Tag: Blockchain

Next-Generation Blockchain or Crypto Scam?

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Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Several reports from the NEO underground have been grumbling about a fork of NEO calling itself “NEO Super.” The venture launched, seemingly apropos of nothing at all, and boasts only one real project, a wallet service that some community members fear could very likely be an effort to scam NEO users out of their private keys. On further investigation, this reporter finds that the NEO Super project is, in fact, an effort to “snapshot” the NEO blockchain and utilize it on the Ethereum network, complete with “mining…

Cities in China are Using Blockchain to Track Parolees

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Twitter Facebook LinkedIn At least two Chinese cities are using blockchain technology to track offenders on parole, CCN has learned. In the city of Foshan, a report from May indicates that officials would like to deck their system out with bracelets similar to those issued in western countries. In the city of Zhongshan, which is in the same province as Foshan (Guangdong), the system will reportedly transcend boundaries previously in place for community corrections officials, such as when data regarding parolees was available to them. Both cities are essentially using…

Crypto Wallet Firm Blockchain to Airdrop $125 Million in Stellar

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Crypto wallet provider Blockchain says it’s about to stage what it’s calling the “largest crypto giveaway in history.” The company will distribute $125 million in Stellar lumens (XLM), nearly half a billion tokens, to Blockchain wallet holders who sign up for the airdrop. The first batch of recipients will see their tokens arrive within the week, according to an announcement Tuesday. The amount of XLM being dropped to each wallet was not disclosed by the firm. With the news, Stellar becomes the first partner for Blockchain’s airdrop program and guiding framework announced last…

BBVA Puts $150 Million Syndicated Loan on Ethereum Blockchain

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Spanish banking giant BBVA has completed a pilot that put a syndicated loan for $150 million on the blockchain. According to a report from the Financial Times on Wednesday, the bank arranged the loan for Red Electrica, Spain’s national electrical grid operator. A syndicated loan is one, where a group of banks lends together to a single borrower. In this case, the BBVA’s co-lenders were Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and France’s BNP Paribas. The data for the loan was time-stamped at each stage of the process. The loan agreement…

Salesforce Wins Patent Tackling Email Spam With Blockchain

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Software giant Salesforce has won a patent outlining how a blockchain-based platform can be used to prevent spam or other unwanted emails from plaguing people’s inboxes. According to a document published Tuesday by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, a blockchain-based platform can be leveraged to check whether emails are changed or otherwise tampered with after being sent through a custom matching system. Moreover, this system can more efficiently filter spam than existing protocols, according to the document. The proposed platform would use a matching system to determine whether an…

Blockchain Firm Upgrades App in Quest to Reduce Fatal Air Accidents

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A fledgling blockchain-based company which aims to improve flight safety is gearing up to launch an upgraded version of its app for pilots – software that has been designed to replace the old-fashioned paper logbooks currently used by aviation enthusiasts and professionals. Aeron estimates that 57 percent of aviation accidents can be attributed to human factors – and poor record keeping is often to blame. The company says it is possible for pilots to manipulate records and exaggerate their experience, while airlines may underreport flight hours to save on maintenance…

Trading Platform eToro Develops Blockchain Platform for Universal Basic Income Distribution

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Trading platform eToro has recently announced a blockchain-based social project to create a “non-speculative” cryptocurrency with the aim of paying social interest to those who “have less,” according to a press release obtained by Cointelegraph Wednesday, Nov. 7. The trading platform currently has over 10 million registered users and supports fourteen cryptocurrencies on its platform. The social project, dubbed GoodDollar, had been presented at Web Summit held this week in Lisbon, Portugal. According to the release, eToro has invested $1 million of its funds to the project and is seeking…

US Software Company Salesforce Wins Patent for Blockchain Anti-Spam Solution

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U.S. software company Salesforce has won a patent to detect spam emails using blockchain technology. The patent filing was published on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) website Tuesday, Nov. 4. Salesforce, which offer its customers is a cloud-based mailing platform, patented a solution that allows for the detection of whether an initial email was modified while being sent. In addition, the blockchain-driven program could help improve the existing filters that often fail to distinguish between spam and regular emails, such as promo letters. As explained in the technical…

China’s Central Bank Issues Warning Against Blockchain Investment ‘Bubble’

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China’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC), has warned of “bubbles” in blockchain-related financing and investment, Reuters reported Nov. 6. The PBoC, which is known for its anti-cryptocurrency stance, has reportedly advised that the government strengthen its supervision of “speculation, market manipulation and other irregularities,” which it claims are common in domestic blockchain investment and financing schemes. Local Chinese news outlets have revealed further details from the bank’s latest warning, which was reportedly issued in the form of PBoC working paper Nov. 6, entitled “What Can Blockchain Do…