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CDCROP: Henry Foreman, founder of IndigiDAO and program manager at New Mexico Community Capital. (Google/YouTube)

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IndigiDAO: Bringing Blockchain to Indigenous Communities

IndigiDAO founder Henry Foreman believes blockchain technology can be used to help authenticate handcrafted work made by Indigenous artisans.

By David Z. Morris

Oct 14, 2022 at 4:26 p.m. UTC

Oct 14, 2022

Blockchain ApplicationsIDEAS 2022

CDCROP: Customs And Immigration Officals Display Seized Counterfeit Items (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Policy

Regulations

EU Project to Fight Fakes Succeeds by Being Open, Founder Says

A publicly backed blockchain project to stop counterfeit goods from entering the European Union is trying to avoid mistakes of the past, its founder told CoinDesk.

By Jack Schickler

Sep 22, 2022 at 8:04 a.m. UTC

Sep 22, 2022

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Tech

Data

How a 'Dual Double-Entry' Blockchain Could Unite Digital and Physical Assets

The idea is to make real-world assets, not just digital currencies, tradable via blockchain.

By Benjamin Powers

Apr 9, 2021 at 1:05 p.m. UTC

Apr 9, 2021

DataBlockchain ApplicationsNFTs

Markets

Bitgo

KPMG, BitGo, Coin Metrics Launch New Offering to Drive Institutional Adoption

One of the "big four" professional services firms has launched a product suite with two other cryptocurrency firms with an eye on serving institutional demand in crypto.

By Sebastian Sinclair

Feb 18, 2021 at 7:02 p.m. UTC

Feb 18, 2021

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Markets

South korea

Kakao to Record Private Securities on Its Own Blockchain as NFTs

The move will aid South Korea's OTC securities market.

By Sandali Handagama

Feb 17, 2021 at 12:00 a.m. UTC

Feb 17, 2021

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Tech

Healthcare

UK's NHS Taps Blockchain Tech to Monitor Coronavirus Vaccine Cold Chain

Hedera Hashgraph's blockchain platform will provide the health service with a tamperproof record of vaccine temperatures, the firm said.

By Tanzeel Akhtar

Jan 19, 2021 at 11:39 a.m. UTC

Jan 19, 2021

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Markets

Privacy

World Economic Forum Wants to Standardize Ethical Data Collection

The World Economic Forum wants to create guidelines for data storage and distribution, in hopes of making it easier for researchers and governments to make informed decisions.

By Sandali Handagama

Dec 10, 2020 at 8:30 p.m. UTC

Dec 10, 2020

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Markets

Gaming

IBM Scores Patent on Proposed Blockchain Consensus for Transactions in Multiplayer Games

The patent was awarded to IBM last week and proposes using a blockchain consensus model to carry out and verify purchases made within multiplayer games.

By Jaspreet Kalra

Nov 16, 2020 at 9:55 p.m. UTC

Nov 16, 2020

GamingIBMBlockchain Applications

Markets

Payments network

Ripple to Invest in Japan’s SBI Subsidiary MoneyTap

Ripple plans to invest in MoneyTap, the blockchain payments app birthed through a joint venture between the San Francisco-based firm and SBI Holdings.

By Sandali Handagama

Oct 29, 2020 at 1:38 a.m. UTC

Oct 29, 2020

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