Blockchain components go online
The project to establish the European Blockchain Institute "Blockchain Europe" provides a blockchain construction kit and a software system for customs and data management as open source.
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The project to establish the European Blockchain Institute "Blockchain Europe" provides a blockchain construction kit and a software system for customs and data management as open source.
Weak returns are driving private investors and companies alike. Alternatives are in demand. Cryptocurrency is the new asset class of the moment. What cryptocurrencies are there, what distinguishes them and what impact will the alternative currency have on Industry 4.0?
Facebook is attracting a lot of attention worldwide with its new cryptocurrency Libra. The social media giant's vision is to create a new financial ecosystem for the digital platform economy of the 21st century. How can Germany benefit from this with I4.0?

Special prize at 'Jugend forscht'
There is currently no nationwide charging network for electric cars in Germany. Anchar', an idea by Leonard Sondermann, Felix Ulonska and Moritz Kunz from Annette-von-Droste-Hülshoff-Gymnasium in Münster, aims to remedy this situation.

Follow-up with Dr. Michael Hecker
GFT is actually at home in the financial sector. With the new 'Industry Solutions' business field, the company now wants to specifically address companies from the manufacturing sector that are still at the beginning of their digital transformation.

The potential of blockchain technology is undisputed. It can turn the way we do business on its head. The upcoming Cebit will show which business scenarios are already a reality and which concepts are emerging for the future.
Everyone is talking about blockchain technology, especially because of the Bitcoin hype. Originating from the financial sector, blockchain also has numerous potential applications in the industrial sector, as Wolfgang Prinz, Deputy Director of Fraunhofer FIT, explains.

Blockchain began in Japan in 2009 as a financial transaction system for bitcoins. In the meantime, blockchain technology has also arrived in the industrial environment and could revolutionize the industry.