IoT


Tech

75% of IoT Firms Want to Add Blockchain: Survey

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

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Finance

VeChain Foundation Hacked for $6.5M in VET Token Theft

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

VeChain CEO Sunny Lu (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

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

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

Helium team, left to right: Pierre Defebvre, Andrew Allen, Rahul Garg, Brian Bussiere.

Markets

The Startup Behind Ethereum's Infamous DAO Has Been Acquired

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

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Markets

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

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

Elk board

Markets

FCC Eyes Blockchain to Better Manage Scarce Wireless Spectrums

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

wireless towers

Markets

Blockchain Startup Filament Joins IoT Research Project Backed By Nevada

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

Self-driving car

Markets

IBM Blockchain Assists Groundwater Pilot in Drought-Prone California

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

California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta

Markets

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

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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Markets

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

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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