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University of St. Gallen, Switzerland has set sights on the use blockchain technology to fight fake diplomas, a type of educational fraud which has been on the rise in recent years. According to an interview with CNN Switzerland, the University of St. Gallen announced it is introducing a blockchain-based project
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The Malaysian Ministry of Education has officially introduced E-Skrol – an application to tackle the issue of fake educational certificates through the use of blockchain technology. According to local reports, the blockchain application is now ready to use after the Ministry had previously announced plans to develop the project; which now
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The United States Army Contracting Command (ACC) has released a notice soliciting the services of blockchain forensic experts. Blockchain forensics is a new field which involves creating tools for the tracking, tracing and scraping of data related to cryptocurreny transactions. As seen in the official publication, the ACC seeks a
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The Turkish government has announced plans to introduce a national blockchain infrastructure to utilize distributed ledger technology (DLT) in public administration. This latest development was made public through the country’s Ministry of Industry and Technology as it unveiled its Strategy 2023 vision for the country. According to the announcement,
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Popular Turkish football team – Galatasaray has revealed plans to launch an Ethereum-based fan token in partnership with blockchain sports platform – Socios.com. According to a press release, Galatasary will release its fan tokens on the Socios platform, with the team also present on the firm’s blockchain-based mobile app for
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Vice President of Apple’s payments service Apple Pay – Jennifer Bailey has revealed that the company sees potential in cryptocurrencies. Speaking at a recent interview with CNN Business, the Apple exec told CNN correspondents: “We (Apple) are watching cryptocurrency. We think it’s interesting. We think it has interesting long-term
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Tech giant Samsung has unveiled three models of its blockchain-enabled flagship smartphone – the Galaxy Note 10; with this latest version allowing users to store cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin on their phones. The specifically designed crypto smartphone is named the KlatynPhone, and features the same hardware specifications and pricing as the
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The government of Sierra Leone has announced plans to go live with its blockchain-enabled national identity system by the end of 2019, making it the first African nation to do so. According to reports, the blockchain ID project named National Digital Identity Platform (NDIP), is headed by the United Nations
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The Libra Association – Facebook’s head association of all companies involved in the development of the Libra cryptocurrency; has set up a bug discovery challenge for the public in a bid to address security concerns prior to Libra’s launch in 2020. The contest as published on the Libra website
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English premier league side – Manchester City has announced its partnership with South Korean blockchain football gaming platform – Superbloke. According to an official publication by Man City, the partnership will have Superbloke integrate the club’s players into its blockchain-powered soccer game – FC Superstars, which will offer fans a platform to
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Just as with most emerging technologies, there is a need for a corresponding work force. This need is accompanied by a huge demand for skills and expertise in such industry; and this is the scenario with blockchain technology. What is Blockchain Technology? Blockchain technology also referred to as Distributed ledger
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Head of Social Impact at cryptocurrency firm Ripple – Ken Weber assessed the blockchain skill gap, as he urges tertiary institutions globally to expand their education curriculum to offer blockchain and digital asset courses; to fill in numerous roles in the industry. Weber discussed the increasing demand for blockchain professionals globally