A panel discussion during day 1 of Consensus 2018 focused on the potential ramifications – positive and negative – of placing automotive data on a blockchain.
<h1>Seminole County To Accept Cryptocurrency As Payment Through BitPay</h1>
Florida’s Seminole County Tax Office will begin allowing residents to pay for some government services in bitcoin or bitcoin cash.
<h1>LG Subsidiary Announces In-House Platform Monachain</h1>
LG CNS, the information technology arm of LG, has developed an in-house blockchain platform aimed at digital verification, digital currency, and digital supply chain management.
<h1>China Seeks To Utilize Blockchain Technology To Store Forensic Evidence</h1>
China’s Ministry of Public Security has sought a patent for a blockchain system to store forensic data for police investigations.
<h1>America’s First Partially Blockchain-Based Election Takes Place In West Virginia</h1>
West Virginian officials are conducting an audit of a recent voting exercise – the first in a US election to record votes using blockchain technology.
<h1>DOVU And BMW Join Forces To Collect Mileage Data, Use Cryptocurrency As Incentive</h1>
DOVU and BMW created a pilot program to track mileage data and preserve the resale value of leased and fleet vehicles using cryptocurrency as an incentive for consumers.
<h1>Kenyan Lawyers Contest Digital Land-Titling Initiative As Gov’t Eyes Blockchain Solution</h1>
The Kenyan government may eventually try to move its land deed registry onto a blockchain-based platform, but it recently encountered resistance as it attempted to take the intermediate step of moving those records onto a non-blockchain digital platform.
<h1>Samsung Eyes Blockchain for Supply Chain Management</h1>
Massive Korean manufacturer Samsung is exploring blockchain technology solutions for its vast global supply chain.
<h1>Chile’s National Energy Commission To Use Ethereum For Energy Data Pilot</h1>
A governmental energy organization in Chile has launched a blockchain-based pilot for storing energy sector data.
<h1>UN WFP Is Leveraging Blockchain Technology To Track School Lunches</h1>
The World Food Programme is exploring an Ethereum-based blockchain solution to track school meals for primary school students in Tunisia.
<h1>West Virginia Announces Blockchain Voting Pilot In Upcoming Election</h1>
Two counties in West Virginia have rolled out a blockchain-based platform with the aim of allowing certain absentee voters to cast ballots in this year’s primary election.
<h1>Russian Elections Chief To Pitch National Blockchain Voting To Putin</h1>
The head of Russia’s Central Election Commission will try to sell Vladimir Putin on the idea of a blockchain-based voting system for future presidential elections.
<h1>Blockchain Component Critical In US Postal Service System Patent Application</h1>
A patent application that was recently filed by the US Postal Service describes next-generation “methods and systems” for digital security being explored by the agency. The application mentions the use of blockchain technology as well as a “special digital token” to achieve high levels of trust for what may amount to a futuristic email service.
<h1>Potential Challenges To Adopting A Blockchain Land Registry</h1>
ETHNews examines several possible obstacles to implementing a blockchain land registry, including land rights enforcement challenges.
<h1>Coca-Cola, US State Department Consider Blockchain For Labor Registry</h1>
On Friday, at SXSW, Coca-Cola shared that the company will collaborate with the US State Department, Blockchain Trust Accelerator, and Bitfury to create a blockchain pilot to clamp down on forced labor and exploitation.
<h1>Royal Bank Of Canada Patent Application Describes Automated Credit Score Platform Using Blockchain Technology</h1>
A Royal bank Of Canada patent application released yesterday depicts a blockchain platform that records credit records and uses historical and predictive data to compute credit ratings.
<h1>Korea Customs Service Eyes Blockchain For Fraud, Smuggling Prevention</h1>
The South Korean government agency in charge of customs has said that it will use blockchain technology, AI, and big data systems in order to better fulfill its mandate.
<h1>BMW Hoping Blockchain Can Remove Child Labor From Its Supply Chain</h1>
BMW is participating in a blockchain trial that seeks to lay the groundwork for a cobalt supply chain that is free of child labor.
<h1>European Grocer Carrefour Expands Blockchain For Supply Chain</h1>
On Tuesday, Carrefour announced the extension of its blockchain-based supply chain system, which is currently used to track free-range chickens from farm to table. By the end of 2018, the company will add provenance for a handful of other food products.
<h1>Chilean National Energy Commission Adopts Blockchain Technology</h1>
Starting this month, the Chilean National Energy Commission will use blockchain technology to certify the country’s publicly accessible energy data.