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The automaker Mercedes Benz and the startup Circulor presented a pilot project on the blockchain.😎
A joint project between Mercedes and Circulor is part of the Startup Autobahn initiative to create a new generation of cars. As the companies specified, they will use the blockchain to track the level of exhaust emissions into the atmosphere and the amount of recycled material from which manufacturers will make batteries. Mercedes added that the data will be needed to develop a new car with zero carbon emissions.🌐
In addition, the system will track the supply chain of cobalt mined in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. According to 2017 UN data, about 40,000 children are used in cobalt mining in this country, which contradicts ethical working conditions.🤨
Thus, in a blockchain-based system, it will be possible to verify the origin of raw materials and the working conditions of workers, which is important for large automakers. will be able to check whether its partners comply with the principles of social and environmental responsibility, as well as .🤔

The Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade of has issued more than a thousand licenses for the mining of cryptocurrencies in the country for six months. This was stated by the representative of the local ICT Guild Organization, dealing with information and communication technologies, Amir Hossein Saidi Naeyni, reports Bitcoin.com.📣
According to him, several large mining farms have already been created in Iran, but the main problem for the development of the industry in the country is too high electricity tariffs.🤔
According to the organization’s research, the cryptocurrency mining industry can bring about $ 8.5 billion to the Iranian economy.💰💰💰
Let me remind you, the Iranian authorities recognized mining as industrial activity last summer, and in November they talked about new rules for calculating electricity prices for miners.😎

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