Day: February 20, 2023

Ethereum’s Transition to Proof-of-Stake Yields Deflationary Results – Altcoins Bitcoin News

Jamie Redman

After the transition from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS), Ethereum’s annual issuance rate has been reduced to negative 0.057%, according to statistics 158 days after The Merge. The metrics indicate that more ethereum tokens have been removed than issued, and if the chain were still under PoW consensus, 1,823,678 ether would have been minted to date. Ethereum’s Negative Annual Issuance and Unlocked Ether in March Could Shift Equilibrium Statistics from the analytics website ultrasound.money show that the Ethereum network is deflationary these days. More than 1.023 million ether is removed…

Helium Network Migration to Solana Blockchain in March Drives Significant Gains for SOL and HNT Tokens – Altcoins Bitcoin News

Jamie Redman

Over the past seven days, the crypto asset solana has increased more than 23% against the U.S. dollar after the announcement that the Helium Network plans to migrate to the Solana blockchain on March 27. Helium Network’s native token, helium, has also risen, jumping 25% over the past week against the greenback. Core Helium Devs Reveal Network Migration Date to Move to Solana The Helium Network, a chain dedicated to the internet of things (IoT), plans to migrate with the Solana blockchain network, according to a blog post published by…

9 promising blockchain use cases in healthcare industry

Guneet Kaur

The use of blockchain technology in the healthcare industry has the potential to revolutionize the way medical records are managed, medical research is conducted and patient care is delivered. Here are nine promising use cases for blockchain in healthcare. Medical record management Medical records can be safely stored and managed using blockchain, improving accessibility for patients and healthcare professionals. Patients’ ability to control access to their medical records enhances security and privacy. One example is MedRec, a blockchain-based system for managing medical information created by MIT researchers. MIT Professor Andrew Lippman…