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Reading Time: 4 minutes Michael Blu – Uplift.Art Founder As a precious metals broker, Michael knew the power of a fear trade. In a world where fiat has been squeezed with quantitative easing since the 2008 financial crash, hard assets have acquired an extra allure. His successful brokerage dealt in the message that the […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Jon Noorlander is a 3D artist and executive creative director at Method Studios in New York. His Popular rise to notoriety came when he began to publish his stunning work online and he has quickly become a viral hit on social media. Find out more about Jon here https://jon.noorlander.se/
Reading Time: 2 minutes Since its foundation in 2014 Syscoin has been at the forefront of new developments in blockchain technology. Their latest core version, developed by Blockchain Foundry, looks set to propel the platform ahead of its competitors. Syscoin LUX was launched on Friday 30th of April, introducing a range of leading edge […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The project has sold over 240,000 NFTs OVR.ai has sold the Eiffel Tower, putting it for sale as Non Fungible Token on OpenSea for about 106.960 USD. In fact, the auction ended a few days ago, reaching a value of 38,6159 ETH. The Eiffel Tower NFT was a package of […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Jillian Godsil to speak on ‘Why Blockchain needs Women’ on May 26th, 2021 Now in its third year, Blockchain Ireland is hosting a week-long series of digital events to celebrate and educate the Irish audience on Blockchain, a truly transformational technology. This year the theme is: Blockchain: Foundation of Trust. […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes X8 AG. (X8) in preparation for the launch of its crypto X8currency stable coin, X8 is planning to have their common shares apply for listing on the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) with cross listings planned for the Open Market Segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FSE) in Germany and the […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Since its foundation in 2014 Syscoin has been at the forefront of new developments in blockchain technology. Their latest core version, developed by Blockchain Foundry, looks set to propel the platform ahead of its competitors. Syscoin LUX was launched on Friday 30th of April, introducing a range of leading edge […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The project has sold over 240,000 NFTs OVR.ai has sold the Eiffel Tower, putting it for sale as Non Fungible Token on OpenSea for about 106.960 USD. In fact, the auction ended a few days ago, reaching a value of 38,6159 ETH. The Eiffel Tower NFT was a package of […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Graffiti Kings NFT drop with RPlanet on Saturday night at 8pm left a lot of people very disappointed when it sold out in just 10 seconds. Here Blockleader’s Jillian Godsil talks to Darren King, the man behind Graffiti Kings, NFTs and world domination For more information, please visit his website
Reading Time: < 1 minute Jillian Godsil to speak on ‘Why Blockchain needs Women’ on May 26th, 2021 Now in its third year, Blockchain Ireland is hosting a week-long series of digital events to celebrate and educate the Irish audience on Blockchain, a truly transformational technology. This year the theme is: Blockchain: Foundation of Trust. […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes X8 AG. (X8) in preparation for the launch of its crypto X8currency stable coin, X8 is planning to have their common shares apply for listing on the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) with cross listings planned for the Open Market Segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FSE) in Germany and the […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes Michael Blu – Uplift.Art Founder As a precious metals broker, Michael knew the power of a fear trade. In a world where fiat has been squeezed with quantitative easing since the 2008 financial crash, hard assets have acquired an extra allure. His successful brokerage dealt in the message that the […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes CryptoYuna discovered ‘crypto art’ by accident. An established artist working in oils, she stumbled over a tweet with the same term and quickly fell down the rabbit hole. Already a convert to cryptocurrencies, she understood very quickly the concept of NFTs and crypto sites. Previously, she had painted in acrylics […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Blockchain Finance Forum: Europe 2021, April 28 & 29, 2021 At the virtual 2021 Blockchain Finance Forum, Jillian Godsil is moderating the ‘Blockchain Platforms revolutionizing the Insurance Industry by Driving Innovations’ panel on day two, April 29, at 11 am. The panel will discuss different cases for blockchain in insurance […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Eros and Art have always existed side by side, providing an inexhaustible source ofinspiration. Eros and Art have always existed side by side, the former being an inexhaustible source of inspiration and the latter a universal vehicle of expression. The Non-Fungible Token (NFT) tool represents a powerful new medium available […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Panther Protocol Co-Founder Anish Mohammed to talk about personal financial data Anish Mohammed, Co-Founder and technology and architecture lead for Panther Protocol, will speak as part of an expert panel at The Data Economics Festival to discuss Exploring the Power of Personal Financial Data, joining Vinay Kuruvila, Head of Product […]
