NHS hospitals use blockchain technology to track and monitor vaccines January 19, 2021 Two NHS hospitals are utilising blockchain technology to track Covid-19 vaccines in a ‘world’s first’ initiative revealed this morning. Monitoring the storage and supply of the temperature-sensitive vaccine, Everyware and Hedera Hashgraph are working to strengthen record-keeping and data-sharing across the supply chains. The hospitals, based in Stratford-upon Avon and Warwick, expanded their use of [...]
Blockchain and XBRL: the myth January 19, 2021 | City Talk Currently, many jurisdictions around the world require public companies to produce financial reports using eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL). The myth that blockchain could replace XBRL in the production of financial information is incorrect. Blockchain is not a data standard. And XBRL is not a distributed ledger system. Replacing one with the other would be [...]
The Top 7 Googled Questions on Blockchain Technology Answered! October 13, 2020 Graphic Credit: iStock Photos (License)
An Interview with Massimo Buonomo May 7, 2020 | City Talk Massimo Buonomo is a former United Nations (UN) Alliance of Civilization Global Expert in Blockchain, Fintech and Regtech. Massimo is currently exploring how blockchain solutions can be used to address the challenges addressed by Covid-19. BEQUANT Talks has undertaken an exclusive interview with Massimo to explore his views on the state of the market and [...]
A new economy: how a blockchain breakthrough is challenging the subscription economy April 28, 2020 | Sponsored Today, the subscription economy now covers everything from virtual spin classes to clothing, and even pet food. The business model has exploded because it offers recurring revenue streams and long-term customer relationships. 10 million people signed up for Disney+ within 24 hours of its November debut, giving some illustration of this model. Yet, ironically for [...]
Crypto firms move to stop bad actors as Bitcoin price predictions go wild April 28, 2020 Last week the price of Bitcoin (BTC) moved from $6,800 to close in on the $7,000 mark. Successfully breaching the $7,000 level, the cryptocurrency’s price jumped to over $7,500, and has continued its momentum to trade at the time of writing at $7,700. Ether (ETH), the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, has moved up from [...]
When Blockchain becomes invisible April 28, 2020 When you throw the switch on the wall (or ask your home automation system) to turn on the light – the light comes on. You don’t spend much time thinking about electricity, how it arrives at your home, the wires it flows through or the circuits that make everything work. You trust that it will [...]
Coronavirus: Our digital shift has implications for blockchain April 22, 2020 Of the many lessons being learned during the current Covid-19 pandemic, an important one is that many industries are capable of going digital in an emergency. The rapid digital transition has been more agile where blockchain was already in place. Blockchain’s lasting legacy will be its role in the continuation of positive digital change post-crisis. [...]
How will Blockchain revolutionise financial services? April 22, 2020 | City Talk In a recent PwC report, it was estimated that distributed ledger technology could reduce financial services infrastructure cost between US$15 billion and $20 billion per annum by 2022. This would positively impact both business and consumer banking in many unexpected ways. To truly understand the magnitude of the problem Blockchain can solve, one should look [...]
S2F projections to send bitcoin to 6-digits? April 14, 2020 | Sponsored As global markets grind to a snail’s pace, the architect behind bitcoin’s stock-to-flow prediction model has gone on the record to say that his work isn’t dead accurate, but order of magnitude right. Indeed, bitcoin’s leading indicator forecasts that the number one cryptocurrency is still set climb to new all-time highs after the May halving [...]