Posts

Daily Blockchain: Bengaluru Admin Body To Pilot Blockchain Project And More

Image
The Indian government has been looking at several blockchain-based applications to improve security of sensitive data, boost transparency, as well as future-proofing critical infrastructure. Now, the National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) has extended a global invitation for expression of interest (EOI) for blockchain-based solutions. The NPCI is calling on developers to come together and build blockchain solutions to develop the payment space in the country. The objective is to develop a scalable and real-time blockchain solution for payments using an open source framework. Develop Blockchain app from expert Developers Meanwhile, popular YouTuber Felix Kjellberg, better known as PewDiePie, joined hands with blockchain-based live streaming platform DLive. Announcing his partnership, the YouTube star said Dlive will reward users for streaming and watching content. He also added that he will be investing anywhere between $10K and $50K in the company Bengaluru A
Post a Comment
Read more

Daily Blockchain: The Best Hardware and Software Bitcoin Wallets

Image
If your goal is to keep your Bitcoin as secure as possible, a hardware wallet is an effective solution. Today’s hardware Bitcoin wallets range from utilitarian designs to streamlined and stylish Bitcoin wallets as thin as a credit card — all with security at the forefront. Trezor One One of the most trusted names in cryptocurrency, Trezor combines ease of use with security in an affordable package with the time-tested Trezor One . A bright and easy-to-read OLED screen provides up to six lines of text, which aids in setup and displays transaction messages clearly while reducing the need for scrolling. Read also: The Best Online Bitcoin Wallets A 120 MHz ARM processor runs customized open-source software, keeping your private key safe from keyloggers and hackers. Connections are made by Micro USB and provide secure connectivity to both computers or supported mobile devices. Trezor One automatically checks its firmware when connected to prevent unauthorized code from executing on
Post a Comment
Read more

Top YouTuber PewDiePie Joins Blockchain Live Streaming Platform

Image
 PewDiePie, the world’s most popular YouTuber by subscriber numbers, has joined blockchain-based live streaming platform DLive. The 29-year-old Swedish content creator, real name Felix Kjellberg, has signed an “exclusive” live streaming deal with the platform, DLive announced Tuesday. His YouTube channel has 93.7 million subscribers at press time, with his most recent video racking up 4 million views in less than 24 hours. Starting April 14, PewDiePie will stream weekly on DLive, a decentralized community built using the Lino blockchain, according to the announcement. On his official DLive channel, PewDiePie also said that he will support content creators on the platform by donating up to $50,000 to a maximum of 100 creators. Read me: Facebook Mark Zuckerberg Interested in Blockchain Authentication For Login And Data Sharing According to online sources, the YouTube star is the platform’s ninth biggest earner, taking $15.5 million in 2018. A seven-year-old toy reviewer called R
Post a Comment
Read more

KPMG survey: 67% of corporates are not using blockchain technology

Image
 If a recent poll conducted by KPMG is anything to go by, blockchain technology still has a way to go in terms of corporate adoption in the tax and finance world. According to the survey, which asked the opinion of 450 respondents, some 60 percent of participants said they would be willing to adopt the technology within the organizations in a bid to automate tasks. Read me: Blockchain Technology in Healthcare: Benefits, Opportunities, Challenges However, 67 percent of respondents reported they were not currently using the technology. Some 27 percent said they were unsure whether their organization was using blockchain. Respondents highlight several factors which they believe are holding back blockchain adoption. Some 33 percent said it was due to a lack of resources, while 22 percent said it was due to a lack of funding. Additionally, 22 percent also talked about the lack of technological capabilities. A PwC report published in August last year found that companies did
Post a Comment
Read more

Blockchain for Brexit: a wonderfully terrible idea

Image
We've been here before. Blockchain, the antidote to all the world's greatest ills, is once again being trotted out as a solution to Brexit. The last time, you might remember, it was our dear Chancellor of the Exchequer, Spreadsheet Phil himself, who decided that the distributed and supposedly immutable version of the humble spreadsheet was “the most obvious technology” to tackle... oh just the incredibly complex and sensitive Irish border question. And amazingly (although also somewhat predictably), our Phil wasn't the first to suggest such a thing. There have been whole papers written about a blockchain for Brexit; countless column inches dedicated to the fanciful idea. This time, it's the turn of an “internet pioneer” and CoinDesk advisory board member Pindar Wong, who penned an op-ed entitled “Is it time for a blockchain Brexit?” (cc Betteridge, Ian) that was published on CoinDesk, a crypto news site, on Monday. But where our Phil lacked detail (admitting
Post a Comment
Read more