Reading Time: 7 minutes Speech from the Auditor of the College Historical Society, Trinity College Dublin, Brid O’Donnell on the occasion of the 251st session of the oldest student society in the world. The Power of Big Tech The topic “The Power of Big Tech” is surprisingly poignant to me. For most of my […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Technology will never rescue anyone from being a bad poet, but if you’re good, it has the potential to do a lot of exciting things. Stephen Vincent Benet, d 1943 While we are not going to consider the merits of poetry in this article, we will look at how technology […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Panther Protocol, the privacy protocol, was established this quarter to offer privacy-compliant services for decentralized finance. Panther Protocol addresses a key issue of privacy facing DeFi users, especially those engaged in sophisticated investments and loans in this sector. Serial entrepreneurs and technologists form the backbone of the company. Oliver Gale, […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes oinNewsExtra a Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Fintech and Emerging techs media platform headquartered in Lagos State Nigeria, the Western part of Africa, today makes history by becoming the first Media Platform globally in the emerging technology space to launch a 24/7 live stream TV App solely dedicated to Blockchain, Fintech, Crypto and […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Documentary review by Priya Guliani and Armeen Gould Seaspiracy, a recently released documentary on Netflix by director Ali Tabrez, is causing whirlwinds on social media as it focuses on the mistreatment of the ocean, earth’s life support system. While some people have sworn to go vegetarian and vegan, many industry […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Bitt.com founder and former President, Oliver Gale, welcomes the news that DCash, the Bitt-designed central bank digital currency (CBDC), developed in partnership with the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), has become the world’s first retail CBDC to be publicly issued within a formal currency union. Gale, who founded Bitt.com back […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Panther Protocol is building an end-to-end privacy protocol for digital assets (zAssets), which can be deployed in a compliant way on any public blockchain. “Arguing that you don’t care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don’t care about free speech […]
Reading Time: 6 minutes Born Digital by Robert Wigley Purchase the book on Amazon Bob spent the first 25 years of his career working directly in the banking industry, most recently as Chairman of Merrill Lynch in Europe. About ten years ago he was invited onto the board of the Bank of England, which […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes by guest columnist Mohamed Isa Note: This is my first contribution to the Discussion Forum of the “Introduction to FinTech” online course by Hong Kong University on EDX. It is my pleasure to share my thoughts on FinTech from our country – the Kingdom of Bahrain. I embrace technology. I remember […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes One Million NFT is offering a chance to be a part of internet history. The company is producing a one-million-pixel user-generated grid online to create one piece of artwork, then minted as an NFT. Each of the grids in the One Million NFT is for sale and, once completed, will […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes DexMex is a new type of decentralized exchange that brings some new and exciting features to the market. Those familiar with Uniswap, the world’s top DEX in terms of market cap, can attest to the fact that your trading options are limited. The network only offers the most basic trading […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Amjad Pirotti, my lottocoin.com What if we could take the power of blockchain and use that to make lotteries joyful again. Consider the community lottery held in your local club or town – it’s a means of raising money for a local or shared endeavour – the price is not […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes By guest columnist Brian Quigley One of the potential applications for Blockchain technology that excites me the most is in the Energy space. Blockchain could be used for energy supply transactions, asset management, origin guarantees, emission allowances and renewable energy certificates. Given the need for newer and cleaner forms of […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes Decentralized Finance (DeFi) has