A $20 million research grant was awarded to Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) Business School to enhance the security abilities of electronic transaction systems, claimed China News this week The HKUST Business School has reportedly joined hands with the CUHK (Chinese University of Hong Kong), the HKU…
Reportedly, Microsoft published its two of its new patent applications. As per the industry experts, the recent move from Microsoft indicates that the firm is looking for the utilization of trusted execution environments (TEEs) within its blockchain contributions. As per the data collected from two filings that were earlier published…
The World Bank is entering into the brave new realm of digital finance to trade the first-ever bond to be launched completely employing blockchain tech, the bank declared to the media this week. More than just finances, the World Bank targets to attain experience employing blockchain that can result in…
The London-located Fintech firm offering next-gen fiscal services for the unbanked, Humaniq, this week rolled out a pilot project dubbed as Humaniq Farm. The project is rolled out for consumers in the agricultural business to empower them in order to progress as entrepreneurs. As per a study performed by the…
Details of 760,000 diamonds are been placed on blockchain as stated by a subsidiary of the foremost web-only insurer of China, ZhongAn Insurance. ZhongAn Technology—that is publicly registered in Hong Kong—declared the rollout of its gem-tracking blockchain app, stating that the development was made to attain a higher level of…
Macrogen, a South Korean public biotechnology enterprise, recently released a press note. This press release stated that the firm is in the process to develop a genomic big data blockchain-based platform. For this purpose, the company will be partnering with Bigster, a local technology firm. Macrogen is the leading gene…
CNN recently reported that West Virginia will permit the U.S. troops, which are working overseas, to cast the votes by using a blockchain technology-based smartphone app. The report added the federal election will be held in West Virginia in November 2018. Voatz, a mobile voting platform, utilizes facial identification software…
The first music festival’s tickets are now on sale. The festival is set to be fueled by blockchain technology. Planned for this winter, the Our Music Festival is rolling the OMF token (its personal virtual currency) at the University of California at its opening event at Berkeley’s William Randolph Hearst…
West Virginia is launching out a blockchain-supported mobile voting application to all the 55 counties of the state. This is done so that in the midterm elections military personnel located abroad can more effortlessly cast their ballots. The media earlier claimed that the state piloted the blockchain application in May…