Blockchain

The IT company that backs Coca-Cola’s bottle manufacturing supply chain processes is apparently getting into blockchain technology.Dubbed Coke One North America (CONA), the company claims its pilot project that they are evolving together with software provider SAP is going to be widened from two to 70 of the manufacturers who are delivering the 160,000 bottles to Coca-Cola shops daily.The company said on Tuesday that this blockchain project is focusing on improving distribution for all of the...

So, who is Satoshi Nakamoto? This is a question that has been on the minds of several cryptocurrency enthusiasts for many years, and it has proven to be the constant enigma.Has Satoshi Nakamoto Finally Emerged?Among the people claiming to be the mysterious creator of bitcoin is Australian tech developer Craig Wright, though his claims have often been frowned upon or dismissed by analysts and the public. Recently, Wright was sued by the brother of one of his deceased BTC developers who claimed...

In a recent development, Huawei, the Chinese-owned telecommunications giant, has worked out an agreement with the People’s Bank of China’s Digital Currency Research Unit. This was made known on Nov. 4 via an announcement on the company’s WeChat channel. The announcement didn’t offer any additional information concerning the agreement, neither did it suggest any joint research on digital currencies or blockchain technology.Huawei Fully Invested in BlockchainFor the past few years, Huawei has...

Binance’s CEO, Changpeng Zhao (CZ) believes bitcoin will hit $16,000 very “soon-ish.” A 4chan anonymous user who accurately predicted bitcoin’s trajectory earlier this year turned out to be wrong in October. CZ claims 1.4 billion people are behind bitcoin. Changpeng Zhao (CZ), the CEO of Binance, recently stated that 1.4 billion people are working on getting bitcoin to $16,000. And, this upswing is currently in the works. Putting a Price on Bitcoin The CEO of the largest...

The fate of Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency is pretty much hanging in the balance and has somewhat been so since it was first announced a few months ago. There has been so much backlash from authorities, with Congress specifically asking Facebook to halt the development progress until further notice. Now according to Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin, the biggest problem that the Libra faces is Facebook itself.Lubin recently spoke to CNBC’s Squawk Box, and specifically mentioned Facebook’s...

Photo: Wikimedia CommonsI have big hopes for Christine Lagarde following her appointment as the new head of the European Central Bank. And here’s why (Warning: libertarian crypto enthusiasts should look away now).A company I co-founded held Bitcoin in the now-infamous Mt. Gox exchange. You may remember that back in 2013-14 it was the world’s leading Bitcoin exchange handling over 70% of all transactions worldwide. But in February 2014 things went horribly wrong as Mt. Gox suspended trading...

Welche innovativen Geschäftsmodelle ermöglicht die Tokenisierung von Rechten und Gütern über die Blockchain? Wo liegen Effizienzgewinne für Unternehmen und Chancen für Privatanleger? Und wie lassen sich Kryptowährungen und Token als digitale Assets angemessen regulieren? Das waren nur einige der Fragen, zu denen sich die über 100 Teilnehmer der regulatorischen Konferenz „Finpulse“ der Börse Stuttgart austauschten. „Die Blockchain ermöglicht es, bestehende Finanzprodukte in die...

High school students in France will have an opportunity to gain basic knowledge of workings of blockchain and virtual currencies in the framework of their everyday studies.The French education ministry, Le Ministère de l’Éducation Nationale, is said to include Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in the high school syllabus. Such a move is expected to help students understand the benefits of decentralized currency and its influence on mainstream financial systems.Bitcoin will be added to Economics...

Auch mit der Einführung der Blockchain-Technologie sind, wie bei sonstigen Risikotechnologien – sei es Bio-, Nuklear- oder auch KI-Technologie – diverse, ungeklärte ethische Fragen verbunden. Bitcoin selber ist kein Betrug, aber viele dubiose Gestalten nutzen die Unwissenheit der Menschen über diese neue Technologie für ihre zwielichtigen Angebote aus. Das soll jetzt aufhören: So forderte ein Zusammenschluss von Wirtschaftswissenschaftlern, Juristen und Wissenschaftlern...

Ripple Labs Inc. has already started making inroads in the financial space in Asia as sources indicate that TPBank based in Vietnam is the first financial institution in the country to join the blockchain payments network. RippleNet allows international remittances to take place in mere minutes rather than in days unlike traditional networks such as SWIFT and at much less cost as well.This was stated on the bank’s website which indicated the bank’s first foray into blockchain technology and...