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The state government could use its “authority, position and influence” to convince small bodies — societies, neighbourhoods, sports associations, cultural associations and so on — to use blockchain-based technologies to conduct their internal elections. “Once we have enough use cases, we can convince the government to try it out and gradually scale it up to the national level,” Principal Secretary for IT Jayesh Ranjan said. (Photo | Wikimedia Commons - Ankur Banerjee)

Telangana keen to explore blockchain technology's applications in remote voting

Blockchain tech would provide a secure system whereby voters can cast their votes remotely, without the risk of privacy breaches.

11 Aug 2020 4:51 PM

In this file photo taken on March 19, 2018 a technician inspects bitcoin mining at Bitfarms in Saint Hyacinthe, Quebec. (Photo | AFP)

Wanna find out what this Bitcoin business is all about? Everything you need to know explained here

Bitcoin miners will soon get only half the bitcoins for validating transactions. Find out what that means and how it all works.

07 May 2020 8:14 PM

The most obvious change in the next decade will still be in the digital domain.

These technologies will change the way we live in the next decade

What will come in the next 10 years will supersede a lot of what came in fifty years earlier.

13 Nov 2019 8:51 AM

China’s parliament on Saturday passed a new law on cryptography, as the country gears up to launch its own digital currency.

China studying blockchain application for forex

The comment by Lu Lei, comes as Facebook’s plan for its Libra digital currency project stirs global interest in the sector.

28 Oct 2019 10:49 AM

China is stepping up its financial opening amid a bruising trade war with the United States.

China studying blockchain application for forex

China’s parliament on Saturday passed a new law on cryptography, as the country gears up to launch its own digital currency.

28 Oct 2019 7:31 AM

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Crytocurrencies are back in the spotlight in the midst of a steep price rally and high volatility this year.

Blockchain launches cryptocurrency exchange with trades at high speed

Launched in 2011 as a cryptocurrency wallet and headquartered in London, Blockchain has raised USD 70 million from investors.

31 Jul 2019 9:09 AM

The first hackathon of the series kicked off in India on April 12, 2019.

27 Qualifying Teams Compete at Conduent Blockchain Hackathon Finale

First of the global hackathon series on blockchain received 1276 registrations from across India.

26 Jun 2019 5:37 PM

The regulator is in the early stages of talks with Facebook in an effort to understand whether the company’s plans for digital coin would fall under the CFTC’s scope, the FT reported.

Facebook in talks with US derivatives regulator over digital currency plans

Facebook set up a financial technology company in Switzerland focusing on blockchain and payments.

03 Jun 2019 12:58 PM

While Microsoft still trails the cloud computing leader Amazon.com Inc’s Amazon Web Services in revenue, it has taken a different approach to the market, designing many of its services to be run in either Microsoft’s Azure data centers, its customers private data centers, or a combination of the two.

Microsoft rolls out new cloud services for AI, blockchain

Microsoft released the tools ahead of its software developer conference next week in Seattle.

03 May 2019 9:27 AM

A blockchain or distributed ledger is a continuously growing list of encrypted transactions called blocks.

NPCI mulls using blockchain solution to strengthen digital payments

Promoted by 10 banks in India under the aegis of the IBA, NPCI aims to become the "best payments network globally".

14 Apr 2019 2:24 PM

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The practical application of CallHealth and ThynkBlynk’s ChainTrail Blockchain Distributed Ledger approach in Healthcare addresses key issues plaguing the Indian Healthcare system.

CallHealth, ThynkBlynk launch India’s first cross industry immutable data-interchange

Aims to integrate secure and reliable Healthcare Data for millions of patients and healthcare providers.

29 Mar 2019 5:25 PM

The number of job roles that the integration of machines and algorithms in organizational operations will create by 2022 is projected to be close to 133 million all over the world. (Photo: Pixabay)

Top trending technologies for programmers to prepare for the jobs of tomorrow

In order to survive and thrive in the digitally-evolving world, individuals need to possess the knowledge of various technologies.

19 Mar 2019 4:09 PM

The solution aids telecom service providers to eliminate fraudulent activities and safeguards the interest of all stakeholders against spam, frauds and sensitive issues like data privacy.

Tanla launches blockchain-enabled commercial communication stack TRUBLOQ

TRAI seeks to converge technology and policy, using emerging technologies such as AI, ML.

28 Feb 2019 11:29 AM

The two companies will develop use cases in areas of Supply Chain, Contract Management, Roaming Billing, Identity Management and Mobile transactions.

Tech Mahindra, TBCASoft to support cross-carrier blockchain for telecom operators

Leading carriers recognize the value of the consortium-based Cross-Carrier Blockchain.

28 Feb 2019 10:01 AM

The XPhone in people’s hands today will allow them to be some of the first to experience and shape the decentralized blockchain Internet with each phone.

World’s first blockchain phone shown off at MWC

Pundi X has successfully created a blockchain-based OS and communication protocol for mobile devices.

27 Feb 2019 4:08 PM

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Machine Learning has been a veritable game-changer in the technology space. (Photo: Pixabay)

Technologies that one must be skilled in to prepare for the jobs of tomorrow

Technologies like Machine Learning and Deep Learning have made great strides in the recent past.

26 Feb 2019 6:10 PM

The university will determine its own research topics and Ripple, which provides digital commerce services.

Company donates USD 2 million for cryptocurrency technology

The university says in a news release that the donation from Ripple will provide USD 400,000 each year for five years.

12 Feb 2019 11:09 AM

SIX had earlier signaled a summer start date for the alternative bourse, which it expects to overtake its traditional trading platform within a decade.

Swiss exchange SIX to launch blockchain

The new SIX Digital Exchange (SDX) will initially run parallel to the existing SIX platform.

07 Feb 2019 10:04 AM

The success of blockchain technology is its power to give a whole new world of transparency while cutting down the unnecessary mediums with its smart contracts.

Blockchain startups to look out for in 2019

Indian blockchain start ups that are making news for the good reasons.

04 Feb 2019 6:34 PM

Not only are the global giants taking advantage of the plethora of innovative opportunities that this industry is bringing about, but the start-up gaming developers are also benefited.

The exponential boom in the Online Gaming Industry in India

It is evident that many gaming developers are capitalizing on the growing number of smartphone users to capture a chunk of the market share.

04 Feb 2019 6:27 PM

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