What are Smart Contracts? A short introduction
Smart Contracts are commonly known as computer programs that run automatically, without the need for human intervention or AI to perform a huge variety of activities.
Blockchain Foundations for the Agro-food sector
The hard-hitting theme of environmental sustainability and food waste embraces numerous aspects of our economic and social life involving agro-food businesses and, ultimately, consumers.
Here’s the Current Blockchain Landscape in Switzerland
How does the Blockchain Landscape look like in Switzerland in 2021? The current blockchain landscape in Switzerland has presented many opportunities. Everyone wins within the Swiss blockchain ecosystem. In this landscape, the Swiss have shown their resilience in adapting to emerging trends. They have proven yet again that they can keep abreast of events regardless of the times in one word:...
Interview with Keeex Founder & CEO
Interview with Laurent Henocque, Keeex’s Founder and President. Laurent Henocque is the CEO and Founder of Keeex. The company provides solutions for documents and data securing but as well eIDAS compliant electronic signatures, GDPR proof of consent, Blockchain traceability and smart contracts. The company addresses the current challenge of corporate and financial communication, use of documents for transport in global supply chain...
Can a Blockchain – based voting system actually work?
Voting from a computer or smartphone sounds certainly convenient and fascinating. An increase in turnout and the comfort of working from home is a strong incentive for its strong development in the future. But can a blockchain based voting system work? Unfortunately, studies have shown that it may not. Since it is still seen with suspiciousness, this leads to less turnout...
Bithumb: US$ 35 million revenue for Q1 2018
The mastodon Bithumb victim of a hack last June of $ 17 million sees its revenues approaching close to US$ 300 million with an operating margin of US$ 194 million for the first six months of this year.
A hectic Q1
We remember, of course, the terrible month of June that some Korean exchanges experienced. Let's note though the security tests...
What is R3 in the Blockchain space? A review
R3 is a distributed ledger technology company leading a consortium of more than 200 firms. A vast majority of them gear their activities towards the R&D of distributed ledger usage. The company aims at disrupting the financial system and other areas of commerce. R3 has is headquarters in NYC and was founded in 2014 by David E Rutter; the...
What are Smart Contracts? (Part II)
What are Smart Contracts? Our first introduction of the smart contract analysis highlighted the absence of a clear definition that marks the difference and boundary with other related concepts of the crypto-cosmos, including the complementarity with Artificial Intelligence (AI). Fewer questions arise though regarding benefits and costs savings: the simple fact that one copy is distributed to all parties and...
Swisscom TV launches a blockchain-based art gallery
Major Swiss telco company Swisscom launches a new Swiss app: NOOW. Pieces of art from hand-picked artist will be available exclusively on Swisscom TV through a Blockchain-based system. Once again, Swisscom position itself as one of the pioneer enterprise on the Blockchain sphere. After having established a strong ecosystem and partnership with several companies, it is time for the art...
Liechtenstein : Union Bank & crypto CHF
The bank located in Liechtenstein is about to launch the "Union Bank payment coin". The latter in line with the local financial regulators will create in the coming months a stable corner backed by the motto of its border country: the Swiss Confederation.
Union Bank Aktiengesellschaft (AG)
Union Bank AG is a Liechtenstein-based bank based in the country's capital, Vaduz. Small...