Tag: supply chain

The hosts of “Simply Bitcoin” discuss how the censorship-resistant nature of Bitcoin can lead to a disintermediated internet where free speech reigns.Watch This Episode On YouTubeListen To This Episode:...

The crypto mining industry faces renewed disruption as the Russia-Ukraine conflict threatens to upset the supply of materials crucial to semiconductor manufacturing. The industry is still reeling from a severe, near two-year chip shortage that ramped up the prices of graphics cards, which are crucial towards minting tokens. Ukraine And Russia Key Suppliers of Chip The post Russia-Ukraine Conflict May Hit Bitcoin Mining;...

With Intel set to present an ASIC geared for bitcoin mining later this month, how will the computing giant reshape the industry’s landscape?When news surfaced that one of the largest computer chip makers in the world, Intel, would give a presentation about an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) geared for bitcoin...

Blockchain technology has continued to grow exponentially, disrupting the way we do business and carry out transactions in several sectors of the world today. One major sector that has been primarily disrupted by blockchain technology is the Supply Chain space. While we have seen the Supply Chain uses cases in blockchain, there is still a large room for improvement. The...

A shortage of semiconductor production is at the forefront of geopolitics and it’s inevitable that this issue’s relation to Bitcoin mining will be as well.Supply chain shortages are starting to reveal many geopolitical dependencies on external actors for different resources, and the overall fragility that those dependencies can create for any given nation when supply chains are stressed. All it takes is...

The World Economic Forum has recognized OriginTrail for its proposed blockchain-based solution geared towards supply chain maintenance of COVID-19 essential resources. OriginTrail submitted a proposal for the creation of a Trusted COVID-19 Essential Supplies Repository of certified and safe products that is vetted by blockchain technology....

At $80 for minting an NFT on Ethereum versus $1 on Hedera, it was a matter of cost, said SUKU.

SUKU DeFi will "support the unbanked and underserved" by giving its suppliers access to financial services that they may have been excluded from in the traditional finance system, namely microlending. SUKU Moves Into DeFi A microloan is a small loan paid by an individual rather than an institution like a bank....

Blockchain firm SIMBA Chain won a contract to build a system to anticipate demand for "critical" military weaponry parts.

Anti-tamper bottle tags and the blockchain tracking platform from Everledger are being deployed to help tackle the trade in counterfeit whiskies.

True Tribe is using the Ethereum-based SUKU protocol to track the provenance of clothing made from recycled ocean trash.

The research group is comprised of several bodies within the Singaporean government.