Blockchain technology news

John McAfee, a cyber-security industry pioneer, has been announced as the keynote speaker for the “Blockchain: Money” conference in London, UK.

Have you heard of Dean Masley’s new program Big BEN? It’s an educational internet program that pays students Bitcoin to study Blockchain. CoinIdol.com World FinTech News Outlet interviewed Dean Masley, Executive Director of Blockchain Education Network (BEN).

Chronicled, a San Francisco-based technology company, has unveiled a prototype of machine-to-machine cooperation intermediated by a Blockchain.

Sberbank and the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) have launched a pilot project of Digital Ecosystem for document transactions based on Blockchain technology.

CoinIdol.com interviewed Michael Perklin, one of the most knowledgeable experts on Bitcoin technology. Perklin is Head of Security and Investigative Services at Ledger Labs Inc., a blockchain consulting firm in Toronto, Canada. He is a board member of The Bitcoin Foundation as well as a founding member and director of the Bitcoin Alliance of Canada (BAC).

Acronis, a private technology company, has recently developed a new software "black box" for self-driving cars using Blockchain technology.

Bipart, a Belarusian Institute for reform and transformation of public administration, and SIMPA, a center for Research on Public Administration, have recently published a report describing the possibility of using Blockchain technology in the electronic governance of the Republic of Belarus.

In a recent interview, head of research at Banco de Desenvolvimento de Minas Gerais in Paris advised the world to beware of Bitcoin.

Speaking at the second annual conference "Flexible Project Management in Banking", Alexey Arkhipov, CTO of Qiwi, stated that Blockchain can help to prevent digital slavery.