# Blockstack PBC changes its name to ‘Hiro’

# Blockstack PBC changes its name to ‘Hiro’

“# Blockstack PBC changes its name to ‘Hiro’ ” Blockchain software firm Blockstack PBC announced that it will be changing its name to “Hiro Systems PBC.” Muneeb Ali, co-founder and CEO of Blockstack, told Cointelegraph that the team plans to focus on a narrower set of priorities once the stacks 2.0 mainnet launches — something…

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# Siemens-backed blockchain energy platform showcases in Germany

# Siemens-backed blockchain energy platform showcases in Germany

“# Siemens-backed blockchain energy platform showcases in Germany ” A blockchain-based energy trading platform backed by German tech giant Siemens is being publicly demonstrated in a Bavarian municipality today. The so-called “Pebbles” project — short for “peer-to-peer energy trading based on blockchains” — is holding a virtual demo of its blockchain-based marketplace platform for optimized…

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# Brock Pierce: True decentralization is a way off

# Brock Pierce: True decentralization is a way off

“# Brock Pierce: True decentralization is a way off ” U.S. presidential candidate Brock Pierce believes true decentralization, in its purest form, does not exist today, and is not practical in the near future.  He told Celsius founder and CEO Alex Mashinsky in an hour-long #MOIP interview released earlier today that while DeFi, is headed towards…

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# South Korean telecom launches blockchain wallet for official documents

# South Korean telecom launches blockchain wallet for official documents

“# South Korean telecom launches blockchain wallet for official documents ” The South Korean telecom giant SK Telecom has announced it will issue its first digital wallet for blockchain-powered digital certificate storage and management with the approval of the Ministry of Public Administration and Security. According to NewsTomato, SK’s Wallet is compatible with the ministry’s…

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# 17M Chinese tourists verify health using blockchain to visit Macau

# 17M Chinese tourists verify health using blockchain to visit Macau

“# 17M Chinese tourists verify health using blockchain to visit Macau ” Chinese non-profit blockchain consortium FISCO BCOS, reports that blockchain-based health records have successfully enabled China to resume mainland tourism to Macau. From May, Macau’s blockchain-powered medical data system has recognized the ID codes of the Guangdong health system of the mainland, allowing mainland…

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