Last week in blockchain

Last week in blockchain of week 12 of 2019, with the latest news about blockchain. This week with the following items:

Tradedoubler

https://www.tradedoubler.com/en/blog/open-platform-using-blockchain-technology/

Japanese schools

http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201902260049.html

ATM’s

https://www.cryptopolitan.com/facial-recognition-equipped-blockchain-atms-rolling-out-in-ksa/

PCCW Global and Colt

https://www.pccwglobal.com/en/news-room/2018/576-pccw-global-and-colt-expand-their-blockchain-trial-while-more-carriers-join-the-initiative

Jack Dorsey

https://www.cnbc.com/video/2019/03/06/jack-dorsey-spends-10k-a-week-on-bitcoin-predicts-a-massive-bitcoin-boom.html?__source=cnbcembedplayer

North Korea

https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/N-Korea-at-crossroads/North-Korea-stole-cryptocurrency-via-hacking-UN-panel

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Cosmos

https://blockonomi.com/cosmos-internet-of-blockchains-arrives/

Tata TCS

https://smartereum.com/49124/indian-tata-tcs-developing-five-different-blockchain-architectures/

EY executive

https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/03/145315-ey-exec-blockchain-most-boring-revolution-ever-public-cryptocurrencies-like-bitcoin-have-low-appeal-for-mainstream-business/

Alibaba

https://www.crypto-insiders.nl/nieuws/alibaba-gaat-blockchain-gebruiken-voor-de-supply-chain/

PWC

https://smartereum.com/48405/blockchain-latest-update-pwc-conducting-trials-for-its-blockchain-system-for-verifying-employee-credibility-blockchain-news-today/

Blockchain in tourism

https://hackernoon.com/5-most-promising-blockchain-based-tourism-projects-4d5bad0ab471

Gibraltar Stock Exchange

https://tokenpost.com/Gibraltar-Stock-Exchange-Group-deploys-Digital-Stock-Exchange-prototype-on-new-blockchain-1396

London Stock Exchange

https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeldelcastillo/2019/02/27/london-stock-exchange-leads-20-million-bet-on-blockchain-to-cut-out-custody-middlemen/#7a1cb0fa6e46

EU report on scalability and interoperability (PDF)

https://www.eublockchainforum.eu/sites/default/files/reports/report_scalaibility_06_03_2019.pdf

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Just a personal note this week. I'll be back next week with all the latest news on the blockchain!

Last week in blockchain of week 9 of 2019, with the latest news about blockchain. This week with the following items:

Clinical trials

https://siliconangle.com/2019/02/22/researchers-build-blockchain-proof-concept-ensure-clinical-trial-data-integrity/

Seraph ID

https://neonewstoday.com/general/swisscom-blockchain-presents-self-sovereign-identity-solution-seraph-id/

Malta & Learning Machine

https://www.newswire.com/news/government-of-malta-launches-learning-machines-blockchain-records-19978449

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White Papers

https://thenextweb.com/hardfork/2019/02/21/a-brief-history-of-cryptocurrency-and-blockchain-white-papers/

Hedera Hashgraph

https://venturebeat.com/2019/02/20/hedera-hashgraph-names-deutsche-telekom-and-others-to-its-blockchain-alternative-governing-council/

TIoTA Challenge

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/trusted-iot-alliance-presents-global-smart-construction-challenge-300798859.html

Last week in blockchain of week 8 of 2019, with the latest news about blockchain. This week with the following items:

Gartner

https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2019-02-18-gartner-identifies-top-10-data-and-analytics-technolo

JPM Coin

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/13/jp-morgan-is-rolling-out-the-first-us-bank-backed-cryptocurrency-to-transform-payments--.html

Topicus (Dutch)

https://topicus.nl/nieuws/topicus-haalt-met-crypto-obligatie-ton-op-bij-medewerkers/

Veridium

http://www.veridium.io

https://www.bbntimes.com/en/technology/leveraging-blockchain-technology-to-reduce-carbon-footprint

Palm oil

https://www.eco-business.com/news/can-technology-save-the-palm-oil-industry/

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Popularity of Ethereum

https://thenextweb.com/hardfork/2019/02/07/ethereum-tron-eos-blockchain-apps/

Diamond trade

https://www.prweb.com/releases/diamante_launches_a_blockchain_consortium_that_promises_security_to_online_diamond_trade/prweb16093977.htm

