Microsoft launches a fully managed blockchain service

Microsoft didn’t rush to bring blockchain technology to its Azure cloud computing platform, but over the course of the last year, it started to pick up the pace with the launch of its blockchain development kit and the Azure Blockchain Workbench. Today, ahead of its Build developer conference, it is going a step further by […] Continue reading Microsoft launches a fully managed blockchain service

Ethereum will match Visa in scale in a ‘couple of years’ says founder

 The mind behind Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin, is matter-of-fact about the crypto. In short, he believes what interviewer Naval Ravikant called “brain virus” is the true future of security and economics and, with the right incentives, Ethereum can replace things like credit card networks and even gaming servers. Buterin separates the world into two kinds of people.… Read More Continue reading Ethereum will match Visa in scale in a ‘couple of years’ says founder

Nuco’s Aion network provides a way to communicate between multiple blockchains

 As blockchains begin to gain in popularity, a need is developing to enable them to communicate with one another. That would require a networking infrastructure to facilitate that communication, and that’s precisely what Nuco, a Toronto-based startup is trying to do with the release of the Aion blockchain network today.
Nuco CEO Matthew Spoke says that while each network is ultimately… Read More Continue reading Nuco’s Aion network provides a way to communicate between multiple blockchains

IBM, Kroger, Walmart and others team up to improve food safety with blockchains

 IBM today announced that it is working with a consortium that includes Dole, Golden State Foods, Kroger, McCormick and Company, Nestlé, Tyson Foods, Unilever and Walmart to bring the benefit of blockchains to the food supply chain.
IBM, just like most of its competitors in the public cloud computing space, has been working on various blockchain projects in the last few months.
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Podcast: Blockchain Technology and the Future of Security

Luke Sully of IBM Security recently discussed the future of blockchain technology as it relates to security with TechTank’s Dominic Halpin.

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IBM raises its blockchain game with secure cloud services and Docker integration

shutterstock ibm Bitcoin may still be the most famous application of blockchain technology, but the distributed, encrypted database architecture is now being applied to a range of other services, from different kinds of (non Bitcoin) financial transactions to anything else that requires secure tracking. And today, IBM laid out its claim for some of that new business: the IT giant announced a new set of… Read More Continue reading IBM raises its blockchain game with secure cloud services and Docker integration