internet of things

VeChain Forms New Partnership with Grant Thornton to Push Adoption

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Time Stamp: August 19, 2020 4:56 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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The VeChain Foundation has partnered with Grant Thornton Cyprus, an accounting firm, opening the door to “thousands” of adoption opportunities. VeChain uses its blockchain mainly to provide RFID (Radio Frequency Identification). This can be used as part of an internet of things framework, supply-chain planning, and also to determine the provenance of unique goods. The firm has an in-house development team that caters to larger businesses and hopes to be the go-to company for enterprise blockchain needs. In bittersweet news, it sees the COVID-19 pandemic as a sign of urgency

US Congressional Watchdog Quietly Reveals DLT Prototype Development

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Time Stamp: April 6, 2020 12:49 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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The United States Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) Innovation Lab posted ads for job positions to develop “use case prototypes” for blockchain technologies in late-March.GAO is the supreme audit institution of the U.S. government and provides evaluation and investigative services for Congress.GAO to explore prototype applications for DLTThe two positions seek an ‘Interdisciplinary Computer Engineer/Computer Scientist’ and an ‘Interdisciplinary Assistant Director, Computer Scientist/Engineer’ to explore “emerging technologies” including blockchain.Both roles will be overseen by GAO’s Science, Technology Assessment, and Analytics (STAA) Team’s Innovation Lab.The listings show that the lab is creating

Nodle Outgrows Stellar, Begins to Migrate to own Blockchain

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Time Stamp: April 3, 2020 12:52 AM - Modified On: August 29, 2021 - Published By:
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Nodle Network, an IOTA (MIOTA) competitor, is in the process of migrating from Stellar (XLM) to its own blockchain network with the release of the Arcadia testnet.Nodle is a decentralized network provider that specializes in detecting and connecting the internet of things (IoT). It currently connects over five million active nodes with over 92 million detected devices. While Stellar has been able to handle Nodle’s heavy traffic of 1.3 million daily transactions to date, the company believes it needs to deploy its own blockchain to accommodate some of the advanced features