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Finding ways to link health care data in a secure and confidential way. PopTika/Shutterstock.com Ana Santos Rutschman, Saint Louis University The sprawling U.S. health care industry has trouble managing patient information: Every doctor, medical office, hospital, pharmacy, therapist and insurance company needs different pieces of data to properly care for patients. These records are scatteredContinue reading “US health care companies begin exploring blockchain technologies”

For a small fee, anyone can post sensitive documents publicly on a blockchain. Ivan Marc/shutterstock.com Nir Kshetri, University of North Carolina – Greensboro Thanks to blockchain, internet users have achieved some victories in the fight against China’s strict internet censorship. A historic moment was made on April 23. Peking University‘s former student, Yue Xin, hadContinue reading “Chinese internet users turn to the blockchain to fight against government censorship”

NFTs can be used to prove who created and who owns digital items like these images by the artist Beeple shown at an exhibition in Beijing. Nicolas Asfouri/AFP via Getty Images Dragan Boscovic, Arizona State University Takeaways · Nonfungible tokens prove ownership of a digital item – image, sound file or text – in theContinue reading “How nonfungible tokens work and where they get their value – a cryptocurrency expert explains NFTs”

Blockchain technologies could help homeowners sell their green electricity to their neighbours. (Shutterstock) Srinivasan Keshav, University of Waterloo Imagine buying a solar panel from a hardware store, mounting it on your roof, then selling the green electricity you produce at a price you set. Is this even possible? Some companies certainly think so. These startupsContinue reading “How blockchain can democratize green power”

Schmitt Trading Ltd has launched its new site Trading Robots on 19.10.2021, 18.45 CEST. We would love to keep you updated in the weeks to come. Please register with WordPress.com and follow our site! You can also follow us on Twitter. To learn more about Schmitt Trading Ltd, read the section Introduction of Schmitt TradingContinue reading “New Trading Robots Site launched”

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The world’s data centres produce about the same amount of carbon dioxide as global air travel. (Pexels) Raynold Wonder Alorse, Queen’s University, Ontario Modern society has given significant attention to the promises of the digital economy over the past decade. But it has given little attention to its negative environmental footprint. Our smartphones rely onContinue reading “The digital economy’s environmental footprint is threatening the planet”

via shutterstock.com Annabel Bligh, The Conversation; Gemma Ware, The Conversation; Kelly Fiveash, The Conversation, and Will de Freitas, The Conversation In this episode of The Anthill podcast from The Conversation, we’re delving into the world of Bitcoin. The cryptocurrency has come a long way since its launch by the mysterious person (or persons) Satoshi NakamotoContinue reading “Anthill 23: Bursting the Bitcoin bubble”

24K-Production/Shutterstock Sankar Sivarajah, University of Bradford and Kamran Mahroof, University of Bradford The cryptocurrency bitcoin now uses up more electricity a year than the whole of Argentina, according to recent estimates from the University of Cambridge. That’s because the creation of a bitcoin, in a process called mining, is achieved by powerful computers that workContinue reading “Bitcoin alternatives could provide a green solution to energy-guzzling cryptocurrencies”

Don’t end up like this person. fizkes/Shutterstock.com Nir Kshetri, University of North Carolina – Greensboro Millions of cryptocurrency investors have been scammed out of massive sums of real money. In 2018, losses from cryptocurrency-related crimes amounted to US$1.7 billion. The criminals use both old-fashioned and new-technology tactics to swindle their marks in schemes based onContinue reading “How cryptocurrency scams work”