The World Health Organization has launched a blockchain-based platform for global information and tracking of the COVID-19 pandemic. The World Health Organization (WHO) has partnered on March 28 with major blockchain and tech companies to launch a distributed ledger technology (DLT)-based platform for sharing data concerning the coronavirus pandemic. The platform, MiPasa, is built on […]
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Alethea AI’s users leverage a new revenue model to support their favorite synthetic AI-generated memes. Alethea AI, a decentralized Synthetic Content Network which tracks the usage and intellectual property of AI-generated content, has officially launched a new revenue model leveraging Decentralized Finance(DeFi) for content creators on March 30. DeFi plays an important role Alethea AI’s […]
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Several use cases for blockchain-based solutions in Africa could potentially drive the technology forward in a global context. The Blockchain Africa conference produced a swathe of optimism for Africa to become a driving force behind the development and use of new blockchain-powered technologies. Over the past few years, blockchain has replaced cryptocurrency as the “it” […]
Continue ReadingCointelegraph spoke to the CEO of Attestiv on his company’s recent $2M raise, deep-fakes, and the role of blockchain in combating fake news. On March 18, Attestiv, a firm combating digital fraud and deep-fakes using blockchain technology, announced that it had secured funds exceeding $2 million in a seed offering. Cointelegraph recently spoke to Attestiv’s […]
Continue ReadingCheck out this week’s Bad Crypto News. The Bitcoin Clock ticks on—less than 52 days now before the next halving—and let’s hope that Bitcoin still has value when that happens. Trader Peter Brandt isn’t optimistic. He sees Bitcoin in a race with gold to hit $1,000. Then again, in January, he thought BTC wouldn’t reach […]
Continue ReadingQuantum computing could potentially break much of the encryption algorithms and protocols that currently secure the internet and computational industry as they are. Back in the 2000s, when I worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), I was the director of technology and innovation. Part of that role was not only helping the company and some of our […]
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DApps are facing numerous barriers to adoption, but its key benefit lies in decentralized networks with trustless protocols, so attractive for the users. We’re certainly in the early days of the decentralized Web 3.0, but many parallels exist to what we went through in the 1990s during Web 1.0 and during the mobile boom of […]
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Journalist Sarah Zheng managed to use Ethereum blockchain to spread an interview on COVID-19 with a doctor in Wuhan amid censorship. Amid censorship in China of all coronavirus-related content circulating online, Sarah Zheng, a journalist for the South China Morning Post, claimed to have managed to publish an interview made to a doctor about the […]
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“When the world comes back, it will be Bitcoin, not banks and governments that save the day,” famous investor Tim Draper said. Amid some notable recovery of Bitcoin (BTC) after a number of subsequent market crashes last week, billionaire investor Tim Draper delivered another optimistic forecast about Bitcoin. In a March 16 interview with 415 […]
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Internet users in the U.S. get more crypto-native browser support, as Opera rolls out Bitcoin and Ether wallets and direct crypto purchases with debit cards and Apple Pay. Opera’s mobile and desktop browsers are expanding cryptocurrency purchases to U.S. users, as the Norwegian company looks to continue building its Web 3.0 credentials. Through a partnership […]
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