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Crypto Companies Raising Funds to Purchase Oil and Gas Exploration Blocks in the DRC
The Democratic Republic of Congo is offering crypto firms an opportunity to bid for oil and gas exploration areas. The post Crypto Companies Raising Funds to Purchase Oil and Gas Exploration Blocks in the DRC appeared first on BeInCrypto. дальше »
2022-8-15 07:47 | |
Congolese Refugees Use Bitcoin To Build Grassroots Economy
After the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo volcano on 22 May 2021, a restaurant worker and a blogger teamed up in the city of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo and taught displaced families how to use Bitcoin. дальше »
2021-11-10 17:56 | |
T.E Markets Ltd Set To Launch Its Crypto Currency And Africa’s first Consolidated Exchange
T. E Markets Limited, has launched its own cryptocurrency; XTEMCoin with presale starting on Monday 28th, June on their website, www. tem-coin. com. T. E Markets Ltd is a Holding Company registered in Seychelles with running projects in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Nigeria, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of Congo, United States of America and soon in Ghana. дальше »
2021-7-3 15:32 | |
One of Africa’s Oldest Wildlife Conservancies Accepts Crypto Donations
One of Africa’s biggest wildlife conservancies, the Virunga National Park, which is situated in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), says it now accepts donations via cryptocurrency. It says such donations will be used in helping to protect DRC’s famed “mountain gorillas and the ecosystems they inhabit. дальше »
2021-5-10 14:30 | |
Japanese Non-Profit to Use Blockchain for Cobalt Tracing, Aims to Fight Child Labor
An Amnesty International finding shows that children–sometimes as young as seven, are toiling in cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), central Africa. Far from the gleaming surfaces of modern touch screen devices that rely on batteries, the inhalation of cobalt dust and child labor exploitation for the estimated 40,000 children illegally workingRead MoreRead More. дальше »
2020-6-20 01:07 | |
HashCash Partners with Global Automobile Manufacturers to Track Battery Minerals
HashCash Consultants announced a partnership with a consortium of car manufacturing companies to build a blockchain platform to help facilitate the tracking of minerals for battery construction. This according to news published by PRNewswire on November 18. дальше »
2019-11-19 00:00 | |
BitCherry Signed a Strategic Cooperation Agreement with the Democratic Republic of Congo
Coinspeaker BitCherry Signed a Strategic Cooperation Agreement with the Democratic Republic of CongoBitCherry signed the "Memorandum of Understanding on Strategic Cooperation for National Infrastructure Construction and Energy Economic Transformation" in Congo. дальше »
2019-10-16 00:20 | |
Bringing in Blockchain to Third World: the Pattern and Ambition of Distributed E-Commerce BitCherry
Coinspeaker Bringing in Blockchain to Third World: the Pattern and Ambition of Distributed E-Commerce BitCherryBitCherry has come to Congo to develop the blockchain infrastructure in the country as well as within the other states on the African continent. дальше »
2019-10-14 11:50 | |
Volvo Leverages Blockchain to Tackle Conflict and Child Labour in the Cobalt Supply Chain
Volvo, one of the world’s foremost car manufactures, has adopted blockchain technology in a humanitarian manner. As per an article posted by The Business Times, August 5, 2019, the carmaker is using the tech to monitor the supply of cobalt coming from the Democratic Republic of Congo, as to assure investors and customers that they’reRead MoreRead More. дальше »
2019-8-5 19:00 | |
Shutting down the internet doesn’t work, but governments keep doing it anyway
As the internet continues to gain considerable power and agency around the world, many governments have moved to regulate it. And where regulation fails, some states resort to internet shutdowns or deliberate disruptions. дальше »
2019-2-20 15:43 | |
January in Africa: Internet shutdowns, Uber Lite, and massive funding
As expected, January was a quiet month in African tech, but there was just enough news — good and bad — to make a monthly wrap worthwhile. Internet shutdowns were all the rage among governments on the continent in 2018, and the early signs are that is set to continue in 2019. дальше »
2019-2-5 15:35 | |
The West’s unconscious bias against tech in Afrika limits innovation
January 2017 was special in many ways; important to note, it was the first time I ever boarded an airplane, but also it was the time I underwent a grueling visa experience. Armed with notarized documents, among them, a promissory 6-month work contract, particulars of my record of employment (hint; a startup), curriculum vitae, birth certificate, and academic certificates — I set off for the Democratic Republic Congo (DRC). дальше »
2019-1-24 13:37 | |
Ford and LG to Use IBM’s Hyperledger Fabric Blockchain to Track Supply Chains to End Child Labor
IBM will be working in order to improve the supply chain in the metals industry using the Hyperledger Fabric as a blockchain platform. The intention is to track cobalt that is mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo until it reaches a car maker plant. дальше »
2019-1-16 20:01 | |
Ford drives cobalt supply chain transparency with IBM blockchain
Ford has become the latest company to jump on the blockchain pilot bandwagon. The American car manufacturing giant is conducting a blockchain trial in a bid to trace cobalt, found in the lithium-ion batteries used by electric cars, from a Chinese-owned mine in the Congo. дальше »
2019-1-16 18:15 | |
Ford, IBM, LG Chem, and Huayou Cobalt Launch Blockchain-Powered Cobalt Supply Monitoring Project
U. S. car manufacturer Ford, technology giant IBM, South Korean cathode maker LG Chem, and Chinese mining company Huayou Cobalt have joined forces in the first cobalt supply chain tracking and monitoring blockchain project in the Democratic Republic of Congo. дальше »
2019-1-16 14:00 | |
Here’s why the DRC cut off their internet in the run-up to the elections
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) cut off internet access in the run-up to elections during December 2018 — other telecommunications services such as SMS were also suspended in the country. дальше »
2019-1-15 16:32 | |
Blockchain Initiatives Could Save Young Children Cobalt Miners in Congo
The Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire), is listed as the world’s poorest nation with a projected 2018 GDP per capita of USD 468. This has been contributed by the continuous civil wars it experiences to date. дальше »
2018-8-28 21:50 | |
New facial recognition system at US airport nabs an impostor for the first time
A newly introduced facial recognition system that’s being tested across several US airports has just helped catch an impostor for the first time, at Dulles International near Washington, D. C. The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) noted in a press release that earlier this week, a 26-year-old man traveling from Brazil with a French passport was flagged by the airport’s facial recognition tech, which was put in place just three days ago. дальше »
2018-8-24 09:14 | |
Scientists are using solar powered MP3 players to fight diarrhea in the rainforest
URIDU, a German non-profit social enterprise, is using educational and inspirational music in the fight against the spread of diarrhea in remote regions of the Central African Republic and Congo. дальше »
2018-8-2 14:30 | |
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s electronic voting machines worry security experts
The technology company, Miru Systems Co. , have growing concerns about the South Korean manufactured electronic voting machines in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s upcoming 2018 general elections. дальше »
2018-8-2 10:44 | |