become an explosive topic in crypto’s realms, with the sector realizing immense growth in recent years. Currently, there are over $20 billion in digital assets that have been locked across various DeFi protocols. The platforms offer excellent investment opportunities for digital currency enthusiasts, allowing them to […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Women’s Leadership Study is a comprehensive survey of more than 500 professionals and entrepreneurs, exploring the qualities and experiences that contribute to women’s leadership and advancement in the workplace. The awards ceremony is on 8th March 2021 – 6.00PM – 7.30 PM in India (1230pm GMT) “At #GCPIT & #CIMSME, we have […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes By guest Columnist Brian Quigley They say fortune favours the brave – or the bold, or the strong, depending on which version of the proverb you grew up with. Louis Pasteur, the French chemist and microbiologist, had his own take on the phrase, with the quote ‘in the fields of […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Stephen Beard interviews editor Jillian Godsil First published in Marketplace Blockchain — the system of decentralizing a database and distributing it across an entire network of computers — brought us Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. It’s been used to make supply chains more transparent and create secure records that cannot […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes Sean Lee, CEO of Algorand Foundation Sean Lee would say his career is a mixture of tech and finance which led him naturally to the role of CEO of the Algorand Foundation in June 2020. Hailing from Hong Kong he has a professional career in North America while working with […]
Reading Time: 9 minutes Ronin the Collector Ronin, real name unknown, looks twenty years younger than his actual age and is father to three small children. And that, being a father, is the one thing he knew he wanted to be from a very young age. As it happens, despite a more mundane day […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute ETN is now accepted for discounted online airport parking reservations across the United States with On Air Parking. On Air Parking has announced they are now accepting ETN as payment as they integrate cryptocurrency payments into their online airport parking reservation app. “We’re a growing company, expanding in any way that most benefits […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Carolin Wend, Co-founder of Mintbase.io NFTs are not just about art. Into this exploding field comes estalished player, Mintbase, with ambitions to rethink NFTs. Just as we get our heads around the concept of digital art NFTs then another cargo-load of applications arrives to really fry the brains. So let’s […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Gen2 Technologies Inc. (BRKK) is pleased to announce that it will collaborate with Mr. Phil Woolas, who formerly served as Minister of State for the Treasury in the UK and currently works in, amongst other areas, sports and government initiatives. Mr. Woolas will help, in the first instance, to facilitate […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes Dr Farrukh Habib, Shariah Expert and Co-founder Alif Technologies Dr Farrukh gives a ‘101’ introduction on Islamic Finance and Shariah Compliant Financial Products – which turn out to be one and the same. I invited Dr Farrukh to explain about Islamic Finance and Shariah compliant financial products which he explains […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes For 34 years, Street Fighter has brought joy and competition to fans around the world. Since the first Street Fighter game debuted in arcades in 1987, Capcom has revolutionized how we interact with the Street Fighter characters by increasing their reach across many platforms, including various consoles and the big […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes Daniel Uribe, Founder of GenoBank.io, living and based in Silicon, USA Daniel, who is of Mexican descent did his primary degrees in Mexico but studied in Stanford University where he met Condoleezza Rice as part of the executive programme, and he is also a graduate of Singularity University. Both experiences […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes The innovative DeFi security solution launched by DVP abridging the gap between the white hat community and blockchain vendors has been a massive success. As more investors turn to decentralized currencies in a view to diversify their portfolio as well as to leverage from its massive growth in recent times, […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes Dr Farrukh Habib, Shariah Advisor to Marhaba DeFi and Co-founder Alif Technologies Dr Farrukh gives a ‘101’ introduction on Islamic Finance and Shariah Compliant Financial Products – which turn out to be one and the same. I invited Dr Farrukh to explain about Islamic Finance and Shariah compliant financial products […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes Interview with Daniel Uribe, Founder of GenoBank.io, living and based in Silicon, USA Daniel, who is of Mexican descent did his primary degrees in