Nvidia has announced that it will take steps to ensure RTX 3060 GPUs wind up in the hands of gamers, not crypto miners. On Thursday, the company said it would launch a new lineup of CMP (Crypto-Mining Processor) cards, while also restricting the maximum performance of the RTX 3060 when mining Ethereum.

 https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/320116-nvidia-limits-rtx-3060-crypto-performance-tells-miners-new-cmp-cards

China Launches National Blockchain Network in 100 Cities

https://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/software/china-launches-national-blockchain-network-100-cities

Facebook announces Libra cryptocurrency: All you need to know

https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/18/facebook-libra/amp/

Jaguar is willing to pay you to drive your car and it is all about connection, according to the British maker. The company will pay drivers in cryptocurrency for providing road data including traffic conditions and pothole locations. The data will then be passed on to navigation companies and local authorities to help improve traffic flow and expedite road repairs. Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is developing a “Smart Wallet” to hold the cryptocurrency. It will allow users of connected cars to pay for a range of products including tolls, parking fees and electric vehicle charging.

https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/motoring/hitech/jaguar-could-pay-you-every-time-you-drive-your-car/news-story/0fe661372fb5e0cfb7200f3253fedfe5

A trial conducted by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia and the Data61 unit of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has proven that blockchain-powered smart money possesses immense social and economic benefits for Australia’s insurance scheme for persons living with disabilities. By attaching conditions, the 'smart money' knows what it can be spent on, who it can be spent by and when it can be spent.

https://www.ccn.com/australias-science-agency-commonwealth-bank-trial-blockchain-smart-money/

Last week Perth women Jemma Green and Ruth Hatherley were named in the Australian Financial Review's top 100 Australian women of influence for their unique use of blockchain to solve real-world problems.

https://www.smh.com.au/business/small-business/the-perth-women-making-your-life-better-with-technology-20181022-p50b7u.html

BitTorrent, an early mover (and currently the largest player) in decentralised computing architecture to distribute and store data, is being sold for $140 million in cash to Justin Sun and his blockchain media startup Tron, TechCrunch has learned. one shareholder we spoke to says there are two plans. First, it will be used to “legitimise” Tron’s business, which has met with some controversy: it has been accused of plagiarising FileCoin and Ethereum in the development of its technology. And second, as a potential network to help mine coins, using BitTorrent’s P2P architecture and wide network of users.

https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/18/bittorrent-tron/

Code to Inspire (CTI), a non-profit for teaching women in Afghanistan to write code, has partnered with the Bounties Network to allow students to accept ether (ETH) for fixing vulnerabilities for businesses or projects posting bounties.

https://www.coindesk.com/afghanistan-ethereum-code-to-inspire-value/

187 THINGS THE BLOCKCHAIN IS SUPPOSED TO FIX

https://www.wired.com/story/187-things-the-blockchain-is-supposed-to-fix/

Moral Food: A Fish's Trek From 'Bait to Plate' on the Ethereum Blockchain

https://www.coindesk.com/moral-food-a-fishs-trek-from-bait-to-plate-on-the-ethereum-blockchain/

How To Create Your Own Cryptocurrency

https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2018/05/how-to-create-your-own-cryptocurrency/

Blockchain benefits: using cryptocurrencies for social good. PowerLedger is an Australian company that aims to use blockchain technology to create a peer-to-peer platform where individuals can trade, buy, and sell renewable energy. Another Australian company, Horizon State, has developed a way to use the blockchain to record a vote. Ethically Sourced Tuna Bubba Cook is the manager of a WWF project, Blockchain Supply Chain Traceability Project, that aims to curb illegal fishing and human rights abuses in the tuna industry.

http://sciencemeetsbusiness.com.au/blockchain-benefits-social-good/?mc_cid=73014dd7e7&mc_eid=414e09e1c9

How to Tell if You Should Use Blockchain in Your Application

https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/265480-tell-use-blockchain-application

Programming Blockchain Can Change How You See Bitcoin

https://www.coindesk.com/programming-blockchain-will-change-see-bitcoin/

Australian public research university RMIT is launching the country’s first dedicated online short course on blockchain technology, the underlying innovation behind cryptocurrencies like bitcoin.

https://www.ccn.com/australian-university-launches-nations-first-online-blockchain-course/

THE WIRED GUIDE TO THE BLOCKCHAIN. DEPENDING ON WHO you ask, blockchains are either the most important technological innovation since the internet or a solution looking for a problem.

https://www.wired.com/story/guide-blockchain/

Five ways blockchain could revolutionise the sharemarket

http://www.smh.com.au/business/motley-fool/five-ways-blockchain-could-revolutionise-the-sharemarket-20171207-p4yxi6.html

A new patent filing from Sony highlights how the Japanese tech conglomerate may be using blockchain as part of an education platform. In August, Sony announced that it was working with IBM to build a suite of educational services, which would use the tech in part to secure student records and form part of a system for sharing that data between agreed-upon parties.

https://www.coindesk.com/sony-patent-filing-details-blockchain-use-managing-education-data/

How Blockchains Will Help Connect Billions to Electricity and Financial Services

https://spectrum.ieee.org/energywise/energy/renewables/how-blockchains-will-help-connect-billions-to-electricity-and-financial-services