After the Bitcoin high in mid-April, Bitcoin temporarily reached a value of under CHF 30,000 on June 21. Thus, the Bitcoin has lost about half of its value within 8 weeks. Increasing cyber-attacks on companies and rising inflationary fear in the capital market are not helping the course. Nevertheless, the Spanish bank Banco Bilbao (BBVA)
A test run for a digital school report will start this summer in Berlin, North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate. The digital form is intended to replace the time-consuming paper route and will be offered to schools on a voluntary basis until 2022. So far, the federal states have shown great interest and have given positive feedback.
China recently paid salaries in the digital yuan for the first time using the blockchain via the central bank. The blockchain-based payroll system is said to make the payroll process much easier and safer. It may well be that if this method proves successful in China, the rest of the world will follow suit and
A blockchain-based system is to be introduced for digitized and automated customs clearance. This guarantees a secure storage of documents and processes. The data can therefore be viewed at any time and by any party involved. Currently, the export accompanying document, in particular, is still causing enormous delays, but this could change due to blockchain
The offices are currently testing a concept for innovative identity management. Current tax processes are still paper-based and thus offer a large target for forgeries and errors. The digital tax ID should now be an efficient solution to these problems. With the digital ID, data about the status and information for the tax office are
Blockchain technology offers systems the ability to make security decisions themselves through artificial intelligence. In the event of a hacker attack, the central administration is penetrated and control is taken over. However, the decentralized system of the blockchain complicates this process and makes it almost impossible. Since the technology prevents access, modification and deletion, data
On behalf of the company SpaceX, founded by the Tesla boss, two blockchain nodes will be sent into space in June. The ISS already has its own hardware (the “spacechain”) in operation and this is now being expanded with network elements from Ethereum and blockchain. The relocation of the blockchain nodes should make the technology
Farmers can't please anyone either! Animals should be kept in a species-appropriate manner, plants should be grown sustainably and ecologically, highest quality is demanded by the consumer and yet very few are willing to pay more for it. Many farmers earn their living with crops such as barley, rapeseed and wheat, which do not offer
Tesla CEO Elon Musk and the Bitcoin probably have a more volatile on-off relationship than many stars. Especially after the last price slump due to Tesla's withdrawal from Bitcoin payments, few probably expected Musk to change his mind again. He had sat down with miners and discussed the issue of sustainability. The miners are willing
The blockchain is so much more than just bitcoin. Behind the technology there are many ways to simplify the processes that are beneficial to most companies. The technology has also already arrived in agriculture. A company that rents out tractors has now introduced the technology to simplify the process and ensure 100 percent transparency for
