The month of August has seen several developments in the integration of blockchain and IoT that have included separate initiatives by Chronicled, Terepac and the Isle of Man government.
Read moreStudy Projects Global IoT Tech Spend Reaching USD 253 Billion in 2016
Bangalore-based management consultancy Zinnov has released a study that shows an overall global IoT technology spend stands at USD 120 billion in 2016 that is expected to grow to USD 253 Billion.
Read moreAirbus Becomes First Air Transportation Member of Hyperledger Project
Hyperledger, a Linux Foundation open source project for advancing blockchain technology, recently announced that Airbus has joined as a premier member of the project. As a Premier member, Airbus can actively contribute to the development of the project’s mission to create an enterprise grade, open source distributed ledger technology.
Read moreBlockchain Tech Trialed in Australian Solar Power Market
Some Australians may soon be able to use blockchain technology to buy, sell or swap excess solar energy with anyone connected to the countries Western Power network, if the trials prove successful for the Perth-based startup Power Ledger
Read moreR3, 15 Banks Integrate Blockchain with Trade Finance
R3 and 15 of its consortium member banks have successfully completed two prototypes that demonstrate how distributed ledger technology can address the key challenges facing the USD 45 billion global trade finance industry.
Read moreImportance of Smart Contract Templates for Future Development
A report titled ‘Smart Contract Templates: foundations, design landscape and research directions’ was published recently, examining some areas of focus and interest for the future of smart contracts. Christopher D. Clack Centre, Blockchain Technologies Department of Computer Science at University College London; Vikram A. Bakshi and Lee Braine from Investment Bank CTO Office at Barclays, covered a framework for smart contracts with both operational and non-operational aspects.
Read moreUsing Blockchains for IoT in Facilities Management
One of the areas that could have significant potential for blockchain-enhanced IoT tech is facilities management. The advent of smart cities and intelligence buildings is transforming the facilities management and maintenance industry, applying new technologies to enhance operations, safety, security, and customer experience. This will require usage of a multitude of sensors and devices for the many different areas of facilities operation.
Read moreChain of Things Highlights Blockchain + IoT Potential at GSMA Africa Conference
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Last week, at a GSMA event in Tanzania, Chain of Things (CoT) revealed how it is using blockchain technology to enhance the security of Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Conor Colwell, COO & Co-Founder, was invited to speak to the Mobile for Development (M4D) Utilities Africa Working Group, held on 24th and 25th of July 2016 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Read moreCiti is Bullish on Blockchain and IoT
A decentralized payment system is likely a key technological innovation that will enable new ways for machines and computers to interact with each other. The possibilities offered by programmable money and the use of distributed networks to offer on-demand computer power have the potential to bring a boost in efficiency by reducing machine idleness in exchange for fees."
Read moreZerado and Trade Finance
Our technology builds upon Blockchain to allow non-financial institutions to invest and fund a manufacturing contract, to maintain the record of past performance and provide it transparently to the ultimate buyer who quickly can become aware of any delays or issues down the chain, and to enable SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises) to raise funds for manufacturing on the basis of the purchase order they managed to solicit.
Read moreNews Recap: Week 1 March
- Why CEOs must go big in digital (or go home)
- CHAIN-FINANCE to Assess Potential Blockchain Disruption of Global Insurance Industry
- This New York Project Fuses Energy Microgrids With Blockchain Technology
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Blocks or Tangles for IoT?
This again highlights that IOTA is meant for machine-2-machine and big changes to accommodate for human usage will cause trade-offs. In conclusion: we will never prioritize human usage over IoT in IOTA.
Read moreHow Can Blockchain & IoT Influence Trade Finance? Interview with Sanjay Saigal of Skuchain
Skuchain's Smart Contract application i.e. Brackets, has a framework to accept a signed signal that meets a certain threshold and can be used by existing sensor companies to trigger blockchain events...
Read moreCan Blockchain Save The Internet of Things?
In-brief: In this Security Ledger podcast, we speak with the guys from Chain of Things, a new consortium that is investigating applications of Block Chain and related technologies to solving identity and security problems for IoT deployments...
Read moreInterview with Jasson Cassidy from Emercoin
On one hand you have an emerging industry that is going to bring a technological 'consciousness' to billions of devices in every corner of the globe. On the other hand, you have a revolutionary technology in the Blockchain that has yet to be successful hacked or disrupted...
Read moreInterview with Max Kordek CEO of Lisk
At least two characteristics of the blockchain can assist in securing IoT devices. Its immutability of data and the cryptographically secured, unique identity of an user...
Read moreInterview with Mike Doty - Founder of Bitseed
It is critical that devices and software use a freely available, open, and common standardized protocol among different manufacturers to prevent the domination of a few closed proprietary silos under corporate control...
Read moreInterview With Eric Jennings - CTO/Co-founder Filament
It [security] is, bar-none, the most important issue for IoT. Current IoT security is dismal—mainly because the term “secure” means a lot of different things...
Read moreInterview with David Sønstebø - CEO/Founder IOTA
The importance of security in IoT can not be overstated. When you look at the big picture of how IoT increasingly permeate our personal lives and the very infrastructure of business and society itself it is quite daunting to think of the repercussions of failing to take security into account while engineering the technology that this ever-growing ecosystem emerges from...
Read moreInterview with Filipe Farinha - University of Saint Joseph, Macau
We cannot be truly ourselves under the scrutiny of third-parties, may they be commercial entities, government, or criminals. This is why privacy is essential to a free society. Unless IoT can deliver its benefits without infringing on our privacy and ultimately our freedom then I'd rather live without IoT at all...
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