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Blockchain-Based ‘Lunar Registry’ Launched – Blockchain News

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For the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing, a project called Diana has launched to create a land registry for the moon using Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT). The dApp (Decentralization app) service that can mark the land of the Moon and trade it will be launched on July 20, 2019. advertisement A Diana representative, Jason Goo said: “The Diana project will be a great opportunity for the Moon to be a daily interest.” According to a UN Treaty, the Moon is listed as a common heritage of mankind…

Steve Wozniak Co-Founds Blockchain-Based Energy Saving Firm in Malta

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Steve Wozniak, co-founder of American tech giant Apple, has invested in a new blockchain-based company headquartered in Malta. Wozniak is now the co-founder of energy efficiency company Efforce, according to a report by Maltese news daily The Malta Independent on July 18. Wozniak co-founded the company alongside Jacopo Visetti, who — according to his LinkedIn profile — works in the renewable energy and environment sector. According to this page, Visetti co-founded Efforce in January, 2018 — approximately one year and seven months ago.  According Efforce’s LinkedIn page, the company provides…

Blockchain-Based Travala.com Teams Up with Dash For Hotel Booking Payments

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Blockchain Travel site Travala.com  is teaming up with Dash Core Group, the main development team supporting the Dash network, on a global open-source cryptocurrency payments platform. Travala.com and Dash will spearhead the ongoing, prolific trend of crypto tourism by enabling the vast Dash community to benefit from up to 40% discounts on accommodation bookings made on Travala.com. advertisement Matthew Luczynski, CEO and Founder of Travala.com, said,: “In recent years, the blockchain industry has witnessed ongoing growth and maturity, cultivating a breed of projects that are designed to facilitate the mainstream adoption…

Cadence Launches Blockchain-Based Tokenized Debt Marketplace

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Cadence, an American blockchain-based alternative investment provider, has launched an investment platform for debt, according to a press release on July 10. By launching its private credit investment platform, Cadence aims to bring more transparency and efficiency to the asset class in order to help companies grow their businesses. Cadence turns commercial debt into digital tokens that can be traded on its platform. Private credit, or private debt, is a type of alternative investment which has only been accepted as a separate asset class very recently. Private debt investments are…

Shell Invests in Blockchain-Based Energy Startup

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Shell, the world’s fifth largest oil and gas firm, has invested in a blockchain-based energy startup, Forbes reports on July 10. The European oil and gas giant has invested an undisclosed amount in New York-based LO3, whose Exergy platform tracks energy with blockchain technology. The recent investment in LO3 marks Shell’s fourth public investment in blockchain-related firms, Forbes noted, listing platforms such as Vakt, Komgo, and Applied Blockchain as other portfolio blockchain companies. According to the report, Shell has an option to convert its investment in LO3’s native tokens called…

Blockchain-Based Used Car Data Marketplace to Launch in Singapore

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Singapore-based online car marketplace sgCarMart and decentralized data exchange protocol Ocean Protocol are launching a blockchain-powered “Know-Your-Vehicle” data marketplace. The development was announced in a press release on July 5. The so called Know-Your-Vehicle used car data marketplace will purportedly provide a secure way of sharing and accessing of information about used cars in Singapore, where almost 9,000 cars reportedly changed ownership per month in 2018. The product is set to provide customers with the capability of tracking data origin on a vehicle and then trace its history. Subsequently, the…

Blockchain-Based Game Becomes First DApp to Launch on Crypto Platform

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A crypto platform has announced the launch of the first decentralized application (DApp) on its blockchain. ILCoin says its debut DApp, created on the SHA-256 blockchain, is a game called AGE of ILC — a tower defense game in which players have to obstruct strangers and stop them from stealing their treasure. The game’s developers say their title has been designed to have an old-school, retro look like in the 1980s and 1990s. AGE of ILC will initially be made available on Google Play in the middle of July, and…

Fujitsu Unveils Blockchain-Based Identity and Credential Rating Service

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Japanese tech research firm Fujitsu Laboratories has developed a blockchain-based solution for evaluating user credentials, identity and trustworthiness in online transactions, according to an announcement by Fujitsu on July 4. As reported, the solution considers user ratings, stored on a blockchain, to assign every user a “trustworthiness score.” Users reportedly rate each other when a transaction occurs and the technology evaluates this data to make a guess about users’ relationships with one another. Other users can then see how high someone else’s trust score is before agreeing to a transaction,…

Binance Funds Blockchain-Based Customer Relationship Management Network

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Binance Labs, the blockchain incubation initiative run by Binance, has provided the blockchain-based customer relationship management (CRM) Cere Network with strategic funding, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph on July 3. Binance Labs announced that Cere Network would be graduating from the Season II cohort of its incubation program on June 5. On July 3, Cere Network announced that it is receiving funding from Binance Labs, Arrington XRP Capital, and NEO Global Capital. The Cere Network purportedly uses a “decentralized system” integrated with a blockchain to store customer…

Blockchain-Based Insurance Platform for Farmers Launches in Sri Lanka

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Decentralized insurtech firm Etherisc has launched a blockchain-based insurance platform for farmers in Sri Lanka The platform is the result of a partnership with the insurance company Aon and the charity Oxfam in Sri Lanka, according to a press release by Aon on July 1. As per the report, the aim of the insurance platform is to provide a way for Sri Lankan farmers to access risk protection in the face of potential crop-obliterating weather conditions. The report states that almost 200 farmers have enrolled to use this platform for…