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The United Nations wants to tackle urban challenges like land-grabbing and inefficient use of space with blockchain technology.
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MXC Foundation, a Berlin-based startup creating the data transmission infrastructure for tomorrow’s cities, is to launch a Polkadot parachain. In 2021, the project’s efforts to support IoT and smart urban design will receive a boost when its parachain launches, connecting MXC to the world’s leading smart contract blockchain for interoperability. Once MXC has integrated with […]
2020-12-2 17:00 | |
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China’s acceptance of blockchain has been growing rapidly, ever since its president, Xi Jinping, publicly praised it back in May 2018. Since then, the country has even developed its own digital currency, popularly called digital yuan.
2020-10-30 13:00 | |
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The United Arab Emirates' capital is looking to put its land records on a blockchain platform. It is according to a press release that featured on The Block on Monday. The government agency that is responsible for the development strategy of Abu Dhabi, Department of Urban Planning and Municipalities, has joined hands with an Indian […]
2019-10-8 19:14 | |
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On Tuesday, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo said that the US couldn’t technically ban Bitcoin, given that it is a global innovation. However, in theory, there does exist a handful of ways to kill Bitcoin.
2019-7-31 20:00 | |
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During today's congressional hearing with the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, committee members met with a panel of experts, including Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire, and expressed some doubts about blockchain and cryptocurrency.
2019-7-31 23:39 | |
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Earlier today, the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a full committee hearing entitled “Examining Regulatory Frameworks for Digital Currencies and Blockchain” to discuss the viability of existing policies and regulations governing the U.
2019-7-30 22:27 | |
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According to the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, July 24, 2019, the Senate will conduct a full committee hearing which will solely focus on “Examining Regulatory Frameworks for Digital Currencies and Blockchain.
2019-7-25 13:00 | |
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One of China’s largest energy providers is using blockchain technology to trace the supply of natural gas. Serving an urban population of 94. 57 million in 187 Chinese cities, ENN Energy Holdings Limited is harnessing VeChainThor technology for “optimal quality control and supply-chain management.
2019-7-25 23:44 | |
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According to a July 2, 2019, report by tech media website The Sociable, the United Nations (UN) – as part of its “City for All” program – is developing a blockchain-powered solution for sustainable urban development in Afghanistan.
2019-7-3 15:00 | |
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The United Nations will reportedly use blockchain technology as part of its efforts to aid the redevelopment of Afghanistan. The plan forms part of the supranational body’s “City for All” programme aimed at modernising the infrastructure of the nation’s urban centres.
2019-7-3 02:00 | |
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There are about 3 million students in the US who face struggles keeping up with their studies because they must make do without home internet. In classrooms, access to laptops and the internet is nearly universal.
2019-6-12 19:15 | |
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The second edition of UNCHAIN Convention, which will be held June 14-15 in Berlin, has revealed its final agenda. This year, the conference, recognized as one of the last year’s top-10 blockchain events, boasts a lot of outdoors activities in Germany’s urban melting pot for entrepreneurs and those who love Berlin’s lifestyle. To make networking […]
2019-6-11 08:57 | |
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Voatz, a mobile elections platform powered by blockchain technology, has raised US$7 million in a Series A funding round led by Medici Ventures and Techstars with participation from Urban Innovation Fund and Oakhouse Partners, the company said on Thursday.
2019-6-10 12:40 | |
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Voatz, the company behind a blockchain-based mobile voting platform, was able to raise $7 million USD during a recent Series A funding round. The round was led by Medici Ventures and Techstars, a company owned by Overstock.
2019-6-6 20:47 | |
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CryptoNinjas Voatz, a mobile voting and citizen engagement platform, announced today that it has raised $7 million in Series A funding led by Medici Ventures and Techstars with participation from Urban Innovation Fund and Oakhouse Partners.
2019-6-6 19:44 | |
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Venture capital firm Bicameral Ventures has funded three new companies to help build a technological ecosystem and improve product development management. Nodesmith, metaMe, and Velocia provide an array of mutual solutions from improving developer uptime to enhancing traffic flow management for urban regions.
2019-5-23 17:31 | |
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CryptoNinjas Yello Mobile’s smart city solution company Dayli Blockchain is participating in the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transportation (MOLIT)’s “Smart City Challenge.
2019-5-6 16:21 | |
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As modern citizens, we’ve become well accustomed to being watched. Walk down any street in most urban areas across the globe, and it’s highly likely you’ll lose count of the number of surveillance cameras keeping a silent watch over their surroundings.
2019-4-24 16:59 | |
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The internet of things (IoT) is often hailed as a revolution in the way smart objects connect with each other. More recently, technologists have imagined the emergence of smart cities, hyper-connected urban landscapes where multiple sensors communicate with each other; or supply chain tracking executed with ease through connected sensing devices.
