IBM Food Trust blockchain platform has onboarded the Avril Group seeking to enhance transparency of products’ prevenance and supply chain. IBM Food Trust blockchain platform has onboarded one more French manufacturer seeking to enhance transparency of product provenance and supply chain. The Avril Group, a vegetable oil, eggs and protein manufacturer, and the owner of…
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Alex Dreyfus, CEO of sports blockchain venture Chiliz, explains the relationship between the sports industry and crypto. It seemed nobody cared about AR until Pokémon Go launched in 2016. All of the sudden, every headline was about how augmented reality could change the world. Sophisticated technologies like AR, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence need their…
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An academic at the University of Hong Kong claims that blockchain and AI-driven strategies should be implemented to better tackle responses to the coronavirus epidemic. An academic at the University of Hong Kong claims that blockchain and AI-driven strategies should be implemented to better tackle responses to the coronavirus epidemic. Syren Johnstone — executive director…
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Financial services firm Mode, which is backed by Twitter co-founder Biz Stone, has rolled out its Bitcoin banking app on iOS devices. Mode, a financial services firm backed by Twitter co-founder Biz Stone, has rolled out its Bitcoin (BTC) banking app on iOS devices. The British company made its app available globally, with the exception…
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Investment platform CurioInvest and Seychelles-based digital asset exchange MERJ Exchange Ltd. will jointly begin offering a token backed by collector luxury cars. Investment platform CurioInvest and Seychelles-based digital asset exchange MERJ Exchange Ltd. will jointly begin offering a token backed by collector luxury cars. The so-called Car Token (CT1) token is set to be pegged…
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Tech giant IBM is developing a new blockchain product that will automate the reconciliation of casual employment contracts. Tech giant IBM is developing a new blockchain product that will automate the reconciliation of casual labor contracts. Technology news site CIO reported on Feb. 3 that IBM considers the blockchain particularly well-suited to tackling the pain…
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Capital markets blockchain platform iSTOX has graduated from Singapore’s regulatory sandbox and been approved as a market operator and capital markets services licensee. Capital markets blockchain platform iSTOX has graduated from Singapore’s regulatory sandbox and been approved as a recognized market operator and capital markets services licensee. Singapore’s The Business Times confirmed on Feb. 3…
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The UAE’S health ministry’s new blockchain platform aims to improve the efficiency of smart health services in the country. The UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) together with the Ministry of Presidential Affairs, Dubai Healthcare City and other relevant authorities has launched a blockchain-based health data storage platform. According to The Emirates News Agency…
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The U.S. could lose its position as the innovation leader as the Asian tech market has grown on the global stage. Since the end of World War II, the United States has been an undisputed global leader in innovation. From putting a man on the moon to the “Traitorous Eight” of Fairchild and the birth…
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Over-the-counter digital currency trading and lending firm Genesis has closed the fourth quarter of 2019 with record high loan originations since its inception. Over-the-counter digital currency trading and lending firm Genesis closed the fourth quarter of 2019 with record high results in loan originations since its inception. Per a Jan. 30 press release, Genesis facilitated…
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