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Hedera Hashgraph Partnered With UK Air Traffic Company to Track Drones
Hedera Hashgraph and Neuron worked together to track drones and record data using the former’s blockchain tech.
The United Kingdom government-backed Hedera and Neuron Innovation as the duo conducted a trial on the drone data collation and storage using a public ledger consensus.
Neuron Innovation, a London-based aviation company, has conducted a drone data collection trial sponsored by the government of the United Kingdom. The test was made possible using a public ledger consensus protocol developed by Hedera.
The collaboration between Hedera and Neuron enabled the collation, storage, and ordering of millions of data points connected to drone flights. The essence of aviation as a service protocol is to allow drones to join existing air traffic seamlessly.
Speaking on the effects and prospects of the trial, the CEO of Neuron Innovation, Niall Greenwood, said:
“We have made unmanned, long-distance drone travel possible using safety-critical aviation infrastructure. Each flight creates millions of data points, which no other public ledger has been fast enough to log and correctly order.” Read More
Books on the Blockchain: Small Publishers Could Make Greater Profits
Book publishers are grappling with global disruption.
Using the blockchain technology available, they could turn their industry around
Blockchain tech can offer new types of revenue streams to the industry
Books aren’t over just yet. Blockchain technology is being used in many of the creative industries to protect royalties and copyright. But now, it could also help book publishers boost their profits using novel innovations.
Australian book publishers are grappling with global disruption. They are also facing huge changes to their industry. Digital technologies are changing the entire paradigm. There is a lot of economic uncertainty in the industry. But there could be a way out. Researchers at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) are investigating how blockchain technology can help them not only survive, but thrive. Read More
GameStop is moving beyond NFTs and is now investing in blockchain games
GameStop is going all-in on blockchain gaming and NFT trading as a way to make money. Store with a physical location In order to bolster its weak retail business, GameStop is spending big on emerging and speculative digital technologies like blockchain. According to The Wall Street Journal, GameStop’s new blockchain business section employs over 20 workers, and the unit has been corroborated by recent company job advertisements.
Derek joined the TweakTown team in 2015 and has since reviewed and played 1000s of hours of new games. Derek is absorbed with the intersection of technology and gaming and is always looking forward to new advancements. With over six years in games journalism under his belt, Derek aims to further engage the gaming sector while taking a peek under the tech that powers it. He hopes to one day explore the stars in No Man’s Sky with the magic of VR. Read More
Moviecoin․com to Transform Movie Financing on Blockchain
Moviecoin.com brings movie funding and decentralized finance (defi) to both independent movie-makers and larger-budget movies. Moviecoin.com will allow any budding movie producer, director, or writer to finance their own script and movie. Moviecoin.com is decentralizing and democratizing the world of movie finance, giving movie makers and consumers more control.
The Moviecoin.com platform already boasts some top Hollywood films starring Russell Crowe and Mel Gibson with many more in the pipeline. Moviecoin.com offers people the chance to become early investors and holders of the MOVIE coin. Selling 5% of their available coins (5m MOVIE coins) on Uniswap on Jan 10th, 2022. Read More
Markethive is a monolithic blockchain project currently operating as a social network, an entire inbound marketing platform with email, blogging, and digital media capabilities that broadcast to the vast internet. It’s a complete Market Network and the first of its kind.
Markethive is predominantly a free system where users can access a platform that can cost more than $2,500 offered by other marketing platforms. There are, of course, upgrades that open up more tools and monetization opportunities, the first being the Entrepreneur One Loyalty Program, and coming soon is the Premium Upgrade.
The many domains Markethive has and its autonomous cloud systems that ensure its sovereignty and longevity make it untouchable and immune from the tech giants’ rule and biased agenda. But can still remotely infiltrate the social media platforms and reach the multitudes either locked in or looking for an alternative meritocratic medium.
In other words, wherever you go, Markethive is there, anywhere and everywhere, delivering its message via its community of entrepreneurs to a far-reaching audience. This next-generation social market media is poised in the wings, and when the time is right, it will emerge as a shining light to lift people up and bring financial sovereignty and hope in this gloomy and uncertain world. Read More
Why are Online Gaming Companies Embracing NFTs and Blockchain Gaming?
Are NFTs the next big thing in online gaming?
NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, have taken the finance world by storm. To many observers, these digital tokens are the future of art, music, and the very definition of "ownership".
Now, blockchain tech is foraying into the gaming industry - and fuelling a divisive debate in the process.
Blockchain games have been around since at least 2017 when a video game called CryptoKitties allowed players to buy NFTs for digital cats.
However, the trend took off in a big way in December, when French video game company Ubisoft became the first AAA studio to enter the space. It released its own NFT marketplace - Quartz - where players could buy various in-game accessories for the game Ghost Recon Breakpoint. Read More
Associated Press to launch Polygon-based photography NFT platform
The initial NFT drop will include award-winning photographs of subjects such as space, climate, and war from AP photojournalists.
The Associated Press (AP) is launching a nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace where collectors will be able to purchase tokenized photographs from the global news platform.
The initial collection of NFTs will include photographs of subjects such as space, climate, and war from AP photojournalists. They will be released over several weeks starting on Jan. 31 for varying prices, according to the marketplace’s website.
The photographs will be minted as NFTs on Ethereum layer-two scaling network Polygon. The platform will support secondary transactions using debit or credit cards and payments in Ether (ETH).
The marketplace is being built by Xooa, a blockchain infrastructure platform specializing in building “white-label NFT marketplaces for brands and IP owners.” Read More
UAE regulators pave way for crypto and blockchain adoption, says legal expert
Legal expert Kokila Alagh shared insights regarding crypto and blockchain regulations in the United Arab Emirates.
While many countries are inclined to simply ban the use of Bitcoin (BTC) and digital assets, regulators in the United Arab Emirates are taking a different approach.
The country has been consistently enacting its vision of becoming a blockchain capital by providing frameworks to guide crypto businesses on how to operate in accordance with the laws.
Jurisdictions in the country are divided between the mainland, where the regulator is the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA), and free zones — i.e., geographically specified areas within the UAE with relaxed taxation and regulatory regimes.
Such free zones include the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), which is regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), Abu Dhabi Global Markets (ADGM), which is regulated by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA), and the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC), which falls under regulatory remit of the SCA. Read More
Grand Theft Auto Maker Take-Two Eyes 'Web3 Opportunities' With Zynga Acquisition
FarmVille creator Zynga gets snapped up by gaming giant Take-Two Interactive for $12.7 billion as their CEOs discuss NFTs in gaming.
Take-Two Interactive, the publisher of Grand Theft Auto and other major game franchises, will acquire Zynga for $12.7 billion.
The mobile game maker recently announced plans to develop games that make use of blockchain networks and NFTs.
Mobile game publisher Zynga made its name on casual smashes like FarmVille and Words With Friends, but the company has recently pivoted towards a future in blockchain-driven NFT games. Today, the firm announced that it will be acquired by gaming giant Take-Two Interactive in a deal valued at $12.7 billion.
Take-Two Interactive is the parent company of gaming brands Rockstar Games and 2K Games, which collectively represent massive franchises like Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemption, NBA 2K, and Borderlands. The cash-and-stock deal is expected to close by June 30, pending approval by both firms’ respective shareholders, as well as regulators. Read More
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