Online hair and beauty bookings system JOLYY plans to build a Blockchain-powered platform, in a bid to increase its efficiency and lower costs for salons and clients alike. The company believes that the beauty industry is one of the noticeable few markets yet to tap into the enormous potential of digital …

The European Commission announced in a press release today, Feb. 1, the launch of the EU Blockchain Observatory and Forum in a major step aimed at “uniting” the economy around Blockchain. In the most hands-on step to leverage the promise of the technology to date for the EU, the project will …

… of control favors the major labels and streaming platforms, and has led to disputes around artist compensation and treatment, most famously Taylor Swift vs. Apple Music and Spotify. As artists grow increasingly disillusioned with these platforms, they are looking for new options. Enter the blockchain.

Blockchain—a technology used for verifying and recording digital transactions—blasted into public consciousness with the rise of Bitcoin. But this tool could also transform the way governments, global industries and even science research operate. In fact, several banks, corporations, governments and scientists have already implemented some form of blockchain to inexpensively, securely and expediently store and share information. In […]

Business Insider's Sara Silverstein spoke with Adam Ludwin, CEO of blockchain technology firm Chain, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The following is a transcript of the interview. Silverstein: Can you help me understand what Chain does? Ludwin: We build software and sell it to …

Blasting off from China on Feb 2, is the premier satellite in what SpaceChain hopes will be the world’s first open-source network in space, running on blockchain nodes. The space agency says it plans to launch the satellite, equipped with Raspberry Pi hardware and running Qtum blockchain technology, at 6 pm Beijing time (10 am […]

An Illinois government task force has outlined a potential direction for applying blockchain technologies in the state’s inter-government operations. According to a report filed on Jan. 31 by the Illinois Blockchain Task Force to the General Assembly, the state is eyeing the use of blockchain technologies to, at least, manage state residents’ identification, as well as tokenizing […]

The researchers behind the SPECTRE and GHOST projects have proposed a new blockchain scalability protocol. Called PHANTOM, the protocol claims to provide transaction confirmation that is “secure under any throughput that the network can support” – smart contracts included. Authors Yonatan Sompolinsky and Dr. Aviv Zohar outlined the new protocol in a paper published this week, building […]

A mysterious “blockchain company” just bought 62 percent of a 162 square mile Industrial park near Reno, Nevada. That's 67,000 acres. This land has been bought at the Tahoe/Reno Industrial Center, also home of Tesla's Gigafactory. The Gigafactory is the largest building in the world, with a planned …

Kuuhubb Inc announces that it has signed a term sheet to acquire mobile esports platform developer Valiance UG. The Germany-based, blockchain enabled Valiance esports platform is designed to support both mobile esports competitors and content creators and provides them with opportunities to monetise their involvement playing esports titles they love. “Kuuhubb’s strategy to acquire, partner, build […]