Integrating blockchain-based digital IDs into daily life
Blockchain tech is pushing the boundaries of ID management as governments look for scalable solutions that promote privacy, control and decentralized data management. The last 13 years have seen blockchain technology evolve into numerous use cases — finance, data, logistics and security, among others. However, the idea of using blockchain’s immutable capabilities to ID humans got new life when Changpeng “CZ” Zhao visited the island country of Palau to kick off its digital residency program. The blockchain identity management market is estimated to grow by $3.58 billion in the span of five....
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Square Enix to Double Down on Blockchain and Autonomous Content
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Will blockchain technology some day closely mimic the complexities of the natural world? The Plantoid, a “blockchain-based life form,” marks an attempt to demonstrate the potential for technology to emulate the natural world. Plantoid uses art to illustrate the creation of autonomous, blockchain-based entities that manage their own activities and even reproduce. A Blockchain-Based Life Form. “As a ‘blockchain-based life form,’ the Plantoid brings the concept of autonomy to a whole new level,” said Primavera De Filippi, who manages the project, according to an article in SingularityHub, a....
New York-based R3, the blockchain startup heading the prominent private banking blockchain consortium has now added Hong Kong-based life insurance group AIA. Blockchain startup R3 is continuing its foray to recruit Asian financial institutions with the addition of AIA Group, a Hong Kong-based life insurance group to its roster of global members. The AIA Group, the largest publicly listed independent pan-Asian life insurance group will collaborate with 50 of the world’s largest financial institutions, including banks, to develop blockchain-based commercial applications for the financial....
As technology moves forward, you use more and more innovations to facilitate your daily activities. The cooperation of the largest Polish telecommunications operator with the innovative BoT (Blockchain of Things) provider improves the standard of your daily life. With the use of technology provided by SmartKey, Orange’s Live Objects platform puts an end to all the problems that arise when using your devices. ORANGE POLSKA is the largest telecommunications operator in Poland, serving 14.36 million customers, and a leader of M2M. The company plays a huge role in digitalization of the....
Some aficionados even feel distributed ledgers will create a cashless revolution in the coming years, as cash transitions into a digital counterpart. Distributed ledger aficionados have been telling people this for quite some time now, but the blockchain will have an impact on various aspects of life. After all, this technology is the biggest innovation in computer science, and despite facing a lot of opposition, there are plenty of opportunities to be explored. One way to get the concept of distributed ledger technology on the minds of more people around the world is by writing a book....