Europe Takes Serious Steps Towards Blockchain Adoption
Back in February 2018, the European Commission (EC) launched the EU Blockchain Observatory and Forum, aimed to support European cross-border engagement with the technology and its multiple stakeholders and to unite the economy around blockchain. Blockchain is a great opportunity for
Blockchain Development Is Linkedin’s Biggest Growing Job Sector
Microsoft-owned LinkedIn released its top 5 emerging careers, where it listed “Blockchain Developer” as its biggest growing job sector for 2018. Job listings for engineers who can develop distributed ledgers with P2P technology have grown 33 times this year. In
UNICEF Funds 6 Blockchain Startups to ‘Solve Global Challenges’
UNICEF is investing $100,000 in six blockchain startups to “solve global challenges using blockchain technology,” ranging from healthcare delivery transparency to managing finances and resources. The investments are part of a broader program which already funds 20 technology startups and these are
Amazon AWS Expands Its Market Opportunity And Lowers Customer Costs At Re:Invent 2018
At re:Invent 2018, AWS launched its new AWS Lake Formation service, which is designed to enable users to easily set up a secure data lake in a matter of days versus months. Data lakes make it easier to combine different
The Future of ICOs: In the Hands of Regulators or Innovators?
The token as a decentralized utility is essentially needed, but not all tokens can be born as a security. It would be disastrous to the blockchain industry if we labeled utility tokens as securities when the primary ownership intent is
Amazon Web Services reveals a public road map for its cloud container services
Amazon Web Services shared its near-term road map for features and services built around containers Tuesday, a surprising move from a company that is notoriously tight-lipped about its future plans. At the moment it is just focused on container services like Amazon
Vitalik “Tweetstorm” Promotes Non-Financial Applications Of Blockchains
Applications of blockchain technology apply to a wide array of use cases other than financial applications such as supply chain management, healthcare and identity management just to name a few. Touching on this matter, Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder and figurehead of
Rich Communication Services RCS
Verizon urges FCC to include RCS in declaratory ruling for SMS, MMS. While wireless operators generally and wholeheartedly support the FCC’s decision to classify SMS and MMS as “information services” rather than “telecommunications services” or “commercial mobile services,” Verizon is urging
Data Protection
What is ethical digital marketing? Data integrity is without a doubt important for all businesses. Marketers need to take steps to reassure people who interact with the business online that they will treat data with due respect. GDPR provides valuable guidelines