The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States is reportedly turning to blockchain to create an efficient and reliably drug supply chain. The FDA has introduced a pilot program that aims to create an interoperable and e-system that follows specific medication drugs through their entire supply chain. The agency is reportedly turning to…
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The power of blockchain has undeniably left its mark on almost all parts of the world. Recently, Africa has emerged as a top, or at least, promising blockchain/cryptocurrency destination. Because the market is so new, there are numerous solutions and inventions to be made using blockchain. The most remarkable thing about blockchain, however, is the…
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The blockchain technology is now often abused in different ways. While the technology itself may be solving world’s most important problems such as eliminating labor abuse in African countries, the technology has a long way to go before becoming flawless. Recently, images of child molestation have been found on the core ledger of BSV or…
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Ethereum, along with other major alt coins, has taken a major price decrease since its glory days in 2017, when the coin was trading for as high as $1,500. While the price may be going down, the interest in Ethereum Classic is not subsiding at all. As with many major alt coins, the price of…
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The social network giant Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) has announced that it has made its first acquisition in the blockchain space, hiring the team behind Chainspace, a small blockchain startup founded by researchers from University College London, as earlier reported by Cheddar. The article on Cheddar seems to be the source of this news as little has been…
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A new major cryptocurrency is going to go live, after it was made public that the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) and the United Arab Emirates Central Bank (UAECB) are partnering on the project "Aber". Aber is a cryptocurrency project launched by the two entities to facilitate financial transactions between the two countries through the technology…
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The tiny Republic of Malta, in a fashion reminiscent of the old movie “The Mouse that Roared”, has suddenly become the “crypto-hub of the world”, as it promised it would be in mid-2018. According to MarketWatch and the December exchange report prepared by CryptoCompare: Malta is home to more than twice that amount of crypto…
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Ford is going to implement blockchain to keep record of cobalt suppliers in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as reported by Telegraph. Cobalt is the major metal used for the construction of batteries for electric vehicles. The proper quantity of metal supplied will be traced by a blockchain pilot program, launched by Ford, LG Chem,…
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It is that time of year again when “wannabe” futurists try their hands at guessing what the future might bring. As we have learned from 2018, the cryptocurrency ecosphere is a fast changing tide of new ideas, new attacks from regulators and government officials, and, yes, new blockchain development projects and their respective Initial Coin…
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The bitcoin / blockchain revolution has undoubtedly arrived. Cryptocurrency enthusiasts will no longer need internet to transact with their digital coins. And while hundreds of startups and companies are trying to disrupt the level-playing field of blockchain services, one firm does it on a whole different level. Blockstream, a "pioneer in Bitcoin and blockchain technologies",…
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