Blockchain Enterprise Developments: Mining, Digital Identities And Food Supply Chain

A Nevada-based Chinese investment company has its sights set on redesigning a 55,000-square-foot U.S. Department of Defense data center into a new cryptocurrency mining center that will, once completed, contain approximately 1,300 mining machines for a variety of cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin and Zcash. The data center is ideal given the security and power requirements of crypto-mining enterprises, and can be upgraded to increase the number of mining machines required for the company's operations.

Across the Pacific, Australia's New South Wales government recently announced a partnership with an Australian IT firm to conduct a pilot project that will store and authenticate driver's license data for approximately 140,000 license holders in the state. A formal launch of the program is set for 2019, and the New South Wales government hopes to eliminate the need for its residents to carry physical licenses; the program is in line with Australia's Digital Economy