Blockchain
Giant automakers form blockchain consortium

There’s a now a blockchain consortium for the automobile sector. The Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative (MOBI) has been formed, with participation from giant automakers BMW, Ford, General Motors (GM), and Renault. The automotive sector is clearly the next frontier for…

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Alibaba pilots blockchain-powered food supply chain tracking solution

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is piloting a blockchain-based solution to track supply chain of their food division, to combat food fraud. The pilot is being done by the company’s Australia and New Zealand branches. Food fraud is a common criminal…

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Cardano Blockchain to help coffee-growers in Ethiopia for coffee export

Innovative blockchain-based start-up Cardano has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Science and Technology of the government of Ethiopia, for agri-tech development using the promising distributed ledger technology (DLT). The MOU has special focus on coffee…

Blockchain Patent
MasterCard intends to patent technology for easier activation of new blockchain nodes

American multinational financial services giant MasterCard has filed a patent for a technology solution that will expedite the activation of new nodes on a blockchain. The patent was filed on October 2016, and the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)…

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Top 5 Long Term Cryptocurrency Investments for 2018

Cryptocurrencies are starting to become mainstream. After the meteoric rise that happened during the last quarter of 2017, cryptocurrencies became a major concern for investors looking for new investments other than the financial market. Even during the 3-month slump that…

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Blockchain-powered “Smart package” patent filed by Walmart

US retail giant Walmart has filed a patent application for their blockchain-powered “Smart package” solution. The patent application was filed in August 2017, and the US Patent and Trademark office (USPTO) has released the patent recently. Online shopping involving perishable…

Bitcoin News
“WordPress of Startups” : Blockchain start-up Elemential is working on making enterprise blockchain easier

Building an enterprise blockchain, developing apps using it, and deploying the apps on it need to have processes, methods, and tools that make it easier to use. Mumbai, India-based blockchain start-up Elemential is working on their Hadron and Federated Network…

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Lucidity intends to bring transparency into digital advertising

Los Angeles, California, USA-based Lucidity, a digital advertising blockchain protocol company, has recently announced the public launch of their marketing analytics protocol. They promise to rectify the lack of transparency prevalent in this sector, with their blockchain-based solution. Globally, digital…

Blockchain Patent
Expedite crypto payment on a Blockchain ? Paypal awaits Patent

Global online payments giant PayPal wants to patent a technology solution that will expedite cryptocurrency payment. They have filed a patent application with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). However, a Bitcoin expert believes that this technology already exists.…

Crypto Market Analysis
4 Tips for Investing in Crypto this 2018

So far, the cryptocurrency market has been in a wild bearish ride from the open of 2018 until today. As of press time, Bitcoin is sideways trading at the $6,800 level. As we saw the bubble burst in January, market…