going out on a limb with blockchain

India seems to be going out on a limb with the technology of blockchain, since many Indian companies are now using it for improvement of various services and products. The India Times reported that Bajaj Finserv, the holding company of Bajaj Group's NBFC and insurance firms, is using blockchain technology for services like travel insurance, for…

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November 07, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

SIA with R3 to accelerate the adoption of blockchain applications by 600 banks and corporates

SIA and R3 announced that they have launched a strategic partnership aimed at speeding up the global development and adoption of blockchain applications by leveraging SIAnet’s 600 nodes provided to financial institutions, corporates and public administrations. As part of the partnership, SIA will build a secure and protected network called SIAchain, which will be integrated…

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