Your browser does not support the audio element. Almost everyone in the world has or will eventually be bestowed with a grade, certificate or honour that will at some future point need verification. Today’s episode has both Nic and Ahmed interacting with Educhain CEO Mark Balovnev on how to build scalable academic passporting systems. Focusing…
Which is a better investment and trading option, gold or bitcoin? The Brazilians like many other countries seem to prefer the latter. The digital currency trading volumes in Brazil has exceeded that of gold in the past six months. According to reports, the total trade volumes of bitcoin on Brazilian cryptocurrency exchanges has surpassed the…
Banco Bradesco, one of Brazil’s largest banks, is planning to trial a new digital wallet and mobile finance app that leverages blockchain technology for payments and money transfers. The trial will take place in Paraisopolis, a neighborhood located in the southern area of Sao Paulo. The solution was developed by domestic startup eWally. eWallet was one of…
These pages aim to illustrate the blockchain powered tagging solution, developed by LuxTag for the Fashion and Apparel Industry. It utilizes the NEM Blockchain Technology, offering smart contracts and multi-signature features. The project has the purpose of recording the data of every item immutably in order to prevent counterfeit, and allow proof of origin and…
These pages aim to illustrate the blockchain powered tagging solution for the luxury industry, developed by LuxTag. It utilizes the NEM Blockchain Technology, offering smart contracts and multi-signature features. The project has the purpose of recording the provenance of luxury items, as well as allowing the customers to claim their ownership and verifying their authenticity.…
The Block Gemini – Tristar Transport Use Case Outline The significance of logistics regarding tracking, checking and verifying as a process is undoubtedly a fertile breeding ground for blockchain-based innovations. Distributed ledger technology shares an encrypted database that brings many advantages for the supply chain industry. The three pillars of these innovations are transparency, security,…
Rejection can be harsh, but understanding why nobody wants to jump on your ICO is the first step in transforming your luck Initial Coin Offerings, aka the not so humble ICO, are big business. In 2016, more than US$200 million worth of cryptocurrency investments were raised though ICOs, rising to $1.5bn in the first half…
It’s the most important tech breakthrough since the Internet and, in need of a place to push the limits of what it can achieve, blockchain’s leading pioneers from around the world are arriving to play in the GCC’s sandboxes. Perhaps the most revolutionary idea of our generation, blockchain is changing the mechanics of how the…
Secure, transparent and efficient, blockchain is the breakthrough that is transforming equity, capital and investment management. In 2008, a financial crisis unprecedented since the Great Depression caused banks around the world to collapse and threatened to wipe out the global financial system. While many governments approved huge taxpayer-funded bailouts to stabilise the failing markets, economic…