Intuitive power grid

https://www.cointrust.com/market-news/dutch-firm-establishes-poc-for-intuitive-power-grid-for-electric-vehicles-using-iota

QuadrigaCX

https://amycastor.com/2019/02/12/how-the-hell-did-we-get-here-a-timeline-of-quadrigacx-events/

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Last week in blockchain of week 7 of 2019, with the latest news about blockchain. This week with the following items:

Urbit

https://www.forbes.com/sites/shermanlee/2019/02/08/meet-the-blockchain-startups-that-want-to-change-how-we-communicate/#5e26c5946b20

Groundwater usage

https://bitcoinexchangeguide.com/ibm-works-with-blockchain-iot-to-track-sustainable-groundwater-usage-in-california-with-freshwater-trust-and-sweetsense/

Tennet

https://www.tennet.eu/nl/nieuws/nieuws/tennet-na-succesvolle-pilots-door-met-blockchain-1/

Italy

https://coinidol.com/blockchain-voting-system/

73 apps

https://breakermag.com/73-blockchain-social-good-organizations-that-are-actually-doing-something/

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Facebook and Chainspace

https://cheddar.com/media/facebook-blockchain-acquisition-chainspace

Ripple’s research initiative

http://fortune.com/2019/02/07/university-blockchain-research-initiative/

Google

https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeldelcastillo/2019/02/04/navigating-bitcoin-ethereum-xrp-how-google-is-quietly-making-blockchains-searchable

Oracle

https://www.coindesk.com/oracles-first-dozen-cloud-blockchain-applications-are-now-live

Everypedia

https://www.cryptoglobe.com/latest/2019/02/everipedia-to-verify-primary-sources-via-blockchain-based-geospatial-software/

Providence St. Joseph

https://hitconsultant.net/2019/02/11/providence-st-joseph-health-acquires-lumedic/

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Last week in blockchain of week 6 of 2019, with the latest news about blockchain. This week with the following items:

Security Tokens

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h4SZ7Jb8E0&t=541s

Bloqhouse

http://www.bloqhouse.com

Trust and blockchains

https://theconversation.com/people-dont-trust-blockchain-systems-is-regulation-a-way-to-help-110007

SWIFT and R3

https://www.swift.com/news-events/press-releases/swift-to-open-gpi-to-e-commerce-and-dlt-platforms

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Dutch university lector

https://www.saxion.nl/nieuws/2019/01/blockchain-gaat-ons-leven-veiliger-en-eenvoudiger-maken

Italian postal services

https://cointelegraph.com/news/italian-postal-service-joins-hyperledger-blockchain-community

Brave and Cheddar

https://www.coindesk.com/blockchain-browser-brave-to-offer-free-access-to-premium-cheddar-content

Facebook

https://www.ccn.com/breaking-facebook-crypto-project-acquires-blockchain-startup-specializing-in-smart-contracts

Go Ahead and Dovu

https://blog.dovu.io/dovu-partners-with-major-rail-bus-company-go-ahead-ee2d85a9679d

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Last week in blockchain of week 5 of 2019, with the latest news about blockchain. This week with the following items:

Sheila Warren (World Economic Forum)

https://media.consensys.net/davos-blockchain-and-the-4th-industrial-revolution-2f3009b68f23

Italy

http://www.senato.it/japp/bgt/showdoc/frame.jsp?tipodoc=Emendc&leg=18&id=1096791&idoggetto=1095835

Samsung

https://twitter.com/VenyaGeskin1/status/1088105968892891136

Duplo train

https://thenextweb.com/hardfork/2019/01/24/hacker-blockchain-train-duplo/

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Bitcoin price

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/23/bitcoin-price-going-to-zero-davos-future-of-blockchain-tech-.html

Bitcoin troll rips crypto

https://www.ccn.com/bitcoin-troll-rips-crypto-at-davos-overhyped-blockchain-is-no-better-than-excel-spreadsheet/

Land titling in India

https://www.bloombergquint.com/davos-world-economic-forum-2019/davos-2019-blockchain-could-transform-land-titling-in-india-says-sheila-warren

Guide to blockchain conferences

https://cryptonewsreview.com/guide-to-the-top-blockchain-conferences-for-2019/

GDPR

https://hackernoon.com/how-to-get-blockchains-benefits-in-a-world-governed-by-gdpr-ee9017ad63da

