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Jeffrey Berns, a cryptocurrency millionaire is planning to build a city in the middle of the Nevada desert which will entirely run on blockchain. The blueprints for the city are already out and Berns spent $170 million to buy the land for the Utopian town. The idea behind the entire project is to create a…
Tech giant Samsung is in the process of obtaining trademarks for a blockchain phone as reported by Galaxy Club. If the rumours are true, which seems highly likely, HTC and Sirin Labs will have a big competitor to deal with. According to source, Samsung filed for three trademarks, namely “Blockchain KeyStore”, “Blockchain key box” and…
SC Johnson, the major U.S. cleaning products manufacturer is set to open plastic recycling centres in Indonesia. However, this comes with a good twist – local will be rewarded for bringing in their plastic waste through tokens by using blockchain technology. The idea of implementing one such system comes as a result of the increased…
The Pundi X (NPXS) project, focusing on cryptocurrency and blockchain has made a big move – the world’s first phone call via blockchain has been made! The event happened on the XBlockchain Summit in Bali. Pundi X’s phone called XPhone does not require a mobile carrier like a normal phone would. Instead, it is powered…
The biggest Chinese search engine Baidu have launched their own blockchain lab, as confirmed by the official white paper released by the company. They are working on a blockchain network that will carry the name XuperChain. This blockchain-based platform will have a vast area to cover, starting with quality control and intellectual property, tourism, social…
The Spanish government in getting involved in a blockchain project that is aimed at the forestry industry. ChainWood, the group consisted of eight partners from several Spanish regions is looking to make the wood supplying chain more transparent and to be able to trace the wood being distributed all over the country. ChainWood was created…
In recent years, palm oil has been one of the most used product of the food industry. It is used by the majority (if not all) of the biggest world’s food chain companies. Palm oil helps meet the global demands for vegetable oil because of its high yield per hectare. And it still goes on…
Blockchain is finding more and more uses, and now it is making its way to a better and safer environment. Namely, a Peruvian entrepreneur is launching an initiative to save the rainforest in the region by using blockchain. The name of the person behind the project is Rafael Benavides, and the project itself is called…
With each day passed, blockchain is finding more and more new uses, and we have just stumbled upon another one – shipment tracking. While this isn’t the first time, nor the first instance when this has been discussed or addressed, the two Chinese companies are one step closer to making it a reality. The companies…
There is no doubt that augmented reality is starting to shape the actual reality in different ways. As a revolutionary concept, augmented reality brings many new opportunities and almost all aspects of our lives, even though it is only still at the beginning of its popularity. Unlike virtual reality which is limited to a world…
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