Category: Blockchain

SWIFT action: JPMorgan and Visa team on cross-border blockchain payments

Visa is set to integrate its B2B connect network with JPMorgan’s suit of blockchain based cross-border payment products. Traditional finance and payment giants JPMorgan and Visa are teaming up to streamline the use of their private blockchain solutions Liink and B2B Connect to facilitate cross-border payments. According to an Oct. 11 report from Forbes, JPMorgan’s Liink is a network specifically designed for cross-border transfers and is offered under the bank’s blockchain and payments initiative Onyx. Onyx provides a platform for institutions to share financial information and validate transactions. Visa’s B2B…

Coinbase-Backed DeSo Disrupts Telegram, WhatsApp, and Signal – Blockchain News, Opinion, TV and Jobs

DeSo,  a new layer-1 blockchain built from the ground up to decentralize social media, just launched decentralized on-chain end-to-end encrypted group chats, a first-of-its-kind innovation. On-chain messages are resistant to censorship and can be used pseudonymously without supplying personal information, just like Bitcoin or Ethereum. DeSo is the only blockchain that supports seamless end-to-end encrypted on-chain messaging today, and the extension to group chats is a first-of-its-kind breakthrough. The platform recently raised $200 million from Coinbase, Sequoia, and Andreessen Horowitz. $DESO, the native currency of the DeSo blockchain and is…

SupraOracles Goes Live on Ethereum, Polygon, Aptos and Four Other L1 Blockchain Testnets – Blockchain News, Opinion, TV and Jobs

Continuing to unveil their growing technology stack, today SupraOracles announces the official launch of its Alpha Testnet. SupraOracles provides a next-generation cross-chain  solution so smart contracts and blockchain apps work better and is elevating a new standard for the Oracle industry, deploying fully auditable and accurate streaming data feeds with 2-5 second finality. In preparation of this Alpha Testnet, SupraOracles has graciously received gas subsidies and support from seven leading chains. SupraOracles Alpha Testnet is now publishing Oracle data to seven different major blockchains’ testing environments, including various Layer 1s…

SupraOracles Goes Live on Ethereum, Polygon, Aptos and Four Other L1 Blockchain Testnets

Zug, Switzerland, 11th October, 2022, Chainwire Have a blockchain dApp ready to integrate the most state-of-the-art Oracle? Sign up for Supra’s Network Activation Program (SNAP) for the opportunity to receive free oracle and VRF/RNG credits before the list is full.  Continuing to unveil their growing technology stack, today SupraOracles announces the official launch of its Alpha Testnet. SupraOracles elevates a new standard for the Oracle industry, deploying fully auditable and accurate streaming data feeds with 2-5 second finality. In preparation of this Alpha Testnet, SupraOracles has graciously received gas subsidies…

Polkadot: How parachains are changing a blockchain-centric ecosystem

Parity chief marketing officer Peter Ruchatz discusses the ins and outs of Polkadot’s focus on interoperability at Token2049. Smart contract blockchains have played a pivotal role in creating wide-ranging functionality after the advent of Bitcoin in 2009. Ethereum led the way in this regard, but innovative technology stacks like Polkadot have brought a new paradigm to the sector. It’s been just less than a year since Polkadot’s Relay Chain went live in December 2021, and the platform’s ecosystem continues to grow as interest in Web3 increases across the world. Polkadot…

Turkey Ramps Up Efforts To Become The Next Crypto And Blockchain Hub

Turkish residents continuously maintain a bullish stance on crypto transactions despite the bear markets. Ismail H. Polat, a media lecturer at Kadir Has University in Istanbul, said the driving factor is the high inflation. Recent reports show the Turkish crypto industry is working to build the crypto ecosystem amid the bear market. The Turkish blockchain industry players see the bear market as an opportunity to improve the ecosystem. They strive to do this by bringing home the popular Ethereum event DevCon7. Turkey is among the countries with the highest interest…

PolyU 1st in Hong Kong to Offer Metaverse & Blockchain Post-grad Programmes

Hong Kong’s Polytechnic University (PolyU) is offering a postgraduate course in the metaverse and blockchain-related technology from September 2023. In doing so, it has become the first university in Hong Kong to launch a postgraduate programme in metaverse technology, beating other academic insitutions in a race to stay on top of emerging trends, including Web3. According to the Polytechnic University’s website, the one-year Master of Science in Metaverse Technology programme will be under the engineering faculty’s computing department, cost at least $309,000 HKD (around $40,000) to meet graduation requirments. However,…

How One Scientist-Turned-Founder Is Bridging Drug Discovery With Blockchain

After years working in labs studying the cell cycle and the genetics of human disease, Gennaro D’Urso founded Genetic Networks, a for-profit company focused on drug discovery. As a teenager, D’Urso lost vision in both of his eyes due to a mysterious eye condition. He later received his first corneal transplant, which allowed him to regain 20/20 vision in one of his eyes. This event led him to switch majors from business to science, and he eventually got his Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics. Source link

BaaS Startup Domineum to Train 100k Nigerian Students in Blockchain Solutions

Domineum, a London-based Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS) startup, is set to train as many as 100,000 students under the umbrella of the Nigeria Association of Computing Students (NACOS) in blockchain and emerging technologies.  As announced, the partnership seeks to ensure the youths, which are considered the future leaders in digital technologies, gain the adequate skills they need to be changemakers and contribute their quota to the Nigerian economy. Africa has often been seen as an untapped region when it comes to blockchain-related initiatives. While the region is known as a major hub…

Combining Blockchain with IoT and AI can Trigger More Accurate Weather Forecast, HashCash CEO Says

For accurate futuristic decision-making in weather forecasting, blockchain ledgers should be integrated with artificial intelligence (AI) and the internet of things (IoT), according to HashCash Consultants CEO Raj Chowdhury. Chowdhury stated: “Widespread proliferation of IoT sensors has successfully established its uses across the weather departments, while AI/ML is being used for forecasting. The last remaining thing is establishing “trust” in the data’s accuracy- which is something blockchain excels at with consensus protocols, immutability, and transparency.”  Since weather departments collect huge amounts of data needed for forecasting, blockchain technology…