This week ALZA improved the signaling method in the case of fork to improve the community governance and to push the system to a more decentralized direction. #technical#progress
IBM Research has teamed up with United States-based agriculture tech firm Hello Tractor to boost the African agriculture industry with blockchain.https://t.co/9rxE1xg9c8
Calgary, a city in the Canadian province of Alberta, has launched its own digital currency. The Calgary Dollar will allow holders to pay for services and goods at local shops. https://t.co/bQ8R0nfNjk
Shenzhen, a major city in the Guangdong Province and the first economic special zone in China has “successfully connected the blockchain invoice system with the WeChat payment platform.” with Tencent. https://t.co/QOwZp8ChZF
Gaming hardware manufacturer Razer has launched an app that rewards users for mining cryptocurrency, it allows gamers to utilize their idle graphics cards to mine for new transactions blocks on the ethereum blockchain, among other networks.
Crypto-friendly fintech startup Revolut has obtained a banking license in Lithuania, the startup obtained a license through the Bank of Lithuania and is leveraging passporting rules to operate in other European countries. https://t.co/PiiRvyEaDi
The role of blockchain developer is the most rapidly growing emerging job in the United States, according to the 2018 U.S. Emerging Jobs report by LinkedIn, the role of blockchain developer has registered an increase of 33 times in the past 12 months.https://t.co/hqye12U1PB
This week ALZA improved modules to support pay to script hash transactions to improve storage efficiency in wallet software by utilizing storage in the future time.
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. https://t.co/BdGYgPjv99
In order to improve the commission’s understanding of Ethereum and its underlying technology, the CFTC has announced its intention to publish a respective Request for Information (RFI) with the Federal Register. https://t.co/nwq7qJMiUL
Four agencies of the state government of Vermont in the United States have jointly formed a working group to study blockchain technology.https://t.co/HLY7bOdCqN
ALZA enable nested conditional script in the transaction structure to improve the extensibility for allowing different form of authorization and business rules in the transactions. #technical#progress
The European Union Blockchain Observatory and Forum (EUBOF) made a case for a blockchain-based digital identity system and digital versions of national currencies.https://t.co/wu1X1tuP4b
James Bevan, the chief investment manager at CCLA, a major United Kingdom charity fund executive said at the Bloomberg Crypto Summit in Londonthis Friday that the recent crypto market crash is just a “bump in the road”. https://t.co/NoIDQDWjK5
ALZA improved peer to peer encryption for node communication channel to prevent man in the middle attack and to enhance finance information security. #technical#progress
France, Italy, Spain, Malta, Cyprus, Portugal and Spain – signed a joint declaration on Tuesday to promote the adoption of blockchain in the region in order to “transform” their economies. https://t.co/l1DkmNK12D
The Indian state government of Andhra Pradesh announced Wednesday that it was partnering with the Eleven01 Foundation to develop a blockchain talent pool and support startups building with the nascent technology. https://t.co/CBKUHxgXQ5