Tag: Blockchain Technology

London:  IBM has taken the top slot — beating Microsoft and Accenture — when it comes to deploying Blockchain technology across industries, a new study has said. The “Blockchain Enterprise Survey” by market research firm Juniper Research that included 400 company founders, executives, managers and IT leaders, ranked Microsoft and Accenture after IBM. “Even if companies […]

Sydney: An Australian research indicates blockchain technology — that enables bitcoin — may increase productivity and innovation in government and industry in the future. Blockchain is a type of distributed ledger or decentralised database that keeps records of digital transactions. A distributed ledger has a network of replicated databases, synchronised via the internet and visible to […]

San Francisco: Facebook may finally launch its long-rumoured cryptocurrency later in June. The cryptocurrency, under Facebook’s “Project Libra”, is reportedly aimed at allowing Facebook’s global users to transfer money across borders and to make online purchases. With its cryptocurrency, the social networking giant is planning to include bonuses for merchants that adopt it. Infact, employees […]

San Francisco: Amid intense calls to break it down as the company has grown too big, Facebook on Tuesday announced its own digital wallet subsidiary called “Calibra” for its global cryptocurrency “Libra” which would be powered by Blockchain technology. The new digital wallet for Libra will be available in Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp and as a […]

New Delhi: Despite banking restrictions put in place by the Reserve Bank of India, the country has not put any blanket ban on trading in cryptocurrencies yet, the government has clarified. Responding to questions in the Rajya Sabha on whether the government has prohibited cryptocurrency in the country, Minister of State for Finance and Corporate […]

New Delhi: Blockchain and affiliate marketing are the two new skills companies will seek the most in 2020, a LinkedIn report on ‘Top 10 most in-demand hard skills’ revealed on Friday. With the decline of traditional advertising and the rise of social media, affiliate marketing is rapidly rising as a must-have hard skill. “Affiliate marketing […]

San Francisco: Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey has once again reiterated that Bitcoin and Blockchain technology is the future of his micro-blogging platform to keep it more secure from hackers. Dorsey last year announced a non-profit platform called Bluesky to develop an open and decentralized standard for social media. “Blockchain and Bitcoin point to […]