Michael J. Casey is the chairman of CoinDesk’s advisory board and a senior advisor for blockchain research at MIT’s Digital Currency Initiative. The following article originally appeared in CoinDesk Weekly,…
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Binance’s Charity Arm Rolls Out Blockchain-Powered School Lunch Campaign
The charity arm of the world’s largest crypto exchange, Binance, has launched its pilot blockchain-based lunch program in African schools, according to a blog post on Feb. 21. Binance Charity Foundation (BCF) has rolled out its charity campaign…
Medical R&D Alliance Expands Blockchain Project to Include Data Sharing
The Pistoia Alliance has expanded its blockchain project to include data sharing, data identity, and data integrity, according to a press release published on Feb 8. The Pistoia Alliance is a not-for-profit organization…
Use of Blockchain in Major Industries by Numbers: Retail, Manufacturing, Finance, and Others
Many startups, major conglomerates, supply chain operators, and distributors have attempted to integrate blockchain technology over the past two years, to increase transparency and reduce the power of central…
World Bank President: Distributed Ledger Technology Has ‘Huge Potential’
The president of the World Bank Group Jim Yong Kim has stated that distributed ledger technology (DLT) has “huge potential” and that the bank should keep pace with innovative…
From Encrypted Messaging to Critical Fire Systems: Blockchain for Security Sector
Blockchain-based systems’ decentralized nature makes for their formidable resiliency to the outsiders’ attempts to infiltrate or take down such networks. Governments, law enforcement agencies and even military leadership around…
Displaced Communities Are Finding Hope Through Blockchain and NGOs
A number of humanitarian groups and affiliated NGOs are beginning to rely on blockchain to help empower and aid refugees. Summer estimates from the United Nations put the number…
DLT in Migration Policy: How Blockchain Can Help Both Refugees and Host Nations
As the United Nations Refugee Agency warned in the first days of September, the death rate for refugees attempting to reach Europe has risen. That sounds even more cruel…
Blockchain Being Used to Save Lives Amidst Opioid Epidemic
A growing number of start-ups and larger companies have begun to experiment with blockchain’s utility for solving public health crises — like the opioid epidemic in the United States….
