Category: Blockchain

Blockchain Fights Climate Change | Blockchain News

According to a recent white paper published by the World Economic Forum (WEF), the use of blockchain technology has quickly become one of the most important weapons in the battle against climate change. The report explains how blockchain technology may offer the essential infrastructure to combat climate change “at speed and scale” by increasing market transparency, building trust and ambition within climate discussions, democratizing access to climate action, and funneling more funding to project developers. Brynly Llyr, who is in charge of blockchain and digital assets at the Crypto Impact…

Social Media App MeWe to Bring Frequency Blockchain’s Self-Sovereign Identity to Its 20M Users

Frequency is a parachain of the Polkadot blockchain, meaning it sets its own rules and follows its own logic but is compatible with the main Polkadot chain as well as other parachains. Parachains pay a comprehensive lease to Polkadot, often with funds gathered from their communities, instead of a fee for each block. This boosts the system’s scalability and stability, according to Frequency. As such, the Frequency blockchain can handle a lot of throughput, needed for social media applications. Source link

Helium Network’s IOT Token Surges 370% Following Migration to Solana (SOL) Blockchain

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Blockchain features on WEF whitepaper as a tool to fight climate change

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has recently published a whitepaper that explains how blockchains are able to provide the needed infrastructure to fight against climate change “at speed and scale.”  We’ve just published a World Economic Forum @wef whitepaper detailing blockchain technology’s valuable role in the global effort to fight climate change. Thanks @ToucanProtocol @BL4SG_ and more than 60 ReFi organizations that contributed to this research!https://t.co/RUwb9Z5Ipy — Climate Collective (@clim8collective) April 25, 2023 According to the whitepaper, blockchain’s value to the climate action community can be split into four categories.…

Solana Labs’ ChatGPT plugin allows AI to fetch blockchain data

Solana (SOL) users will soon be able to interact with the network through an open-source plugin enabled on OpenAI’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot ChatGPT. The plugin will allow ChatGPT to check wallet balances, transfer Solana-native tokens and purchase nonfungible tokens (NFTs) when OpenAI makes plugins available, according to an April 25 tweet by Solana Labs, the development firm behind the Solana blockchain. Solana Labs is also encouraging developers to test out the open-source code to retrieve on-chain data that they may be interested in. (1/2) Solana Labs has created an…

Google Cloud broadens Web3 startup program with 11 blockchain firms

Technology conglomerate Alphabet has expanded the Google for Startups Cloud Program.  As of April 25, the program now includes Web3 firms such as Alchemy, Aptos, Base, Celo, Flow, Hedera, Nansen, Near, Polygon, Solana and Thirdweb. The same day, blockchain analytics firm Nansen announced that it has partnered with Google Cloud to provide real-time blockchain data for startups. Its database currently contains over 250 million wallet labels.  We are very excited to team up with @googlecloud in their Web3 startup program to provide real-time blockchain data Web3 startups in the program…

Blockchain and Human Consciousness | Blockchain News

Emerging technologies such as blockchain are changing the way we interact with the digital world, and the potential impact on human consciousness is a topic of growing interest among thought leaders both inside and outside of the tech industry. On April 25, the reState Foundation hosted a virtual talk on this subject, featuring Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder and inventor of Ethereum, and Sadhguru, the founder of the Isha Foundation and an Indian mystic. During the talk, Buterin and Sadhguru discussed the intersection of technology and human consciousness, exploring how new…

Visa New Crypto Initiative | Blockchain News

Visa, a leading global payment corporation, has announced its latest initiative focused on stablecoin payments. This move is part of the company’s ongoing exploration of the potential benefits of the cryptocurrency industry. Visa’s latest cryptocurrency-related endeavor was unveiled by Cuy Sheffield, the company’s head of crypto, via Twitter on April 24th. Visa made the announcement. A new cryptocurrency product has been developed to promote the extensive use of public blockchain networks and stablecoin transactions. Visa is on the hunt for software engineers with specialized skills in programming, backend systems, and…

The gamble of crypto airdrop hunting and what it means for blockchain devs

In the crypto space, the term “airdrop” refers to the unsolicited distribution of tokens, usually for marketing purposes or as a reward for network participation or contributions. The first recorded crypto airdrop took place back in 2014 when Auroracoin handed out its native cryptocurrency, AUR. Another well-known airdrop was that of decentralized exchange Uniswap, which gave its UNI (UNI) governance token to its users in 2020. In total, over 250,000 accounts received 400 UNI each. While airdrops may have encouraged some to be more active on blockchain networks, Chris Bradbury,…

Bankman-Fried’s Bail Conditions Extended | Blockchain News

As a new development in the ongoing court action involving crypto millionaire Sam Bankman-Fried, his legal team has asked for a third extension on the execution of his updated bail terms. This information was revealed in a new legal filing. The petition was submitted to the court on April 19 in a file that was made in the Southern District of New York. The attorneys, Mark Cohen and Christian Everdell, have indicated that they have effectively enforced “all of the bail conditions set forth in the Order,” with the exception…