Tezos Southeast Asia and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants have inked a deal to disrupt accounting processes with the help of blockchain. Tezos Southeast Asia — a non-profit organization is dedicated to promoting the adoption of the Tezos blockchain in the region — has inked a deal with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants […]
Continue ReadingBlockchain tech is definitely needed and has proved its place as the technology of the future. Meanwhile, there is still a lot to be done. I have a feeling that a lot of businesses still don’t understand why they need blockchain, while others may believe they need it just because they think it’s another fashionable […]
Continue ReadingDespite innovative research and institutional interest in crypto, academic research funding for blockchain remains scarce. Despite recent advances in academic research into the blockchain for everything from central bank digital currencies to pacemakers, universities and governments lag in their willingness to fund basic research in the sector. While researchers are getting creative when presenting their […]
Continue ReadingA South African team is building a blockchain-powered COVID-19 status verification app, using a different approach to Russian, Chinese solutions. A team of academics at the University of Cape Town in South Africa is developing a blockchain-powered application that will allow users to verify their own COVID-19 status. The platform, named Covi-ID, is still under […]
Continue ReadingChina’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has called for feedback on draft guidance for standardizing data security in blockchain and other emerging technologies. China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has called for feedback on draft guidance for standardizing data security in blockchain and other emerging technologies. In a document published on April 10, […]
Continue ReadingInterchain decentralized data hosting project Bluzelle announced the launch of its mainnet which aims to combine the advantages of edge computing with DLT. Interchain decentralized data hosting project Bluzelle (BLZ) announced the launch of its mainnet which aims to combine the advantages of edge computing with distributed ledger technology (DLT). According to an announcement shared […]
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The DOCit app will be used as a screening tool in a Canadian region to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Canadian technology company, VitalHub Corp, announced on April 8 the first deployment of a blockchain-based coronavirus screening tool. The tool will be used by a Region of Waterloo-owned long-term care facility called Sunny Side Home. According […]
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Amid Zoom security failures, VoIP pioneer Jeff Pulver explains how blockchain-based communication networks ensure that calls remain private. As people around the world started following shelter-in-place orders, popular video conferencing platform Zoom quickly gained new users, noting in a recent blog post that it had reached more than 200 million daily users last month, up […]
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CasperLabs, the firm tasked with developing Ethereum’s implementation of proof-of-stake, decided to launch its own blockchain. CasperLabs, the firm tasked with developing Ethereum’s implementation of Proof-of-Stake (PoS), has decided to launch its own blockchain. According to a recent announcement, CasperLabs plans to launch its own PoS blockchain in collaboration with Singapore-based crypto exchange BitMax. BitMax […]
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How digital technologies can foster climate action in the context of the European Green Deal and enable global mobilization of SDG impact finance? According to NASA, the World Meteorological Organization and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a scientific agency within the United States Department of Commerce, the last 10 years leading up to the […]
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