Distributed ledger technology, usually known as the blockchain, has its underlying foundations in Bitcoin. However, blockchain is developing past its cash starting points, making advances into the monetary administrations and tech ventures toward upgrades in activities and money. Is blockchain prepared for the oil and gas industry? Is it publicity—or...
As the years go by, blockchain technology continues to gain more popularity among countries and institutions. Although it has been going through a lot of bumps during the past few years, it is, however, being adopted in many developing countries, despite their reluctance to do so. Its characteristics of transparency...
The future of any technology is commonly associated with the one that could alter life as we know it. Blockchain is one such case that is the center of attention these days and many corporations have come forward to embrace this “disruptive” technology. However, when it comes to design, it’s...
Blockchain has become the number one in-demand skill. In the latest report by Linkedin, blockchain which companies weren’t even looking at a year ago, now in 2020 tops the list of most in-demand hard skills. “The promise of blockchain — essentially a shared digital ledger — is huge. Advocates see...
The political atlas, as we all know, is divided into two brief categories. One category contains the countries that have reached an incredible level of Human Development Index (HDI) – a compound indicator of life expectancy, education, income per capita, and fertility rates. The populations of such countries, in general,...
Uttar Pradesh, a state in northern India is testing a blockchain-enabled peer-to-peer solar energy trading platform. The blockchain start-up, Power Ledger in partnership with India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF) and state utilities will run the pilot in few selected government buildings in the Lucknow city with rooftop solar panels installed....
€400 million was decided to be funneled into AI and blockchain projects in Europe. The decision was made by the European Commission as well as the European Investment Fund. The investment is going to put the European Union in a leading spot in terms of funds invested in the blockchain...
People’s daily newspaper published by China ruling communist party on Monday urged investors to remain rational as stock prices of blockchain firms or tech firms believed to be engaged in blockchain business sore to 10% after China’s President Xi positive comments on the blockchain technology. The Chinese government started cracking...
EY announced today the launch of EY OpsChain Public Finance Manager, a blockchain-enabled solution to help governments improve the management of public funds. Built on EY’s native blockchain EY OpsChain, the platform helps to provide accountability and clarity into how public monies are spent and results delivered. In addition to...
Multinational professional services organization Deloitte released a report in 2018 titled “Breaking Blockchain Open”. The report shares insight into what organizations’ blockchain-savvy executives think about blockchain technology. Important note: (1) This is just a view from 1,000+ blockchain-savvy executives. (2) Countries from where this data was polled were – China,...