Mexico but studied in Stanford University where he met Condoleezza Rice as part of the executive programme, and he is also a graduate of Singularity University. […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes Dr. David Koepsell has many degrees: in philosophy, law and science. He is also an author who has written extensively on data ownership, including biometrics and in particular on gene ownership. This last piece of scholarly research ended up being encapsulated in a book, Who Owns You? in 2009 whose […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes pNetwork, a cross-chain composability system that allowsassets and Non-Fungible-Tokens (NFTs) to move freely between blockchains, has announced a collaboration with Binance, the global blockchain company behind the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange to connect Binance Smart Chain (BSC) with Ethereum. pNetwork powers the highest number of cross-chain connections in the industry, […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Blockchain Africa Conference 2021 organisers, Bitcoin Events, has announced that due to the global coronavirus pandemic and restrictions on travel and the uncertainty of the current environment, the 7th annual conference, will be hosted online this year. The event comes as collective sentiment about blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies continues to […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Better Fund, Tallinn-based, early-stage VC fund, aims to bring gender-parity to startup funding by raising a female-focused €30M fund. Sex-based funding isn’t sexy Despite the economic havoc created by the pandemic, 2020 was another bonanza year for IPOs around the world. However, out of more than 400 companies that […]
Reading Time: 8 minutes Harem, formerly TheseNudesDoNotExist, is seeking to push the envelope on a number of fronts, not least of which is to grow the diversity of its own workforce. Building nudes using AI requires a degree of human oversight in the learning process and none of the current team members of Harem […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes Rossco Paddison and I were bus buddies in Macau in a time before COVID. We were both speaking at an event on Decentralized Finance (DeFi) – a concept that Rossco was already deeply enmeshed with, and while a superb conference, I did not fall down the rabbit hole at that […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes On Yavin, adviser to Electroneum and CEO of Cointelligence broked the deal. He has agreed to launch the ETN reward scheme pilot this week in a move aimed at involving more guilds and, ultimately, Blizzard. World of Warcraft (WoW) is undoubtedly the king of massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs). […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Electroneum is on track to surpass 4.1 million users in the next ten or so days. Just under 4,300 new users registered Electroneum accounts. In addition, app downloads exceeded new sign-ups by over 1,000 as 5,292 people have completed Electroneum app downloads. That means that as of last Wednesday, users have completed […]
Reading Time: 7 minutes KateVass Galerie is a well-known contemporary gallery in Switzerland, which represents established, middle-tier and young emerging artists who are engaged with new technologies in their artistic expression. The founder is a Russian entrepreneur Ekaterina Vassilieva – who shortened her name to Kate Vass for easier pronunciation, Growing up in Russia, […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes Rhett Oudkerk Pool is the founder and CEO of Europechain. This is not his first venture as he has founded and CEO’d Kahuna, a multimillion euro cyber security company for 20 years and enjoys recognised status as a leading tech entrepreneur in his native Netherlands. He became active in the […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes trademakers, a newly launched investment platform for digital assets and alternatives (such as foreign exchange), comes to market with private, everyday investors in mind offering the kinds of high-end financial expertise normally reserved for institutional investors. At launch, trademakers offers investment opportunities into two asset classes: digital currencies and FX. […]
Reading Time: 6 minutes Scalability Solutions There have been many attempts at upgrading blockchain infrastructure, with the very first one being Lightning Network, which is arguably as old as the very first Bitcoin software released by Satoshi Nakamoto in 2009. Looking into Bitcoin 0.1, there is a raw draft of code that would let […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes Interview with Daniel Polotsky, founder of CoinFlip It’s the juxtaposition of the old and the new. For old, think cash, grocery stores, armoured cars, gas stations and ATMs in the corner. For new, think Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum, Tron, DASH, Stellar Lumans and USDC. Putting them together is a bit of […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes The move by the South Korean blockchain startup helps further Electroneum’s adoption in the Asian country and makes earning ETN on