Internet of Things

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5 Top Car Makers Enter Field Trials for Automatic Blockchain Payments
Renault, BMW, General Motors, Honda and Ford are set to begin real-world testing of blockchain IDs for cars next month.
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Bank of America
Bank of America Is Now Hiring in Blockchain, Not Just Filing Patents
The second-largest U.S. bank has begun hiring for blockchain positions.
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Helium team, left to right: Pierre Defebvre, Andrew Allen, Rahul Garg, Brian Bussiere.
Crypto-Powered IoT Networks Are on Their Way to Over 250 US Cities
Crypto-mining modems that Helium uses to connect IoT devices to the internet will soon be shipping across the U.S.
Helium team, left to right: Pierre Defebvre, Andrew Allen, Rahul Garg, Brian Bussiere.

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Germany Passes National Policy to Explore Blockchain But Limit Stablecoins
Germany's cabinet has passed a national strategy for exploring blockchain tech, while limiting the threat of stablecoins like Facebook's Libra.
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No Humans Required: Commerzbank Develops Blockchain Payments for Automated Trucks
Commerzbank has developed a blockchain-based solution it says allows automated trucks to pay for power charging with no human involvement.
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Photo courtesy of Helium.
Napster Founder's IoT Startup to Go Crypto With $15 Million Series C
Helium, an internet-of-things startup founded in 2013, is adding crypto tokens to its business model with the backing of two major funders.
Photo courtesy of Helium.

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The Startup Behind Ethereum's Infamous DAO Has Been Acquired
Blockchains.com steps into the internet of things with the with the acquisition of slock.it
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The Elk Is a Tiny Prototyping Board for Building Blockchain-Connected Devices
Elk aims to make it easy to connect hardware devices to blockchains and control electronic components or accept payments.
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Moving Beyond 'The Blockchain Is the App'
Blockchains are useless on their own. For decentralized computing to work, they must intersect with other solutions. writes Intel's Mic Bowman.
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Foam
Foam Turns to Token Grants to Build Out Decentralized Mapping Platform
Following a $16.5 million token sale, geolocation startup Foam may have found a token-curated registry model that works.
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