Bitcoin’s latest price rise may be at least partially due to Chinese miners trying to trade their crypto for money in the face of a government crackdown on local exchanges, culminating in a supply shortage. “The lack of supply has…
LayerX will Create a Blockchain-based Voting Framework using Advanced ID Check in Japan
Japanese firm Layer X will collaborate with a computerized personality application called xID to assemble a blockchain-based voting framework in the Japanese city of Kaga. In a Thursday declaration from LayerX, the Tokyo-based organization said it would be mounting the…
How does Blockchain Affect Today’s Higher Education and Tomorrow’s Labor Market?
Even before the pandemic, we have always had control of our education and credentials we attain through the learning process from our government and learning institutions. This perception was recently emphasized by the American council of education that has focused…
Former PWC Blockchain Head: Banks should integrate cryptocurrencies Now
Cryptocurrency is no longer baseless talks about the future. It is a current and future occurrence that every financial institution should dive into. Investors like Rick Rider, BlockChain Chief investment Officer, put it out to the public in no simple…
Blockchain Research Advisor being Considered for a Key Position in Biden Administration
With less than two months till his inauguration, Joe Biden is considering the former chairman of the commodity Futures Trading Commission for a permanent position in his administration. A CNBC Nov 5 report says that the president-elect has floated Gary…
India: Blockchain-based App Seeks Give a Voice to Sexual Abuse Survivors
Blockchain use cases have been going up steadily for a while now and for the most part, we in the space have only been counting commercial and industrial use cases. Off course improving ease of doing business, tracking supply chains,…
Blockchain Based Insurance Platform Seeks to Cover Smallholder Kenyan Farmers
The Blockchain is becoming a big industry disrupter that cannot be ignored by even the staunchest of critics. One of the industries being impacted by the Blockchain in a major way is agriculture. A November 15 announcement by the Chainlink…
UN Advises East Africa’s Largest Economy to Employ Blockchain Against Corruption
An official from the United Nations’ drugs and crime agency is advising East Africa’s largest economy Kenya, to explore Blockchain technology in its fight against corruption. According to David Robinson, the regional anti-graft advisor at the UN drug and crime…
HSBC Bangladesh Completes Landmark Blockchain-based Oil Transaction
HSBC Bangladesh has just conducted the country’s first Blockchain-based letter of credit transaction (LC) on the Contour DLT platform. The Bangladeshi branch of the global firm used the transaction to settle the importation of 20,000 tons of fuel oil from…
JP Morgan: Blockchain Close to Making Money
Blockchain technology has been much talked about since the market booms of 2017. Apart from Bitcoin’s higher highs, the technology has also been mentioned and applied in several sectors. We have seen it applied in data management, security, finance and…