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Neogen-Corporation-with-$3.75B-for-Food-Safety-with-Blockchain
BlockchainFeb 11, 2020

Neogen Corporation with $3.75B for Food Safety with Blockchain

To adopt innovative blockchain technology, Neogen Corporation, with $3.75B, has entered into a partnership with Ripe Technology (ripe.io) to track the supply chain for food safety. Blockchain can enhance the food and livestock industries as technology is capable of maintaining a history of…

Toshendra Kumar Sharma
Why-and-How-to-Use-Smart-Contracts-to-Build-Blockchain-Applications
BlockchainFeb 7, 2020

Why and How to Use Smart Contracts to Build Blockchain Applications

Decentralization is the most crucial feature of blockchain technology. It means that all parties of the network will share information. This removes the need for intermediaries to facilitate operations. Blockchain offers a nominal, fast, efficient, and transparent mode of transactions. In this…

Toshendra Kumar Sharma
Blockchain-Can-Track-The-Deadly-Coronavirus
BlockchainFeb 7, 2020

Blockchain Can Track the Deadly Coronavirus

Acoer, a developer of the blockchain-enabled application, has come up with a solution to fight against the deadly coronavirus. He named this tool as Hashlog, a data visualization engine, capable of interacting with Hedera Hashgraph’s DLT in real-time. According to Sharat Chandra, MVP Hashgraph…

Toshendra Kumar Sharma
JAVA OR PYTHON WHICH SUITS BLOCKCHAIN BETTER
BlockchainFeb 5, 2020

Java or Python: Which Suits Blockchain Better?

Blockchain is regarded as one of the most disruptive technologies to have appeared on the tech scene in recent years. Though it is said to be in its nascent stages now, it is one such technology that has bright potential. Experts in various fields are implementing blockchain. The blockchain world…

Toshendra Kumar Sharma
Token-vs-Coin-What's-the-Difference
InfographicsFeb 5, 2020

Token vs Coin: What’s the Difference?

Words “coin” and “token” are often used as synonyms and considered by many people as interchangeable. But they refer to two completely different concepts. Here’s an infographic which illustrates the difference between a token and a coin.  

Toshendra Kumar Sharma
SideChains-The-Five-Siblings-in-The-EOS-Family
BlockchainFeb 5, 2020

SideChains: The Five Siblings in the EOS Family

EOS is a decentralized platform which is designed to support decentralized applications (DApps) similar to the Ethereum blockchain. Though the EOS blockchain is only a year old, it has rapidly risen to prominence as one of the leading blockchain platforms that help develop distributed applications.…

Toshendra Kumar Sharma
Linkedin-Blockchain-is-2020--Most-Demanded-Tech-Skill
BlockchainFeb 4, 2020

Linkedin: Blockchain is 2020’s Most Demanded Tech Skill

“660 plus million Professionals and 20 plus million jobs” social network company, LinkedIn, in its recent research report at LinkedIn Learning, has published the skills that workforce value the most and Blockchain, undoubtedly, topped the Hard Skill category in 2020. It is worthwhile to note that…

Toshendra Kumar Sharma
UAE Launches Health-Data Platform Powered by Blockchain
BlockchainFeb 3, 2020

UAE Launches Health-Data Platform Powered by Blockchain

The Dubai Blockchain Strategy was launched by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum in October 2016. Now fast forward to 2020, and there is an advanced medical platform for all of the United Arab Emirates(UAE). On Sunday, 2nd February 2020, the Ministry of Health and…

Toshendra Kumar Sharma
A-Comprehensive-Update-on-Ethereum's-Muir-Glacier
EthereumJan 30, 2020

Ethereum’s Muir Glacier

Ethereum welcomed the new year 2020 in the best possible way- with a network upgrade. The Muir Glacier hard fork network upgrade was activated on 2 January 2020 at block number 9,200,200 with a single Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP). Muir Glacier is a routine network update. Let us get to know…

Pradeep Aswal
Tips-to-Understanding-Blockchain-As-a-Non-Coder
BlockchainJan 30, 2020

Tips to Understanding Blockchain As a Non-Coder

Are you an individual having a profound passion for learning all about blockchain, but don’t know where to start? Don’t worry, you are not alone! The first and foremost thing to keep in mind is to overcome the fear of learning something new. This rests on two questions: Where can I…

Toshendra Kumar Sharma
Samrat Das
Success StoriesJan 30, 2020

SUCCESS STORY : SAMRAT DAS

Currently employed as a security consultant in KPMG, UAE, Samrat Das holds a vast experience working in fields such as application security, reverse engineering and malware analysis, SecDevOps, container security, and SCADA/OT security. He believes the main reason for his success is motivation and…

Toshendra Kumar Sharma
Saudi Aramco invests in Blockchain-powered platform Vakt
BlockchainJan 29, 2020

Saudi Aramco invests in Blockchain-powered platform Vakt

Saudi Aramco, which is officially known as the Saudi Arabian Oil Company, is a petroleum and natural gas company based in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. On Tuesday, the Saudi Arabian national company invested $5million, the blockchain platform-Vakt. Aramco Trading Company, a subsidiary of the same, hopes…

Toshendra Kumar Sharma