IoT

Kim Cope, product lead at Dapper Labs, with Fede Molina Head of Decentraland, speaking at Consensus 2019. (Photo via CoinDesk archives)Ethereum

The Team Behind CryptoKitties Is One Step Closer to Leaving Ethereum

Leigh CuenMar 5, 2020

For its own blockchain, Flow.

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Stellar-Based IoT App Nodle Joins Tokenized Connectivity Race

Brady DaleMar 3, 2020

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.

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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.

Internet of Things

75% of IoT Firms Want to Add Blockchain: Survey

David PanDec 13, 2019

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 FoxleyDec 13, 2019

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

IoT

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.

Pierre Defebvre (left) Andrew Allen Rahul Garg Brian Bussiere (right) courtesy of Helium
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

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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.

Via Elk https://elk.cc/
IoT

FCC Eyes Blockchain to Better Manage Scarce Wireless Spectrums

Daniel Palmer

The FCC could one day use blockchain to monitor and manage wireless spectrums to support the growing requirements of the internet of things.

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IoT

Blockchain Startup Filament Joins IoT Research Project Backed By Nevada

Stan Higgins

Filament, a blockchain hardware startup, is now working on the University of Nevada, Reno's autonomous vehicle project.

Self-driving car image courtesy of Filament
Environment

IBM Blockchain Assists Groundwater Pilot in Drought-Prone California

Yogita Khatri

IBM and two other organizations will marry blockchain and IoT to help manage groundwater usage in an "at-risk" Californian aquifer.

Via IBM https://newsroom.ibm.com/2019-02-08-State-of-California-Tackles-Drought-with-IoT-Blockchain
Security

Adoption of Blockchain to Secure IoT Doubled in 2018, Says Gemalto

Yogita Khatri

The use of blockchain technology to help secure internet of things data, services and devices doubled last year, Gemalto research suggests.

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IBM

Bitcoin’s Proof-of-Work Can Be Made More Efficient, IBM Research Claims

Ian Allison

Scientists from IBM Research claim they've found a way to reshape blockchain architectures for energy-constrained internet of things devices.

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Payments

2018: Another Growth Year for Blockchain

Oliver Bussmann

Think 2017 was a fluke? Not according to blockchain advisor Oliver Bussmann who makes the case next year will see further growth.

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