Tag: Blockchain

  • London Stock Exchange trials blockchain for shares in Italy

    London’s Stock Exchange is set to start using blockchain to improve transparency for shareholding information among unlisted businesses. According to a news report by CityAM, the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) will use Hyperledger Fabric, one of the open source blockchain frameworks hosted by The Linux Foundation to make info on private SMEs digital. Read full news article…

  • IBM’s Blockchain Securities Collaboration With LSE Heralds New Trading Opportunities

    Borsa Italiana, part of London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has revealed they are building a blockchain solution to “digitize the issuance of securities” for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Europe in conjunction with IBM, a leader in open-source blockchain solutions built for the enterprise who are dedicated to supporting the development of openly-governed blockchains.…

  • An End to Credit Cards? How the Dark Web Is Pushing Fintech Towards Blockchain

    Dark Web Pushing Fintech Towards Blockchain As Jennifer Klosterman points out, “There are many strong reasons for reputable businesses to keep their noses clean and well out of the Dark Web.” Not the least of these reasons is the hive of criminal activity related to the credit card industry. Businesses wheel-and-deal in a world awash…

  • SAPVoice: Blockchain Revolutionizes How Companies Buy And Sell Everything

    Gartner Research predicts that nine out of 10 companies will do a blockchain proof of concept (PoC) project this year, but most won’t go any further ─ even if they are successful. On the other hand, top-notch disruptors love a challenge, and maybe that’s why a show floor session on blockchain was standing room only…

  • Blockchain As Blockbuster: Still Too Soon To Tell, But Get Ready

    Is blockchain the real deal? In a recent interview for CNBC, Deepak Krishnamurthy, chief strategy officer for SAP, stated that SAP is adopting blockchain in a serious way for its supply chain management offerings. Read full news article on Forbes.com  

  • Ransomware Outbreaks Bring In $10,000 for Hackers

    Dozens of people on Tuesday and Wednesday sent a hacker hundreds of dollars in the hope of getting back their encrypted files. Over the past day, a new wave of ransomware has spread across the globe, infecting computers in law firms, media companies, and a slew of other private businesses. Read full news article on…

  • Presentation: Case Study: Alternate Blockchains

    Jeremy Rand talks about Namecoin and Monero, the advantages to alternate blockchains, and risks of using chains that are not as secured or are merge mined. Read full news article on InfoQ  

  • Presentation: Practical Blockchains: Building on Bitcoin

    Peter Todd answers the questions: why use Bitcoin over other blockchains, what are safe, future proof ways to peg data to Bitcoin’s blockchain and what is Bitcoin script, and how it can be used. Read full news article on InfoQ  

  • Hyperledger Fabric: A Blockchain Project

    Nowadays blockchain technology is creating a lot of headlines, but is very little is written about what blockchain is and how to use it. I tried to dig into blockchain technology and found the Hyperledger Project developed by Linux Foundation, to support the collaborative development of blockchain-based distributed ledgers. Read full news article on Dzone…

  • Presentation: Practical Cryptography & Blockchain Panel

    The panel discusses the most important trends involving the blockchain today and fields questions from the audience. The experts talk about smart contracts, oracles, sidechains, and what can/cannot (or should not) be done with blockchains. Read full news article on InfoQ  

  • PODCAST – EPISODE 3: Showrooming, Blockchain, and the Content Your Commerce Site Needs

    It’s not your grandma’s SEO. Using content management to promote your ecommerce business is a lot different than it was a mere decade ago. Read full news article on CloudTweaks  

  • Strengthening the Security Fabric of Blockchain

    Blockchain is a shared and continuously reconciled database used to maintain a list of digital records, called blocks. It is quickly becoming an important tool not just for financial information, but also for managing and recording virtually all types of data, such as medical and other records, identity management, and transaction processing. Read full news…

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