Economists Expect SWIFT to Be Superseded by Blockchain
The news suggesting that several major banks are about to develop a new digital currency have agitated both crypto-community and professional economists.
Economists Expect SWIFT to Be Superseded by Blockchain
The news suggesting that several major banks are about to develop a new digital currency have agitated both crypto-community and professional economists.
Can Blockchain Change Power Industry?
These days, there are more and more news on implementation of blockchain technology in power industry, namely in renewable sources of power (RESOPs).
Distributed Lab Co-founder Pavel Kravchenko Says Blockchain Hype Is Cooling Down
Distributed Lab’s co-founder, Dr. Pavel Kravchenko says that the interest for blockchain technology is gradually fading, and we may expect mass extinction of blockchain startups any moment now.
R3CEV Successfully Tests Corda Blockchain
Bank consortium R3CEV has announced it successfully completed testing blockchain technology for usage in settlements between international financial organizations. Fifteen members of the consortium took part in the test: Barclays, BBVA, BNP Paribas, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Danske Bank, ING Bank, Intesa Sanpaolo, Natixis, Nordea, Scotiabank, UBS, UniCredit, US Bank and Wells Fargo. The experiments […]
Credit Suisse Predicts Consolidation Of Financial Markets Due To Blockchain Integration
Financial conglomerate Credit Suisse has published a report on possible impact of blockchain once it’s implemented across diverse economy sectors. The report was prepared by thirty-one expert from different countries.
Decentralized Social Network Yours to Use Lightning Network
Decentralized social network Yours is closing in on its launch. Currently, the team gives away invites to anyone who had provided their e-mail on the project’s landing page. The invites will be distributed within the next few weeks, however, it’s still unknown whether there’s a limited number thereof.
If There Was No Blockchain, It Would Have to Be Invented
This article was written by philosophist and member of Russia’s Futurology Association Alexander Boldachev exclusively for ForkLog.
Ethereum Classic, Blockchain Investments and Charlie Shrem Freed. Cryptospace News, July 17 – 24
Ethereum hard fork and advent of Ethereum Classic, the ecosystem of bitcoin and altcoins, state regulation and private business’s interest towards blockchain technology, as well as a few stories from the dark side – all in ForkLog’s traditional weekly overview.
Blockchain and Civil Rights
One of the problems inherent in modern-day social and financial system is the degree of their transparency. The very wording seems inappropriate, as you would hardly ever see something this opaque unless you look under someone’s eyelids on the morning of January 1st.
Education with Blockchain
There wasn’t anything resembling modern day education system in ancient times. Back then, schools provided only the knowledge strictly required to survive in contemporary society, like skills of counting, reading, writing, and other information depending on the school’s geographic location. In ancient Greece, there was an entire concept dubbed kalokagathia, which was later incorporated in […]
CEO of Steemit: Blockchain-Based Social Media Gives People Their Freedom Back
Founders of Steemit, a platform rewarding its users for creating and curating content, believe that  blockchain technology can be applied to social media. Forklog discussed the idea of leveraging the technology behind bitcoin for social media applications with Ned Scott, Steemit Co-founder and CEO. Forklog: The first question is about the basic idea of a […]
Some thoughts on Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence
There is a concept dubbed ‘suspension of disbelief’, which means that any work of art like a movie, a book, or a comic, incorporates some circumstances that the audience automatically perceives as true, whatever stupid they might be, as long as they are a basic premise. It also means that any other stupid thing not […]We use cookies to improve the quality of our service.
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