Category: Blockchain

Is Apple’s App Store Policy Hindering Blockchain Innovation? US Lawmakers Investigate

As the relationship between platform guidelines and emerging technologies, particularly blockchain, continues to become a topic of scrutiny, two U.S. lawmakers – Representatives Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) – have recently vocalized concerns regarding these potential clashes in the field of distributed ledger technology and nonfungible tokens (NFTs). The primary point of contention lies in the restrictive guidelines of Apple’s App Store. The lawmakers, in a recent letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook, raised questions about the possible stifling effect of these guidelines on these burgeoning sectors of…

Lawmakers probe Apple’s App Store policies on blockchain, NFTs

United States Representatives Gus Bilirakis and Jan Schakowsky penned a formal letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook about concerns related to the California-based company’s App Store, and the potential effect of its guidelines on emerging technologies like blockchain and nonfungible tokens (NFTs). The letter requests information about whether the App Store’s guidelines might inadvertently hinder the progress and growth of cutting-edge innovations. Screenshot of the letter from the lawmakers addressed to Apple’s CEO. Source: Bilirakis blog. The lawmakers observed a pattern in Apple’s approach to its App Store guidelines, where…

Blockchain technology lets East African farmers sell globally

Small farmers in the developing world may be on the cusp of an agricultural breakthrough. With emerging technologies like satellite imagery, drones and machine learning boosting productivity, it’s becoming more viable than ever to sell their produce in places like Western Europe.  There’s just one catch: avocado farmers in East Africa or coffee growers in Latin America have to be able to document that their crops have been grown in accordance with sustainable agricultural practices.  Their harvest bounty can’t come at the expense of denuded forests or through the assistance…

The Agenda podcast chats with Energy Web on how to fight climate change with help of blockchain

This summer, parts of the United States are wilting under a multi-month stretch of sweltering heat and data suggests that summer temperatures will continue to creep up in the coming years. The planet is on what seems to be a pretty clear path to soon reaching 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming for the first time since preindustrial times, a milestone number that the world’s countries pledged to try to remain under in the 2015 Paris Agreement.  Humanity’s continued burning of fossil fuels combined with the return of the El Niño…

What Is Tome AI? | Blockchain News

Tome AI is a San Francisco-based startup that has developed a unique platform for generative storytelling, leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to create narratives and presentations. The company’s software is designed to help users express their ideas in a more compelling manner, offering a fluid, multimedia canvas that adapts to any screen. Features and Functionality Tome AI’s platform is not just a deck, document, or splash page. It integrates AI tools to help users explore new approaches and instantly generate new content. Users can type in a prompt and watch as…

Cosmos Blockchain Project Faces ‘Existential’ Crisis

The politics have also led to some reputational baggage. As dYdX prepared for its shift to Cosmos, its CEO, Antonio Juliano, tweeted “I specifically don’t want dYdX’s brand to be too associated with cosmos.” The rationale behind this statement, according to Juliano, didn’t have anything to do with Cosmos drama. According to the dYdX founder in that same Twitter thread, “[a]pps should transcend any particular technology they are built on,” and “[t]his is not to say we aren’t huge fans of cosmos.” Source link

Chinese Ant Group to Divest Non-Core Assets, Including Blockchain, for Another HK IPO Attempt, Reports Bloomberg

Following information from insiders cited by Bloomberg, Ant Group is contemplating a restructuring plan. To clear the way for its Initial Public Offering (IPO) in Hong Kong, this strategy intends to sell parts of its company that are unrelated to its core financial activities in China. These sources claim that the corporation is thinking about separating its core organization from its database management services, blockchain technology, and overseas activities. The rationale is to leverage this move for a financial holding license application in China. It’s important to keep in mind that…