Blockchain Startup Develops Identity App with Major Airline IT Firm

Blockchain startup ShoCard has developed a proof-of-concept focused on digital identity in partnership with a major IT firm that works with the airline industry.

SITA, founded in the late 1940s, provides IT and communication services to the global airline industry, and is owned by a broad network of major air travel service providers, accounting for roughly 90% of all airlines.

The identity app, dubbed the SITA Digital Traveler Identity App, was formally unveiled today during the Air Transport IT Summit industry conference, held in Barcelona, Spain.

Using a blend of blockchain-based data and facial recognition techniques, the app is aimed at both streamlining how airlines verify passenger identities as well as facilitating real-time data flows at the airport.

With the app, a passenger uploads their travel documents, which are then encrypted and hashed on the bitcoin blockchain

http://www.coindesk.com/blockchain-identity-airline-it-provider/


Finally on the public blockchain.

German Gref, CEO of Russia's Sberbank

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WcLDluPJ-0


If the subtitles are correct: crazy talk from a Bank CEO  

i choose Mtgox.

i agree with you, he has no idea about it. but he has to give an answer on live-tv so this is a little excuse maybe 

because he has no clue about it 

i would bet that the halving will happen soon 

Trust and Verify: The Coming Blockchain Revolution

Blockchain today might be like the internet in 1993: a decade from now, you’ll wonder how society ever functioned without it, even though most of us barely know what it is today.

http://europe.newsweek.com/blockchain-technology-will-remake-global-financial-system-462537?rm=eu


And Dorian invented all of this - amazing!

at least they did not start trading Litecoin yet - so your Litecoins are safe 

Antpool Will Not Run SegWit Without Bitcoin Block Size Increase Hard Fork

Although there has been some serious, public drama over scaling in the Bitcoin community for over a year, it appears that the community is mostly unified behind a single plan going forward, which is based on the “Bitcoin Roundtable Consensus.” There are still high-profile individuals, such as former Bitcoin Core lead maintainer Gavin Andresen and longtime Bitcoin angel investor Roger Ver, who would like to see an increase in the block size limit as soon as possible.

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/antpool-will-not-run-segwit-without-block-size-increase-hard-fork-1464028753

Bitcoin Getting Smarter Smart Contracts Than Ethereum By Year’s End

“We are convinced that smart contract platforms on top of public blockchains will play a key role in the next wave of disruptive innovation,” says RSK Labs co-founder Sergio Demian Lerner. “Technologies such as Bitcoin and Rootstock will facilitate the evolution of the internet of things and democratize the access to financial services and decentralized services.

https://bitconnect.co/bitcoin-news/172/bitcoin-getting-smarter-smart-contracts-than-ethereum/

UAE Payment Processor Invests in Dubai-Based Bitcoin Startup

Online payment service provider PayFort is among a number of participants to invest in a seed funding round for Dubai-based bitcoin startup BitOasis.

http://www.coindesk.com/bitoasis-bitcoin-seed-funding-mena/

Report: US Postal Service Could Create its Own Digital Currency

The US Postal Service (USPS) has released a new report outlining how it could adopt blockchain technology within its operations.

The report, issued by the Postal Service's Office of the Inspector General (OIG), suggests that the service should consider using the technology to reinforce its supply chains, create connected device networks or even issue its own digital currency.

http://www.coindesk.com/us-postal-service-blockchain-digital-currency/


Please sent me some PostalCoins 

Venture Capitalist Balaji Srinivasan Banks on Bitcoin Adoption

The Andreessen Horowitz partner and co-founder of start-up 21 rolls out payment software that unlocks the virtual currency for the masses.

http://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/3556256/banking-and-capital-markets-trading-and-technology/venture-capitalist-balaji-srinivasan-banks-on-bitcoin-adoption.html#/.V0NAbpMrK8o

California Agency Ends Plans to Regulate Digital Currency

 California officials said they have decided against regulating digital currencies such as Bitcoin under existing rules and instead will ask the legislature to take up the issue.

After concluding in December that regulators had legal authority over Bitcoin, the California Department of Business Oversight has decided not to exercise it, spokesman Tom Dresslar said.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-05-22/california-agency-abandons-plans-to-regulate-digital-currency