Computing Overstock’s Medici Invests $2.5 Million in Grain Tech Firm’s Blockchain Pivot Dec 5, 2018 Overstock subsidiary Medici Ventures is investing in a software firm looking to store grain transactions on a blockchain. The company announced…
Computing Air Force Grad School Launches Blockchain Demo Site Dec 5, 2018 The Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), a graduate school run by the U.S. Air Force, has launched an educational tool for blockchain. Modern…
Tech and Gadget Overstock’s Medici Ventures Acquires Stake in Agricultural Blockchain Firm Dec 5, 2018 Medici Ventures, the blockchain venture arm of Overstock.com Inc., has purchased $2.5 million in equity in agricultural blockchain project…
Computing Binance to Launch Its Own Blockchain ‘Binance Chain’ in ‘Coming Months’ Dec 5, 2018 Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by trading volumes, will launch its own blockchain “Binance Chain” in the “coming months,” as the…
Computing Sequoia, Baidu Back Turing Award Winner’s Blockchain Project Dec 5, 2018 A group of university professors and researchers including a Turing award winner have raised $35 million for a non-profit foundation that will…
Computing GM Patent Touts Blockchain As Data Solution for Self-Driving Cars Dec 4, 2018 General Motors (GM) may be eyeing a blockchain platform to manage data from future fleets of automated cars. A patent application published…
Computing Ohio Accelerators to Pump Over $100 Million into Blockchain Startups Dec 4, 2018 Two startup accelerators in the U.S. state of Ohio are reportedly to invest more than $100 million into blockchain firms. According to a report…
Computing Ping An’s New Pitch for Blockchain: Shared Ledger Dec 3, 2018 Ping An, the Chinese insurance giant that built the eTradeFinance blockchain, is modifying the platform to give its 12 participating banks more…
Tech and Gadget Mai and Cryptovally Malaysia agreement on Blockchain Nov 27, 2018 Blockchain technology, is an open, digital ledger of transactions (called blocks) that are shared through peer-to-peer networks over the cloud.…
Cyber Security IBM will use blockchain to prevent counterfeiting of Seagate’s hard drives Nov 27, 2018 Seagate Technology and IBM have teamed up to use blockchain technology to reduce the counterfeiting of hard disk drives. Blockchain is the…