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Telefónica Tech launch document verification service using blockchain
Telefónica Tech, the Madrid-based telecoms company behind O2 and Vivo, has launched its own blockchain-based document certification service.
The new service utilizes Telefónica’s in-house TrustOS platform to generate certificates that combine the digital signature of the user with a trace of the content to be certified, alongside a timestamp to establish the date of certification.
It will allow companies to generate digital evidence of authorship, ownership, and integrity for the dynamic history of versions and interactions of any digital format, be that files, images, emails, and so on. Read More
How will blockchain act in space? Villanova is blasting it into orbit to find out
Researchers from the College of Engineering at Villanova University are behind a blockchain project that will be launched into space Thursday night to test the viability and trustworthiness of the technology and its transactions in orbit.
Adjunct Professor of Engineering Hasshi Sudler is behind the project and has been working on space-related projects since his time at the university as an undergrad. But the launch Thursday will be his — and the university’s — first time completing a trip to space. Read More
TradeStars Launches Revolutionary Fantasy Sports Trading Game based on Blockchain Technology
TradeStars Group, a blockchain startup based out of Buenos Aires, Argentina, has launched the Mainnet of their Fantasy Sports Stock Trading Game, on 31st August 2021.
The blockchain-based gaming app (or DApp, to be precise) promises a host of new features which would usher in a new era in the Fantasy Sports Gaming sector.
Online fantasy games have seen phenomenal growth over the last decade. According to the Fantasy Sports and Gaming Association, nearly 57.4 million people in the United States engage in Fantasy Sports today. To put it in perspective, this is nearly 20% of the US population. Read More
Leading Digital Gateway Provider Copper.co Integrates Elrond Network
Elrond Network teamed up with Copper, a leading digital gateway provider of the crypto asset space for institutional investors.
Elrond Network, the internet-scale blockchain, announced that Copper.co has integrated its technology. According to the Elrond Network team, the partnership will let Copper provide custody services for the EGLD digital currency and assets issued on the Elrond blockchain.
Speaking of digital assets issued on the Elrond blockchain, EGLD is the native, capped supply utility and settlement token for the Elrond Network. It is used for transactions, staking, DeFi products, and the issuance of tokenized assets and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Read More
Decentralization Empowering People
We live in an increasingly interconnected world with 4.66 billion people connected via the internet. We pay each other, share data, and communicate with each other within seconds. This is all seemingly wonderful, but the truth is we are not connected with each other. Instead, we are connected to centralized multinational companies and data merchants we are forced to trust with everything we do.
It’s a scary reality that most people are living in today; however, decentralization is the future. The transition from centralized platforms to decentralized ones is going to be the most profound and disruptive change we’ll ever see in our lives. Read More
Crypto and blockchain jobs' share grew 118% in 10 months, new data shows
Not only has demand for cryptocurrency- and blockchain-related expertise increased, but new data suggests that the kinds of roles being posted have shifted over time.
Gathering together the most recent data on the cryptocurrency and blockchain job market, a new report suggests that higher levels of institutional adoption have spurred greater demand for expertise in the sector.
According to the employment website Indeed — cited Thursday in Korea IT Times — as of mid-July 2021, the overall share of crypto and blockchain job postings on the platform has grown 118% compared with early September 2020. Read More
What is Loot? The Surging Ethereum NFT Role-Playing Phenonemon
Tokenized lists of fantasy gear have rapidly given way to a community of creators and $150M+ in trading volume. What’s this all about?
If last week’s surprise launch of Ethereum NFT project Loot (for Adventurers) appeared to suggest a lack of imagination in the burgeoning crypto-collectibles space, then you probably weren’t alone in thinking that. After all, it’s just a list of text on a plain black background. What’s the point?
However, the project has quickly proved naysayers wrong in the way that it’s inspiring the imagination of others. Yes, it’s just a list of items—a randomized bag of weapons and equipment from a fictional role-playing game loadout, for example.
But now a community is starting to build upon that premise with various initiatives, and the NFT lists themselves are surging in value. Even Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin is a fan. Read More
Top Regulator Is Probing Company Behind the World’s Biggest Decentralized Exchange: Report
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating Uniswap Labs, the developer of Uniswap, the world’s largest decentralized (DeFi) cryptocurrency exchange.
The move is part of a broader look into the realm of digital assets, according to the Wall Street Journal.
“Enforcement attorneys are seeking information about how investors use Uniswap and how it is marketed. Read More
Cryptocurrencies Gain Legal Status in Texas as New Laws Take Effect
Texas becomes the latest US state to adopt crypto and blockchain technology under its commercial law.
Texas House Bills 1576 and 4474, passed in May by the state’s Congress and in June by Governor Greg Abbott, officially make crypto legal in Texas effective September 2021. Read More
Ethereum Is ‘Dragging’ Other Crypto Assets Higher, According to Chainalysis CEO – Here’s Why
Chainalysis CEO Michael Gronager says that fundamental changes in Ethereum are contributing to the growth of other crypto assets, particularly in one subsector.
In an interview on Bloomberg Technology, the head of the blockchain data platform explains that Ethereum (ETH) has seen large price appreciation over the past few weeks largely due to protocol changes and growth in the network, as well as decentralized finance (DeFi).
“Basically we see Bitcoin…we’ve seen Ethereum grow a lot over the last couple of weeks, and then about a month ago we saw bigger platform changes to Ethereum. The network got stabilized [and] got better in various ways. So I think that facilitated more trust in Ethereum as a whole. Read More
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