Category: Blockchain

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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October 31, 2017 BY Mariela Naydenova

The power of branding - how the "Blockchain" name adds value

The word blockchain has been  swirling around the public space for quite some time now. Bitcoin and the other 1,000 digital currencies have a total market capitalization of around $170 billion. Blockchain has disrupted a series of industries from the technology companies to the agriculture companies in Russia. So, it is interesting to understand the…

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October 30, 2017 BY Mariela Naydenova

Kochava Introduces First Blockchain-Based Digital Advertising Platform

Kochava, the leading mobile attribution and marketing analytics platform, today announced XCHNG, an open and unified blockchain framework for the digital advertising ecosystem. The XCHNG blockchain-based system of record enables the tokenization of an insertion order (IO, or a contract to buy advertisements) with the supporting immutable infrastructure to facilitate transactions between buyers and sellers…

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