2019-4-23 16:29 | |
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Roger Ver, CEO of Bitcoin. com has agreed to help the Jeju Blockchain Smartcity Association grow the BCH ecosystem. On March 25th, Roger Ver agreed to collaborate with the Jeju Blockchain Smarcity Association in Korea.
2019-3-25 12:30 | |
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Jay Clayton seems very optimistic about the future of the cryptocurrency space. During a testimony that he gave to the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Development, Mr. Clayton, the chairman of the U.
2018-12-17 04:08 | |
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A South African man was recently kidnapped by a group of five people in Soweto who went as far as to drug and torture him to get access to his cryptocurrencies according to December 2, 2018, reports.
2018-12-6 21:00 | |
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In a thumbs up to blockchain technology, the government of Kenya is planning to use blockchain technology to distribute 500,000 housing units sponsored by the state, as reported by The Star on Oct.
2018-10-19 21:39 | |
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Global economist Nouriel Roubini expressed his rage against Bitcoin and blockchain while displaying his profound lack of understanding in the field. A Political Rap against Crypto Roubini was present at an informational hearing round “Exploring the Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Ecosystem” organized by the US Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, alongside Peter Van.
2018-10-12 10:38 | |
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Парк вон-Сун, мэр Сеула, намеревается превратить Сеул в «смарт-город», в связи с чем представил пятилетний план развития, предполагающий инвестиции в размере $108 миллионов в формирование блокчейн-инфраструктуры столицы.
2018-10-8 14:17 | |
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According to the People’s Daily on Sept. 28, 2018, JD Finance, a division of the Beijing-based e-commerce goliath JD. com (Jingdong Group), recently founded the Smart City Research Institute at its Nanjing headquarters.
2018-9-30 16:00 | |
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With its fifth edition of SIGEF, which was staged for the first time in Asia/Singapore, Horyou aimed high and took its participants right where technology pledges inclusion and sustainability. From its opening remarks through to its closing speeches, with keynotes and panels tackling sensitive yet most relevant themes and topics such as urban sustainability, Fintech and blockchain with a purpose,...The post %%POSTLINK%% appeared first on %%BLOGLINK%%.
2018-9-21 20:00 | |
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By Todd Lemons, Chairman at Veridium Labs In the past 50 years, the world has lost more than 50 percent of its agricultural land to urban and industrial development. Nearly 40 percent of the world’s biodiverse tropical forests have been converted to industrial agriculture and up to 80 percent[1] of the world’s fresh water is contaminated.
2018-8-31 12:30 | |
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The urban logistics sector is under immense pressure due to the lack of sustainable, efficient, cost-effective and scalable solutions. Consumers are lamenting about long, overpriced and delayed deliveries, while businesses have to deal with the high costs related to recurrent delivery attempts, which affects their business growth.
2018-8-10 12:39 | |
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Observant people living in major urban centers might have noticed by now a new type of ATM popping up. These are called cryptocurrency ATMs, and they do not need cards to operate. They are in place to cater to the need of some crypto holders who want to quickly exchange some of their digital coins […] As Crypto ATMs Gain Popularity, Hackers Are Peddling Malware Targeting the Machines was originally found on [blokt] - Blockchain, Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News.
2018-8-9 16:00 | |
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Financial blockchain firm Everex has announced a new partnership with Myanmar’s Shwe Urban & Rural Development Bank, a mid-tier challenger bank, to provide blockchain-powered digital remittance services between Myanmar and Thailand.
2018-8-1 15:13 | |
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In the last decade, the term “smart city” has evolved from a geeky name drop opportunity, evoking Venus Project-esque undertones, to the gold standard of serious urban planning. With the world’s population scratching the 8 billion mark from below, and urbanization rates at all-time highs, it’s not hard to see why city planners are pinning […]
2018-7-13 20:00 | |
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Earlier this week, the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) in Switzerland issued a new document as part of its annual economic report that warns citizens of the dangers of digital currencies.
2018-6-20 22:29 | |
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Energi Mine, the blockchain platform that financially rewards energy-saving behavior using EnergiTokens (ETK), has announced a partnership with Electra Commercial Vehicles, the UK company that aims to provide commercial vehicle operators with clean, zero-emission solutions for heavy goods trucks.
2018-6-20 02:00 | |
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Fame Lady Squad is relaunching after its male creators were outed, the MLB issues tokenized stadiums, and rare Kobe Bryant photos are up for auction.
As the Taliban advances after the President fled, Afghans fail to withdraw life savings due to cash shortage.
The Afghan government is looking to use blockchain to track counterfeit medicines and create medical registries in hospitals
Hong Kong based media outlet Asia Times reports that the authorities of Afghanistan and Tunisia are looking to issue… The post Central Bank Of Afghanistan Wants To Issue Bitcoin Bond To Raise $5.