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A block chain or blockchain is a permissionless distributed database that maintains a continuously-growing list of transaction records hardened against tampering and revision. It consists of blocks, holding batches of individual transactions. Each block contains a timestamp and an information linking it to a previous block. The block chain is seen as the main technical innovation of bitcoin, where it serves as the decentralized public ledger of all bitcoin transactions. This original design has been the inspiration for other cryptocurrencies and distributed databases. In this series, we cover latest development stories related to blockchain and its applications around the world.

Blockchain Revolution Series

Smartrac launches document verification solution leveraging Factom’s blockchain

Nov 22, 2016 10:45 am UTC| Digital Currency

Smartrac, a leading developer, manufacturer, and supplier of RFID products and IoT solutions; announced the launch of an integrated document verification and authentication solution that leverages blockchain...

Blockchain Revolution Series

IBM opens four new cloud data centers in UK

Nov 22, 2016 09:49 am UTC| Technology

Technology giant IBM is expanding its global cloud data center footprint by opening 4 new facilities in the UK. With this IBM Cloud will have 6 cloud data centers in UK, 16 across Europe and 50+ worldwide. Infused with...

Blockchain Revolution Series

Siemens and LO3 Energy partner to develop blockchain microgrids

Nov 22, 2016 06:59 am UTC| Digital Currency

Global technology powerhouse Siemens AG and a New York startup LO3 Energy have announced apartnership to jointly develop microgrids that enable local energy trading based on blockchain technology. LO3 Energy is...

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Deutsche Bundesbank hosts blockchain workshop

Nov 22, 2016 05:05 am UTC| Digital Currency

Germanys central bank is hosting the Sixth Central Banking Workshop, in cooperation with Frankfurt School of Finance Management. The conference kicked off on 21st November and will conclude on 24th November. Titled,...

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Malta Stock Exchange forms blockchain committee

Nov 22, 2016 04:58 am UTC| Digital Currency

Malta Stock Exchange announced that it has created a blockchain committee that will work on assisting the formulation of a strategy geared towards addressing this emerging distributed ledger technology. The committee...

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Goldman Sachs, Santander quit R3 blockchain consortium

Nov 22, 2016 04:48 am UTC| Digital Currency

Two major members of the R3 blockchain consortium have called it quits. These include Goldman Sachs, which was one of the founding members of the consortium, and Santander, which joined R3 in December 2015. The reason...

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Norton Rose Fulbright research on contractual effect and enforceability of smart contracts

Nov 21, 2016 12:55 pm UTC| Digital Currency

Norton Rose Fulbright has been contracted by the blockchain consortium R3, in order to determine whether smart contracts have contractual effect and their enforceability, finextra reported. Norton Rose Fulbright that...

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Economy

Nigerians throw naira notes around to show love: but it could land you in jail

The legal implication of physically damaging the naira, Nigerias currency, came into focus recently with the prosecution of at least two celebrities by the countrys Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Nigeria has a...

The US is one of the least trade-oriented countries in the world – despite laying the groundwork for today’s globalized system

Given the spate of news about international trade lately, Americans might be surprised to learn that the U.S. isnt very dependent on it. Indeed, looking at trade as a percentage of gross domestic product a metric...

Beyond the spin, beyond the handouts, here’s how to get a handle on what’s really happening on budget night

Three weeks from now, some of us will be presented with a mountain of budget papers, and just about all of us will get to hear about them on radio, TV or news websites on budget night. The quickest way to find out what...

Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility

Ivan Vladislavić is Johannesburgs literary linkman. He tells us, in the first pages of his new book, The Near North, that before cities were lit, first by gaslight and later electricity, people of means paid torchbearers...

Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget

With Jim Chalmerss third budget on May 14, Australians will be looking for some more cost-of-living relief beyond the tax cuts although they have been warned extra measures will be modest. As this weeks consumer price...

Politics

Sudan’s civil war is rooted in its historical favouritism of Arab and Islamic identity

The current civil war in Sudan goes beyond a simple power struggle between two generals. It reflects a deep-rooted crisis within the countrys governing structure thats been present since it gained independence from the...

South Africa’s youth are a generation lost under democracy – study

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa recently painted a rosy picture in which the countrys youth democracys children had enormous opportunities for advancement, all thanks to successive post-apartheid governments led...

Sadiq Khan on track for third term as London mayor – but nearly half of Londoners dissatisfied with performance

Polls have consistently shown that the incumbent mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, appears to be on track to win a third term in office at the upcoming mayoral elections on May 2. One poll we commissioned as part of our...

The politics stopping the UK from opening a youth mobility scheme with Europe

Earlier this week, it seemed possible that young people in the UK might soon be able to travel freely to work and live in Europe again. The European Commission laid out proposals to open mobility to millions of 18- to...

Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’

Most American workers are hired at will: Employers owe their employees nothing in the relationship except earned wages, and employees are at liberty to quit at their option. As the rule is generally stated, either party...

Science

IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects

About a trillion tiny particles called neutrinos pass through you every second. Created during the Big Bang, these relic neutrinos exist throughout the entire universe, but they cant harm you. In fact, only one of them is...

The Mars Sample Return mission has a shaky future, and NASA is calling on private companies for backup

A critical NASA mission in the search for life beyond Earth, Mars Sample Return, is in trouble. Its budget has ballooned from US$5 billion to over $11 billion, and the sample return date may slip from the end of this...

Dark matter: our new experiment aims to turn the ghostly substance into actual light

A ghost is haunting our universe. This has been known in astronomy and cosmology for decades. Observations suggest that about 85% of all the matter in the universe is mysterious and invisible. These two qualities are...

A Nasa rover has reached a promising place to search for fossilised life on Mars

While we go about our daily lives on Earth, a nuclear-powered robot the size of a small car is trundling around Mars looking for fossils. Unlike its predecessor Curiosity, Nasas Perseverance rover is explicitly intended to...

The rising flood of space junk is a risk to us on Earth – and governments are on the hook

A piece of space junk recently crashed through the roof and floor of a mans home in Florida. Nasa later confirmed that the object had come from unwanted hardware released from the international space station. The 700g,...

Technology

Tesla's Robotaxi Tests in China Receive Government Backing for Full Self-Driving

Teslas ambitions for autonomous driving receive a significant boost as reports surface of the Chinese government endorsing the companys robotaxi trials with Full Self-Driving capabilities. Elon Musks vision of a global...

NFL, NBA, NASCAR Stars Resolve $2.4M Voyager Promo Lawsuit

NFL icon Rob Gronkowski, NBA player Victor Oladipo, and NASCAR driver Landon Cassill have collectively agreed to a $2.4 million settlement in a lawsuit concerning their roles in promoting the now-defunct cryptocurrency...

Grayscale's Ethereum ETF Twist: Withdraws Application Days Before SEC Verdict

In a dramatic turn of events, Grayscale shocked the cryptocurrency community by retracting its application for an Ethereum futures exchange-traded fund just days before the SECs looming decision deadline. This cast doubt...

Tesla Cybertruck Incident: Owner's Finger Injury Raises Safety Alarms

In a risky demonstration gone wrong, a Cybertruck owners attempt to prove its safety features backfired, resulting in a finger injury and stirring debates about the vehicles design and safety algorithms. Unexpected...

US Revokes Intel, Qualcomm Licenses Amidst Chip Sales Restrictions on Huawei

In a significant escalation of trade restrictions, the United States has revoked licenses from leading semiconductor manufacturers Intel Corp. and Qualcomm Inc., obstructing Huawei Technologies Co.s access to vital chip...