The growing popularity of Bitcoin or Ethereum has led many to believe that block chains and distributed ledgers are the same thing. More and more often the terms are mixed up or misused. However, there are some differences between the terms. We will now explain these differences in more detail. What is Distributed Ledger Technology

Blockchain technology continues to make its way into society. Breitling is now securing proof of identity for a new watch collection. The technology is ideally suited to this task, as it is capable of providing and, above all, guaranteeing proof of origin of all kinds. What is noted on the Blockchain is difficult to delete

Participants of the Proof of Work method receive a reward in the respective crypto currency for solving complicated cryptographic tasks. The solution of the task is marked in the block chain by the generation of a new block. This process is called mining. The solution of the arithmetic problem proves that the calculation method and

With the investment company LIFULL, financial service provider Securitize has developed a platform for the tokenization of real estate. Japan's society is now in a state of upheaval. The metropolitan regions of the island state have been growing for years. Thanks to better job prospects, schooling and public services, more and more people are being

Corona brings public life to a standstill. The economy threatens to collapse in some sectors. The devilish nature of the pathogen: who is infected and who is not, which areas are safe and where business operations can continue confidently - all this is uncertain thanks to inconsistent symptoms and long incubation periods. The Dutch Public

Ripple (XRP) is an open source protocol, which is intended to be used as a distributed peer-to-peer payment system, especially in banking and finance. Probably the most interesting thing about Ripple technology is its currency independence. A transaction in the Ripple network can be processed using any currency imaginable. XRP wants to solve the fundamental

The international financial markets have suffered the biggest price decline since the financial crisis in 2008, and the crypto markets have also suffered heavy losses. After a day of recovery, the next crash follows - Bitcoin falls to almost 6,000 US dollars. Especially the Altcoins suffer from heavy price losses. We take a look at

Tokenize all the things?! Few have thought this motto through as consistently as Adam Kokesh. The libertarian candidate for the US presidential election wants nothing less than to tokenize the state. Kokesh is no friend of central government, after all, it would only restrict personal freedoms and slow down economic development. His election campaign therefore

In order to get the Corona crisis under control, the central banks in the USA and the EU are putting together rescue packages. While the measures largely fizzle out, Bitcoin rallies up again without any help. Was it too early to write off Bitcoin as a lifeboat? If you have ever dealt with Bitcoin, then

The world's largest tire manufacturer plans to use the block chain to make the rubber supply chain more transparent. The project fits in well with the company's commitment to the sustainable and fair cultivation of natural rubber. Science Application International Corp (SAIC) has announced a joint pilot project with the US tire manufacturer Goodyear. The