January 11, 2021 IOTA blockchain used to track COVID-19 test results at Frankfurt Airport Ubrich GmbH is providing a solution using IOTA to the Frankfurt Airport Corona Testing Center. Early on in the pandemic, the heightened need for various biosurveillance measures sparked interest in the relevance of privacy-enhancing technologies such as blockchain that could protect public health data amid the crisis. …
December 26, 2020 IOTA founder David Sønstebø buries hatchets, plots future in puzzling blog Addressing the community and board members, David Sønstebø reveals contradictory details about his split with the IOTA Foundation In a verbose and, at times, vituperative blog post published today, IOTA founder David Sønstebø seeks to “quench all concern” about his state of mind, assure the community that the “IF [IOTA Foundation] is not broke,” and hint at future plans for the ecosystem being hatched in collaboration with “investors, separate DLT-project leaders, community devs and others.” …
December 10, 2020 Founder David Sønstebø out of Iota Foundation after ‘unanimous’ board decision The Iota board said it had “parted ways” with Sønstebø due to the fact its interests have “diverged significantly” with those of the co-founder.…
November 26, 2020 IOTA teams up with Austrian uni for Internet of Things and blockchain research lab The IOTA Foundation is teaming up with one of Austria’s most prestigious universities to foster research in distributed ledger technologies.…
November 24, 2020 These 5 altcoins are beating every major cryptocurrency this week XRP, Stellar and Cardano are some of the cryptocurrencies spearheading the rally as traders herald "alt season."…
October 27, 2020 IOTA joins Japanese gov’t on blockchain-based maintenance project The IOTA blockchain finds a use case in industrial maintenance. The IOTA Foundation, a non-profit organization behind the IOTA blockchain, is collaborating with Japan’s government on a project targeting industrial infrastructure.The…
September 25, 2020 Blockchain industry raises concerns over EC’s proposed crypto regulations Backed by players like Ripple and ConsenSys, the INATBA association responds to the EC’s legislative proposals on crypto.…
August 26, 2020 MasterCard Asia files patent for Tangle-based device billing system Blockchain could help shared device merchants avoid credit card fees, MasterCard says. MasterCard's Singapore-based subsidiary filed a patent with the U.S.…
August 10, 2020 IOTA Revs Its Engines for Mainnet Upgrade Launch Chrysalis is barely a week away from going live. The IOTA network is preparing to launch the first phase of Chrysalis, also known as IOTA 1.5, on its mainnet sometime next week.According…
June 22, 2020 Could IOTA Be Proper Channel for Possible Digital Euro? Coinspeaker Could IOTA Be Proper Channel for Possible Digital Euro?In many parts of the world, the demand for official digital currency is increasing.…
April 22, 2020 IOTA price moves above $0.1570 On the 22nd of April, the altcoin market sees some light as Bitcoin Cash, EOS, Binance Coin, and IOTA price lines head up on their price charts.…
April 16, 2020 Controversial Decision by US Gov Could Lead to Mobile Blockchain Development US government decides to foster 5G and IoT technologies over defense lobby’s objections. On April 16, Ajit Pai, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, or FCC, issued a draft order approving the usage of L-Band radio frequencies for 5G and IoT.ControversyPreviously,…
