DARPA

US Air Force Gives Blockchain Firm $1.5M to Build Supply Chain Network

SIMBA Chain, a blockchain-as-a-service company, has two years and $1.5 million to further build out its supply chain logistics platform for the United States Air Force.

News  ·  15 June 2020

US Defense Department to Develop Blockchain Cybersecurity Shield

The DoD thinks blockchain can help authenticate its agents, secure interagency communication, and handle petabytes of data to predict attacks.

Markets  ·  29 July 2019
Social Media

DARPA-Funded Study Looks at How Crypto Chats Spread on Reddit

A U.S. Department of Energy science lab has been studying how well three popular cryptos performed in Reddit chats. Here's what they found.

Markets  ·  6 June 2019
Privacy

Startup Wickr Hints at Vision for Blockchain in Private Messaging

The company behind Wickr, the privacy-oriented instant message app, has been awarded a patent that proposes using blockchain to maintain chat records.

Business  ·  1 November 2017
Department of Defense

DARPA Seeks Blockchain Messaging System for Battlefield Use

A major US defense agency devoted to advanced R&D is seeking to create a secure-blockchain-based messaging system.

Markets  ·  25 April 2016