Blockchain

The $200 million annual trade in fake Australian Indigenous art and design products has been dealt a major blow thanks to a world-first Indigenous start-up backed by QUT.IndigiLedger uses blockchain technology and ‘smart labels’ to verify and authenticate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artworks, designs and souvenir products at the…

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IT services major Tech Mahindra on Thursday announced a partnership with Subex to drive scale adoption of blockchain-based solutions for telecom operators globally. These solutions will enable fraud mitigation and drive operational efficiencies for communication service providers (CSPs) by reducing compliance complexities and faster time-to-market, a statement said.The partnership will…

Proof of concept for a blockchain with variable hash functions for ASIC resistance. Any miner can use whatever hash function they want (in place of SHA256 for bitcoin). Every node must define its own "scale" function, measuring the difficulty of any hash function it chooses to accept. FAQ Is there…

Australian Liberal Senator Andrew Bragg has hinted at the idea that blockchain technology could be the answer for reducing complications associated with financial regulatory compliance and delivering transparency. "The future is technology by blockchain," he said, speaking on Wednesday during the Future of Financial Services 2020 virtual conference. "It may…

(Image credit: Bigstock/maxxyustas) A Forbes report accused Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, of attempting to deceive US regulators. China got its first blockchain security standard, and processed digital yuan transactions almost doubled in the last month. Bitmain closed another big sale of Antminers to the US, and a new…

About | A blog about how the Fourth Industrial Revolution will be brought to life by agile networking, advanced cloud connectivity, edge networking, and tightly integrated security. Ten forces that will shape the next decade. Jackie Niam Throughout this series we have given you glimpses into how Lumen sees the…

Left to right: Fudan University professor Michael Sung, Bianjie co-founder Harriet Cao, and Sino Global Capital CEO Matthew Graham at TechNode's Emerge 2020 conference Oct. 29, 2020. (Image credit: TechNode) “China is in the driver’s seat” of blockchain development as blockchain adopters look for solutions to connect different chains, Fudan…

Bitcoins were first introduced in 2009, along with blockchain technology. Alternative cryptocurrencies were quick to follow and in many ways the technologies of these altcoins have surpassed those of Bitcoin. Bitcoin, however, remains the biggest and most watched cryptocurrency. Its 18 million coins are valued at more than $196 billion.…

JP Morgan's former global head of energy trading, Daniel Masters, was among the first traditional investors to get into bitcoin, helping craft the value proposition that many institutional investors now embrace. CoinShares As much as bitcoiners and crypto enthusiasts try to deny it, bringing in converts from traditional finance is…