Rwanda

https://www.hyperledger.org/blog/2019/01/24/hyperledger-fabric-in-action-conflict-proofing-tantalum-mining-in-rwanda

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Last week in blockchain of week 4 of 2019, with the latest news about blockchain. This week with the following items:

Cobalt

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ford-ibm-among-quartet-congo-050553601.html?_guc_consent_skip=1548061133&guccounter=1

Blockcerts

http://www.tradearabia.com/news/IT_349650.html

Medicine resale

https://news.sap.com/2019/01/sap-information-collaboration-hub-life-sciences-blockchain-eliminate-counterfeit-drugs/

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WWF

https://www.zdnet.com/article/wwf-using-blockchain-to-track-environmental-impact-of-products/

Proxy vote

https://www.globalcustodian.com/broadridge-executes-first-blockchain-based-proxy-vote-japan/

HSBC

https://www.coindesk.com/hsbc-says-its-settled-250-billion-in-trades-with-distributed-ledger-tech

Research fellow wanted

https://www.myscience.org.uk/jobs/id159359-research_fellow_in_distributed_ledger_technologies-university_college_london

French central banker joins startup

https://www.coindesk.com/former-french-central-bank-chief-joins-blockchain-startup-board

Israel’s cargo shipping company

https://cointelegraph.com/news/israels-top-cargo-shipping-firm-zim-opens-blockchain-platform-to-all-clients

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Last week in blockchain of week 3 of 2019, with the latest news about blockchain. This week with the following items:

TRON and BitTorrent revisited

https://breakermag.com/former-bittorrent-exec-says-theres-no-way-its-token-can-run-on-tron/

51% hack of Ethereum Classic

https://cointelegraph.com/news/ethereum-classic-51-attack-the-reality-of-proof-of-work

News coverage of blockchain

https://www.cryptoglobe.com/latest/2019/01/crypto-news-trends-in-2018-how-has-the-landscape-changed/

Pakistan remittance market

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190108005651/en/Blockchain-Technology-Backed-Home-Remittances-Malaysia-Pakistan

China’s new regulations

https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-belarus-cryptocurrency/belarus-allows-traders-to-buy-shares-with-bitcoin-idUKKCN1P91VZ

NASA on blockchain in air traffic control

https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20190000022.pdf

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New York

https://thenextweb.com/hardfork/2019/01/11/new-blockchain-center-opens-in-new-york-amid-cryptocurrency-market-woes/

Washington

https://cointelegraph.com/news/washingtons-douglas-county-is-looking-to-build-a-blockchain-innovation-campus

Wyoming

https://www.coindesk.com/wyoming-lawmakers-advance-blockchain-sandbox-bill

Central banks

https://www.forbes.com/sites/mayrarodriguezvalladares/2019/01/08/central-banks-are-not-issuing-digital-currency-soon/

Vacancy in Delft

https://carriere.nrc.nl/vacatures/technische-universiteit-delft-tud/phd-design-and-implement-security-protocols-for-blockchains-f35e5

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BitTorrent token (BTT)

https://medium.com/tron-foundation/bittorrent-unveils-token-to-enhance-worlds-largest-decentralized-p2p-protocol-48c51d9ad2a1

EU Blockchain Forum

https://www.eublockchainforum.eu/reports

Tony Chocolonely

https://www.volkskrant.nl/wetenschap/het-blockchain-avontuur-van-tony-s-chocolonely~b2844202/

Bank of America

https://btcmanager.com/bank-america-files-patent-develop-blockchain-based-atms-faster-transactions/

Atari

https://www.ccn.com/atari-partners-with-startup-to-make-blockchain-versions-of-popular-titles-like-roller-coaster-tycoon/

Facebook

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-12-21/facebook-is-said-to-develop-stablecoin-for-whatsapp-transfers

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McKinsey and the hype

https://bitcoinist.com/mckinsey-company-blockchain-struggle/

Boring blockchain

https://bitcoinist.com/mit-blockchain-boring-2019/

Private blockchains

https://news.bitcoin.com/private-blockchains-have-few-applications-study-finds/

US national security

https://cointelegraph.com/news/ex-cia-official-claims-blockchain-is-biggest-threat-to-future-of-us-national-security

US Defence department

https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-defense-dept-wants-to-use-blockchain-to-improve-disaster-relief

Thailand

https://cointelegraph.com/news/thai-national-tech-development-center-to-introduce-blockchain-in-voting

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