AnyTask that much more appealing MeconCash today announced it has listed Electroneum, enabling the crypto startup’s users in South Korea to convert ETN into the MCH token and use […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Europechain, Gimly and Wordproof have been nominated for Dutch Blockchain Week awards. Europechina is nominated in the Enterprise Solutions award, Gimly is nominated for the Community Award, and WordProof is nominated for the Social Impact Award. To vote: Go to https://lnkd.in/eYTNpvG2. Fill in the form & receive a voting link in […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Book published by award winning journalist Jillian Godsil Details the fascinating people driving this innovative industry forward Persons of Interest, Timestamped in Blockchain and Cryptocurrecy, Vol 1 2020 is written by award winning journalist Jillian Godsil. It follows the paths of 41 prominent people working in the […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The UK crypto startup will help the top trade association develop a balanced regulatory framework that protects businesses and customers while fostering innovation Electroneum, the award-winning crypto start-up, has announced its Executive Membership of CryptoUK, the UK’s self-regulatory trade association representing the digital asset sector. The UK-based crypto project has assumed a seat […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Bangladeshi graphic designer has sold over 600 tasks since she began freelancing, a career choice that has helped her regain full control over her life. She now lives entirely off of AnyTask Sayema Tahmida, 22, lives in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and has freelanced since 2016. She made freelancing her lifetime […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes A crypto payments network has signed a new agreement that will allow its 4.1 million users to rent servers for 25 games. Electroneum says blockchain has the potential to transform the gaming industry — especially when it comes to the assets traded between players. That’s because this technology can ensure that in-game items cannot be […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes You use Space everyday Without the Space Economy modern day life isn’t possible Space is the Fifth Industrial Revolution So says Samson Williams, Anthropologist-in-Residence at the Space Channel, and I believe him on all three counts. He also counters the common misperception from which people suffer as they say they […]
Reading Time: 8 minutes by guest columnist Mark Helfman I had conceived of this article as a Ted talk. Maybe one day, if I’m lucky. For now, I’m publishing it here. It’s something that I’ve been thinking about for a while and I feel compelled to put it out there. Somebody needs to say […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes by guest columnist Justin Roberti DeFi continues to garner the attention of retail and institutional investors with incentivized participation, one of the keys to Bitcoin’s continued success. Unlike most of us in 2020, Decentralized Finance (DeFi) has been having a very good year, becoming one of the most compelling innovations […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes Stefan Rust, founder and CEO of Sonic Capital, has used his time in COVID to kick start the next version of his career and one that may be his defining legacy: he is on a mission to save the planet and make money. Take that world, kapow! First let’s travel […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes by GUEST COLUMNIST Justin Roberti A plain-talk explanation of crypto for people who just want to get it over with Ever since I started representing blockchain startups 3 years ago, I have had many opportunities to explain what crypto is and why it’s not completely a scam — mainly to […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes Rhiannon Fletcher is an American teacher and writer living and working in Thailand for more than ten years. She works for a crypto marketing company, WinPlay, by day but is writing an introductory book on BDSM for beginners by night. The book was inspired by a young man asking her […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes Mru Patel – CEO Sapian Group and COO of Flash Group. Before COVID19, Mru Patel, CEO Sapian Group and COO of Flash Group, was one of the best-known speakers on the international Blockchain circuit, travelling to 30plus conferences in more than 15 countries over an 8 month period and catching […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes By Guest Columnist Mark Helfman Ponzi, fraud, and rat poison squared Those are three terms you may have heard people use when talking about bitcoin. If you’re in that camp, you have good company. Pretty much everybody hates bitcoin. Guess what? Bitcoin will succeed anyway. Yes, your arguments start with […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Wirex, in partnership with The Fintech Times, have officially announced the inspirational longlist of ‘Rising Women in Crypto’. Having closed entries for nominations last week, the ‘Power List’ received an incredible 367 entries, with the top 10 set to be