Category: Blockchain

Token Waves School Approaches Blockchain Technology with Its Free Course in 20 Languages

Education and blockchain – two worlds that seem as though they have nothing in common, are being brought together in the form of Waves School, built on the Waves blockchain. Waves School is tackling the high barriers of entry into higher education as well as into the crypto world, through the launch of their one of a kind training academy. Worldwide statistics show that out of the global population that has access to the internet, only 3% of people own some sort of cryptocurrency, whereas 1% can be considered as…

EU Policymakers Vote for Blockchain Use to Fight Tax Evasion, Crypto Asset Non-Taxation

On Tuesday, the members of the European Parliament (MEPs) voted in favour of a resolution that calls for the use of blockchain technology to fight tax evasion and urges member states to coordinate more on the taxing of crypto assets. The resolution, drafted by Lídia Pereira (a member of the European Parliament), was adopted in Parliament’s plenary session on Tuesday with 566 votes in favour, 7 votes against, and 47 abstentions. The resolution sets out a framework through which both EU regulators and the member states can achieve the goals…

Can Increased Odds of a Recession Cause Crypto to Rise? – Blockchain News, Opinion, TV and Jobs

By Marcus Sotiriou, Analyst at the publicly listed digital asset broker GlobalBlock (TSXV:BLOK).  After a painful week for the stock market in the U.S., the S&P 500 had its best day since July, growing by 2.59%. S&P 500 futures are also up over 1.8%. This has led Bitcoin to rise over 4% overnight. This rise in the stock market was a result of weak manufacturing data that came in yesterday. The U.S. September manufacturing ISM was weaker than the expected 52 and dropped by 1.9pts to 50.9. Furthermore, employment & new orders fell…

DeSo is Elon Musk and Jack Dorsey’s Answer for Decentralized Social Blockchain

Los Angeles, CA, 3rd October, 2022, Chainwire Takeaways: Jack Dorsey and Elon Musk’s Messages call for a decentralized social media blockchain: DeSo could be the answer. Sam Bankman-Fried, Founder of FTX crypto exchange, also had a conversation about buying Twitter or creating a blockchain-based social network The DeSo Foundation just released its roadmap to decentralize social media The DeSo Foundation announces the release of their ambitious roadmap to decentralize social media and build The Social Layer of Web3. Milestones on the roadmap will be executed over the next…

Is payments giant SWIFT preparing for a blockchain-bound future?

SWIFT is a payments colossus. It operates across more than 200 countries, has 11,000-plus financial institution clients and transmits some 8.4 billion financial messages every year. It is the global leader in cross-border bank-to-bank payments and recently played a key role in the West’s economic sanctions on Russia.  That doesn’t mean the Belgium-based cooperative is immune to disruption tremors, however. Critics have long maintained the interbank messaging system, founded in the 1970s, is “old, inflexible, slow, and increasingly prone to cyberattacks.” In May, Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach cast doubt upon…

Is payments giant SWIFT preparing for a blockchain-bound future?

SWIFT is a payments colossus. It operates across more than 200 countries, has 11,000-plus financial institution clients and transmits some 8.4 billion financial messages every year. It is the global leader in cross-border bank-to-bank payments and recently played a key role in the West’s economic sanctions on Russia.  That doesn’t mean the Belgium-based cooperative is immune to disruption tremors, however. Critics have long maintained the interbank messaging system, founded in the 1970s, is “old, inflexible, slow, and increasingly prone to cyberattacks.” In May, Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach cast doubt upon…

DeSo is Elon Musk and Jack Dorsey’s Answer for Decentralized Social Blockchain – Blockchain News, Opinion, TV and Jobs

As Jack Dorsey and Elon Musk’s Messages call for a decentralized social media blockchain, DeSo could be the answer. The DeSo Foundation, a new layer-1 blockchain built from the ground up to decentralize social media, just announced the release of their ambitious roadmap to do so, and build The Social Layer of Web3. Milestones on the roadmap will be executed over the next 2 quarters to solve the major problem with social media today.   “Most people don’t realize that social media is more centralized than the financial system was…

Double Jump Tokyo Obtains Sega IP Rights For New Blockchain Game

Blockchain game developer Double Jump Tokyo has announced that the company has obtained rights to a Sega IP for use in a new game. Double Jump Tokyo Gets License To Sega’s Sangokushi Taisen For New Blockchain Game As revealed by the developer in a blogpost, the new game will focus on the theme of “Sangokushi” (Three Kingdoms). This blockchain-based project will be a trading card game, and will feature artwork from Sega’s “Sangokushi Taisen” IP. Sega is one of the most well-known names in gaming, with Sonic being the company’s…

Blockchain could help anonymously document war crimes

Human rights investigators appointed by the United Nations (UN) have confirmed war crimes have been committed by Russian forces in Ukraine. A report developed by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine was created in March 2022 to provide a framework for UN human rights investigators to report war crimes in the region.  Erik Møse, chair for the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine, stated in the UN’s article that “investigators visited 27 towns and settlements and interviewed more than 150 victims and witnesses.” Møse also noted that…