Page 9 - Blockchain

Bitcoin regulation: Why it makes sense to recognise it as a currency

It is likely that Bitcoin has been used to facilitate enormous capital flight out of India, especially after demonetisation; rupee volume of Bitcoin trades has risen considerably over 12-18 months

Letter to BS: Make voting foolproof by inducting blockchain technology

Since we are living in a constantly changing world, we should use technology as much as possible and use the advantages that blockchain-based voting offers

Tamil Nadu's leap into AI, blockchain to help the state with better service

Part of the state's digital initiative involves steering the government towards evolving policies that are based more on data and analytics than on unproven assumptions and guesswork

Tricky predictions: How users, producers may adapt to shared consumption

In collaborative systems, the role of the users may switch between ''consumers'' and ''producers''

China's own Bitcoin: A roller-coaster ride for money, politics is beginning

The digital yuan can disrupt both traditional banking and the post-Bretton Woods system of floating exchange rates.

Blockchain, AI, JavaScript professionals most in demand for jobs: LinkedIn

LinkedIn has crunched data from billions of interactions of the platform's 62 million members in India to establish the fastest growing jobs in the Indian talent market.

Amazon, Infosys, 26 others respond to Tea Board's EoI for technology use

Tea Board deputy chairman Arun Kr Ray said that this exercise is required for long-term sustainability of the industry as costs are rising and prices of tea have been flat at auctions

Buy world's 1st Blockchain smartphone with 2 operating systems at Rs 43,000

The smartphone can be bought in various cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin via digital asset wallet app Xwallet

HSBC swaps paper records for blockchain to track $20 bn worth of assets

The HSBC platform will digitise paper-based records of private placements, using blockchain to reduce the time it takes investors to make checks or queries on holdings

UP govt introduces blockchain to allow trading of surplus solar power

State power utilities UPPCL and UPNEDA have launched an ambitious pilot in select government buildings in Lucknow that have installed rooftop solar power plants

The start-up that brought blockchain to Indonesian elections enters India

Belgian firm SettleMint, which has a sizeable presence in Europe, West Asia and Singapore, expects 20-25% of its revenues coming from India in the next three years

12 hours to 12 minutes: Customs clearance to take the swift route

The move will result in significant savings in cost and time and help further improve India's ranking in the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business index

India leads mobile ad fraud in Asia, blockchain can help fix issues: Report

Only 37% respondents are aware of Blockchain and its application to fraud prevention

Online privacy: A blockchain, general data protection conundrum

The very technology that sought to maintain the integrity of data is at odds with the laws that endeavours to protect personal data

Tamil Nadu working on safe and ethical artificial intelligence policy

The state govt is also expected to release a Blockchain Policy soon

Walmart uses blockchain technology for tracing seafood in Andhra Pradesh

Since 2017, Walmart has been collaborating with IBM on the use of blockchain technology to enhance global food traceability

IBM, Tata Communications join US tech platform Hedera's governing council

All members of the Hedera governing council have equal say in approving updates to the Hedera platform codebase

Blockchain technology witnesses highest demand from US and India

India has seen over 3,100 start-ups emerge in blockchain technology since 2009

How New Street Tech is transforming the finance sector through blockchain

New Street Technologies, a Bengaluru-based start-up, claims to have developed a blockchain platform that can help finance companies process loans in less than an hour

Blockchain start-up InfiniChains raises $2.4 mn from Ajanta Pharma founder

The firm uses blockchain technology for counterfeit prevention, traceability and authentication of origin of materials in various industries such as fashion and food.