Insurance has been around for centuries. As early as a thousand years ago, Chinese merchant seafarers were pooling together their wares in collective funds that would help pay for the damages of any individual’s capsized ship. While technology has permanently changed entire industries over the past decade, in many ways, the multi-trillion-dollar global insurance industry

DOGAMÍ, the leading French NFT brand, is releasing its first collaboration ever with iconic American fashion brand, Gap, allowing collectors to personalize and accessorize their virtual dogs with the first in-game wearables on July 27 at 12pm ET / 6pm CET. These three-item packs will also have a direct and specific game impact, allowing owners

While electric vehicles might be cleaner than gas-powered cars, there’s no guarantee that the electricity source is renewable. For those that want to ensure that it is, the Energy Web blockchain and Volkswagen (VW) have partnered for a smart charging solution. Energy Web’s “24/7” matching algorithm maximizes the use of renewable energy. “The purpose of this project has been

Temperatures in Texas shattered century-old records over the weekend as a blistering heat wave baked the Lone Star state under triple-digit heat. With temperatures reaching 110°F in central Texas, the state’s grid operator issued a warning Monday that rolling blackouts were “possible” in coming days and urged consumers and industry to scale back power usage. Bitcoin miners,

While artificial intelligence (AI), industrial robotics, and the Internet of Things (IoT) may dominate the manufacturing news, another technology, blockchain, is also helping to transform the sector and its associated processes. These include supply chain, inventory management, quality assurance, and supportive business functions. Blockchain is a distributed ledger technology, a continuously expanding chain of records

Pressured by disruptive startups on one side and tech behemoths on the other, established companies in nearly every market segment are feeling pressure to transform themselves into digital organizations. Businesses are scrambling to leverage an ever-evolving array of digital technologies — social, mobile, analytics, cloud, artificial intelligence, blockchain, and the “internet of things” — to

Blockchain technology is being talked about in financial technology circles a lot these days. The concept of blockchain has energized the financial services industry globally. It has brought some kind of disruption in the industry. The blockchain technology is seen as the main technological innovation of Bitcoin. Bitcoin defined a blockchain as a record of all bitcoin

Bang, Bang. I am not Pomp but I am sure he wouldn’t mind me borrowing his opening to discuss why American Big Banks are ripe for disintermediation in their electronic payment processing businesses for 3rd parties. The US payment system is undoubtedly behind (itself, the UK payment system and the Chinese payment system). READ MORE

There’s clear excitement about new business opportunities in the metaverse for retail organizations (including traditional retailers, wholesale, and consumer product manufacturers). As the metaverse and its underlying Web3 infrastructure continue to develop, we explore potential paths for retail organizations by considering where we are today, consumers’ evolving engagement, and historical parallels. READ MORE FROM THE

Blockchain is a digital technology that allows a secure and decentralized record of transactions that is increasingly used for everything from cryptocurrencies to artwork. But Yale researchers have found a new use for blockchain: they’ve leveraged the technology to give individuals control of their own genomes. READ MORE FROM THE ORIGINAL SOURCE HERE