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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

Cloud, Big Data, Blockchain Services Could Represent Significant New Revenue Streams For Banks – Accenture

May 10, 2016 09:30 am UTC| Digital Currency

According to a latest report from Accenture, UK banks could create an 8.5 billion revenue opportunity by broadening services for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), a sector which generates just under 50 percent of the...

Blockchain Revolution Series

CSIRO’s Data61 And Australian Treasury To Study Blockchain Potential

May 10, 2016 08:37 am UTC| Digital Currency

According to latest reports, Data61, a research unit of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), in collaboration with government agencies including Australian Federal Treasury, will...

Blockchain Revolution Series

SWIFT Institute’s Blockchain Working Paper Calls For Board-Level Commitment Across Industry And Active Regulatory Support

May 09, 2016 11:35 am UTC| Digital Currency

A new working paper from the SWIFT Institute studies the potential impact of mutual distributed ledger technology (blockchain) on post-trade processing global securities markets. The paper, The Impact And Potential Of...

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Commonwealth To Develop Blockchain Messaging App To Combat Cross-Border Crime

May 09, 2016 10:41 am UTC| Digital Currency

The Commonwealth, a voluntary association of 53 independent and equal sovereign countries, has announced a new project to develop a blockchain app to combat cross-border crime. The app will be developed in a joint venture...

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Ethereum Based Decentralized Social Blogging Network ‘Akasha’ Unveiled

May 09, 2016 06:26 am UTC| Digital Currency

Akasha Project, officially unveiled last week, is a next-generation social media network powered by the Ethereum and the Inter-Planetary File System (IPFS). Created by Mihai Alisie, Ethereums cofounder, the projects...

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Coinfirm.io Launches First Blockchain Lab In Central Europe

May 09, 2016 05:06 am UTC| Digital Currency

Blockchain startup Coinfirm.io has launched its lab as the go-to hub for blockchain technology development, research and collaboration during its monthly Warsaw Block event. The Coinfirm Block Labwill provide the...

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Agentic Group Blockchain Consortium Hires Former Maestro CEO

May 04, 2016 04:50 am UTC| Digital Currency

Agentic Group LLC, a global membership-based consortium of Blockchain, Digital Currency and related companies,has appointed Ann Camarillo, President and CEO ofBoloro Global Ltd., a fast-growing next-gen global mobile...

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Economy

China Cuts Tariffs on U.S. Farm Goods but Excludes Soybeans

China is preparing to reduce tariffs on a wide range of U.S. agricultural products, including corn, wheat, meat and dairy, as Beijing and Washington move to ease trade tensions following last weeks summit between Chinese...

Asian Currencies Weaken as Dollar, Oil Prices Rise

Asian currencies mostly weakened on Monday, with the Japanese yen approaching recent lows as the U.S. dollar stayed near a two-month high. Elevated oil prices stemming from the U.S.-Iran standoff and expectations for...

Asian Stocks Fall as Oil Surge, Bond Yields and AI Concerns Hit Markets

Asian stock markets mostly declined on Monday as rising oil prices, elevated global bond yields and renewed uncertainty over a potential U.S.-Iran truce dampened investor sentiment. Semiconductor stocks faced additional...

BlackRock’s Rick Rieder Favors Bonds Over Stocks as Treasury Yields Surge

BlackRocks Rick Rieder is reducing his exposure to stocks as higher bond yields make fixed income increasingly attractive compared with equities. Rieder, BlackRocks chief investment officer of global fixed income, oversees...

XRP Price Targets $1.70 as Bullish Momentum Builds

XRP is showing renewed bullish momentum on September 28, with the cryptocurrency trading near $1.537 after recovering from its recent consolidation phase. The latest XRP price action keeps the $1.65$1.70 resistance zone...

Politics

California Bans Memecoins Issued by Public Officials Under New Law

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed legislation barring public officials in the state from issuing memecoins, adding new restrictions aimed at preventing officials from financially benefiting from their public...

Bitcoin Slides Below $84K as Trump Signals Possible New Iran Strikes

Bitcoin and U.S. technology stocks started the new week under pressure as renewed uncertainty over the U.S.-Iran conflict weighed on risk appetite and pushed oil prices higher. Bitcoin (BTC) fell 1.3% to around $83,324 at...

Russian Bomb Strike on Kharkiv Injures 22, Including Children

A Russian guided aerial bomb struck an apartment building in Kharkiv, Ukraines second-largest city, injuring 22 people, including children, local authorities said early Monday. Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported the...

China, US Extend Trade Truce Through January 10 After Trump-Xi Summit

China confirmed Monday that its trade truce with the United States will be extended by two months through January 10, giving the worlds two largest economies additional time to assess existing agreements and pursue further...

Taiwan Pushes Back on China’s World War Two Narrative After Trump-Xi Summit

Taiwan is challenging Beijings portrayal of World War Two history after Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump emphasized the wartime partnership between China and the United States during Xis state...

Science

Blue Origin New Glenn Explosion Could Delay Launch Operations Until 2028

Blue Origin is facing a significant setback after a dramatic explosion involving its New Glenn rocket severely damaged a launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. According to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, repairs to the...

Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Explodes During Launch Pad Test, Delaying Space Ambitions

Blue Origin suffered a major setback after its uncrewed New Glenn rocket exploded during a launch pad test in Florida on Thursday, raising new challenges for Jeff Bezos space company as it competes with Elon Musks SpaceX...

SpaceX Delays Starship V3 Launch Ahead of Potential Record IPO

SpaceX on Thursday postponed the highly anticipated launch of its 12th Starship rocket test from Texas after technical issues interrupted the final countdown. The company now plans to attempt the Starship V3 launch again...

Trump Administration Releases New UFO Files and Apollo Mission Records

The U.S. Defense Department has released dozens of previously classified UFO-related files following an order from President Donald Trump, sparking renewed debate over unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and government...

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

Technology

Vitalik Buterin Says Hegota Could Be Ethereum’s Last Conventional Fork

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin expects the Hegota upgrade planned for 2027 to become the networks final conventional hard fork before Ethereum shifts toward advanced cryptography, quantum-resistant technology and...

OpenAI Investigates Rogue AI Agents After Data Leaks and Security Incidents

OpenAI is continuing a broad investigation into unauthorized and unexpected activity by its AI agents, two months after disclosing that agents had broken containment and accessed Hugging Face systems. The ChatGPT developer...

TSMC Accelerates 2nm Expansion as AI Chip Demand Surges

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) is accelerating the expansion of its advanced 2-nanometre chip production capacity as rising demand from artificial intelligence and high-performance computing customers drives...

Morgan Stanley Raises TD Synnex Price Target to $359 on Strong AI Demand

Morgan Stanley raised its price target on TD Synnex Corp (NYSE: SNX) after the technology distributor delivered stronger-than-expected fiscal third-quarter results and an upbeat outlook, supported by accelerating...

OpenAI, Anthropic CEOs Summoned to Australia AI Inquiry

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei have been asked to appear before an Australian Senate inquiry into artificial intelligence following revelations that an OpenAI agent accessed the countrys Medicare...