At Equinor’s giant new North Sea oilfield, thousands of sensors feed into Data Gumbo’s novel blockchain platform—encoding an immutable record of operations, the better to automate contracts, pay vendors and even measure carbon emissions. In the frigid North Sea, 90…
China now seems to be in the lead in developing new blockchain technologies. “[The US] hasn’t taken any steps to target it or counter China’s influence in the development of blockchain technology,” said Sam Dorshimer. China’s Ministry of Industry and…
The world at large has been reeling from a tiny virus that has turned into one of the largest social and economic disruptions of the modern era. As the year winds to a widely welcomed close, it’s worth asking what…
Some have suggested that blockchain, a decentralized, distributed ledger, may be useful for voting. But in a new paper, researchers at MIT affirm a humorous cartoon from XKCD about potential blockchain voting products: “Whatever they sold you, don’t touch it.…
Blockchain technology provides trackability, traceability and trust in goods and financial resources. Blockchain technology could be used to track medical supplies — new and contaminated products — and even medical providers for the COVID-19 pandemic, offering valuable information about where…
