IoT

IoT

Helium Wireless Network Approves New Hard Cap for HNT Token Emissions

Danny NelsonNov 19, 2020

Adding a token hard-cap and introducing "halvenings" will make HNT tokenomics easier to understand, say project contributors.

IoT

Binance-Backed Blockchain Auditing Firm Partners With Hdac to Track Internet-of-Things Devices

Sebastian SinclairJun 26, 2020

Auditing firm CertiK is working with Hdac to record Internet of Things devices on a blockchain.

Space

JPMorgan Carried Out ‘Nerdy’ Test of Blockchain Payments in Space, Exec Says

Tanzeel AkhtarFeb 24, 2021

The experiment was to trial payments for the internet of things in a "fully decentralized way," said Umar Farooq.

IoT

Vodafone Enlists Blockchain Nonprofit for Tracking Renewable Energy Use in Europe

Danny NelsonJun 3, 2020

Vodafone and Energy Web are using SIM cards and blockchain to build more nimble renewable power grids.

Stellar

IoT App Nodle Moves From Stellar Blockchain to Polkadot

William FoxleyMar 31, 2020

IoT platform Nodle announced it is switching from the Stellar blockchain to a custom build on Parity Technologies’ Substrate network.

IoT

Ethereum

The Team Behind CryptoKitties Is One Step Closer to Leaving Ethereum

Leigh Cuen

For its own blockchain, Flow.

IoT

Stellar-Based IoT App Nodle Joins Tokenized Connectivity Race

Brady Dale

An app that allows users to earn a Stellar-based token by providing last-mile access for internet-of-things (IoT) devices is now live on Apple’s App Store.

Internet of Things

75% of IoT Firms Want to Add Blockchain: Survey

David Pan

A majority of those companies using Internet of Things technology has adopted, or is considering adopting, blockchain.

VeChain

VeChain Foundation Hacked for $6.5M in VET Token Theft

William Foxley

A VeChain buyback wallet containing 1.1 billion VET was compromised by an unknown hacker, the firm said Friday.

IoT

Crypto-Powered IoT Networks Are on Their Way to Over 250 US Cities

Brady Dale

Crypto-mining modems that Helium uses to connect IoT devices to the internet will soon be shipping across the U.S.

Acquisitions

The Startup Behind Ethereum’s Infamous DAO Has Been Acquired

Daniel Kuhn

Blockchains.com steps into the internet of things with the with the acquisition of slock.it

Open Source

The Elk Is a Tiny Prototyping Board for Building Blockchain-Connected Devices

John Biggs

Elk aims to make it easy to connect hardware devices to blockchains and control electronic components or accept payments.