In the world of The Linux Foundation’s Hyperledger, and specifically Hyperledger Fabric, the answer is simple: you’ve already learned the basics of what you need to know to be a blockchain developer! We’ve taken a stance that Hyperledger should support a variety of programming languages, ones that developers are very familiar with such as Java, […]
Protect Pharmaceutical Product Integrity with the Pharmaceutical Utility Network
<!– –> Share this post: The Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) Interoperability Pilot demonstrates how blockchain technology can be used to effectively track and trace certain prescription drugs throughout the supply chain. The visibility offered by blockchain makes it easier for pharmaceutical supply chain actors to comply with with the DSCSA (a U.S. law […]
Here’s what Caused a Little Known Cryptocurrency to Drop by 99% in 12 Days
HEX cryptocurrency, a scam project masquerading as a blockchain certificate of deposit, has seen its price fall by over 99% in less than a fortnight following its launch on Dec. 2. The project becomes the latest cryptocurrency that has caused millions of dollars in lost investment as unwitting investors poured their life savings to the […]
Why Ping An’s Blockchain Subsidiary Slashed its IPO Valuation by 70%
OneConnect, the blockchain arm of China’s largest insurance fund, Ping An, announced yet another cut off its expected valuation on the launch of its IPO as shares traded between $9 and $10 USD at opening. The company raised a total of $312 million USD in the IPO on Friday, bringing the total valuation of the […]
One of Africa’s fastest growing economies to fund blockchain development in 2020
As one of the fastest growing economies in Africa, Rwanda aims to keep up with the rest of the world on matters in blockchain as it becomes the latest state to allocate a portion of its budget to the industry. According to reports from New Time Rwanda, a local publication, part of the allocation to […]
Blockchain/IoT integration accelerates, hits a ‘sweet spot’
IoT and blockchain may be a natural fit, but it will still take five to 10 years before kinks are worked out and the two technologies can reach their full potential, according to Gartner.
4 fascinating blockchain stories you might have missed in 2019
<!– –> Share this post: In November I took the Amtrak up to New Bedford, Massachusetts to see IBM Food Trust in action. I haven’t been back to New England much since spending three years living in an old Connecticut port town as a child, and boy did New Bedford deliver on the nostalgia front. […]
Blockchain beyond cryptocurrency
<!– –> Share this post: I still find the word blockchain elicits thoughts of cryptocurrency much of the time, which does disservice to this disruptive new technology. Bitcoin launched in 2011 and was the first large scale implementation of blockchain technology. Media, investors and bleeding edge technologists have talked about cryptocurrencies for years and folks […]
Alibaba and Credits Set to Revolutionize Chinese Logistics Market with Blockchain
A joint venture has recently been announced between the decentralized, open-source Credits blockchain platform and Alibaba Cloud. The companies have announced the decision to develop software and hardware solutions for solving trust and payment issues on the Chinese logistics market. The cooperation between the Credits blockchain platform and Alibaba Cloud foresees the use of innovative […]
Building trust in supplier information management
<!– –> Share this post: One area of supply chain management that I have not seen much written about in terms of blockchain and have been focused on is supplier information management. Many other areas that have been written about ad nauseum include transaction settlement, audit transparency, ethical sourcing, shipping data, compliance management, provenance, automation, […]