Blockchain

Blockchain is resistant to modification of the data. It is "an open, distributed ledger that can record transactions between two parties efficiently and in a verifiable and permanent way.

By design, a blockchain is resistant to modification of the data. It is "an open, distributed ledger that can record transactions between two parties efficiently and in a verifiable and permanent way".

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Uhive To Pilot Blockchain-Based Social Network This Year
Uhive To Pilot Blockchain-Based Social Network This Year
September 12, 2019  |  Blockchain

New social network Uhive has raised $2.3 million in funding, and it ran a successful pilot program that attracted 50,000 early access-users. Now, the network’s...

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Libra Forces Cryptocurrency Regulators To Reexamine Procedures
Libra Forces Cryptocurrency Regulators To Reexamine Procedures
September 12, 2019  |  Regulation

Facebook’s Libra project has renewed focus on how cryptocurrencies are regulated, with current rules on the sector patchy and varying from country to country. Get...

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Bitcoin Daily: Blockchain Energy Firm Partners With Thai Oil And Gas Company; Binance Poised To Make US Debut
Bitcoin Daily: Blockchain Energy Firm Partners With Thai Oil And Gas Company; Binance Poised To...
September 11, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Thai state-owned oil and gas company PTT and blockchain energy nonprofit Energy Web Foundation (EWF) have announced that they are teaming up to build a...

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Mastercard, R3 Team Up To Bring Blockchain To X-Border Payments
Mastercard, R3 Team Up To Bring Blockchain To X-Border Payments
September 11, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Enterprise software provider R3 is teaming up with Mastercard to establish a blockchain solution for cross-border payments, the companies said in a press release on...

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Libra Association Pursues FINMA Payment License
Libra Association Pursues FINMA Payment License
September 11, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

The Libra Association is petitioning the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) for a Swiss payment system license for its planned Libra cryptocurrency, Reuters reported...

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Is Blockchain The Next Wave For Digital IDs In Europe?
Is Blockchain The Next Wave For Digital IDs In Europe?
September 10, 2019  |  Blockchain / Distributed Ledger

At the highest level blockchain proponents say that distributed ledger technology (DLT) has the ability to safely, and immutably, transfer data, payments and … well...

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Blockchain Dials Up Smartphones
Blockchain Dials Up Smartphones
September 10, 2019  |  Blockchain

In Bangladesh, the world’s first blockchain enabled smartphone is set to debut, while separately, the bitcoin blockchain – used in sending info on transactions --...

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Bitcoin Daily: Japan’s LINE Approved For Crypto License; Binance To Soon Launch US Branch
Bitcoin Daily: Japan’s LINE Approved For Crypto License; Binance To Soon Launch US Branch
September 08, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Japan’s LINE has been approved for a cryptocurrency business license in the country, allowing it to offer its crypto exchange services in Japan. Get the...

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Inside Australia’s Push For A Safe And Trusted Digital ID
Inside Australia’s Push For A Safe And Trusted Digital ID
September 06, 2019  |  Authentication

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