revealed early next month. “It is indeed a long list […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes It’s the holy grail of the cryptosphere – mass adoption. The second mantra is help the unbanked: notice I don’t say bank the unbanked, we don’t necessarily want to funnel people into a banking system that no longer serves the ordinary people, but to help people get access to finance. […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The hybrid WAX & Ethereum system uses best features of both chains Worldwide Asset eXchange™ (WAX), dubbed the “King of NFTs”, is announcing a new tokenomic model that allows WAX Token holders to directly benefit from WAX’s success in the NFT market. Strong NFT Market PerformanceThe WAX Blockchain has been […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The chair of the very select group that includes Binance and Ripple said Electroneum’s goal for financial inclusion has caught the attention of many crypto and blockchain experts around the world. Electroneum is now the tenth member of Blockchain for Europe, an industry organization that focuses on blockchain promotion and education […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Fyooz, the popular culture meets DeFi marketplace where you invest in what you love, is ultra-excited to announce the arrival of a key component of the Fyooz marketplace: Star Tokens can now be purchased with a credit card in 134 countries. While this sounds simple, credit card purchases of crypto assets have […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute In 2018 Cordny started the company TestingSaaS, a software testing, and marketing consultancy. He helps companies grow their business through structured software and website testing/content marketing engines enabling business development. He is also an ambassador for Europechain.io. Find out more about TestingSaas here https://testingsaas.nl/
Reading Time: 3 minutes Jetse Sprey – Legal Counsel for Europechain, co founder of EOS Amsterdam and partner in Versteeg Wigman Sprey Advocaten Jetse is a modern renaissance man. When asked about his many hats; the law, investments and tech, he adds another – movies. His first career was as an executive producer and […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute DEUS is a DeFi protocol that allows bringing any verifiable digital and non-digital assets onto the blockchain. It boosts the transfer of value across many different markets and exchanges with unprecedented ease, transparency, and security. Find out more about Deus here https://deus.finance/
Reading Time: < 1 minute Jordan Lyall is the Product Lead of DEFI with ConsenSys and Founder of $MEME. He is a tech entrepreneur, product manager, product designer, and early crypto investor/builder. He is also the Founder of Hello Santa, a digital media startup acquired by JibJab in 2014. Find out more about $MEME here […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute In college, Dr. Reich studied theater, chemistry, and education. He immediately moved on to graduate school at Texas A&M University. Two side projects ultimately merged to lead him to co-found Splinterlands. which is a virtual trading card game that recently migrated to the Hive Blockchain.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Robin Schmidt, the Creative Director for Harmony.One, is a multi-award-winning film director and creative. Robin is now bringing storytelling to crypto and blockchain through his work with Harmony. Find out more at https://www.harmony.one/
Reading Time: < 1 minute Jersey Sprey is Chief legal Counsel for EuropeChain which is a GDPR supporting enterprise blockchain platform managed and governed by experienced validators registered in the European Union. Find out more about Europechain here https://europechain.io/
Reading Time: 7 minutes Jesse, or Aggroed as he is better known, is the CEO of Splinterlands, the most played game on blockchain. His nickname comes from a term used in gaming where one player purposely agitates a sleeping threat such as a dragon; to aggro is to invade a monster’s space and aggroed […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Jason Wu is the founder and CEO of DeFiner. He has profound knowledge in applying blockchain technology to solving real-world problems. As a current member of the CFA Institute, he is a passionate advocate for financial inclusion and open finance with the help of blockchain, smart contract, and sharing economy. […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes In June 2020 WordProof and Sebastiaan van der Lans were awarded the top prize of Blockchain for Social Good by the European Commission and with it a whopping €1 million. They beat off 175 contenders from more than 40 countries at various rounds to emerge the overall winner with a voting score […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes Have you seen the exploding heads by Jon Noorlander, the Swedish artist? No? Then please google him and then come back and read this article because my excitement won’t make sense otherwise. The reason for the interview today is that he is moving into fine art with a new series […]
Reading Time: 8 minutes Interview with Serge Lobreau, Founder and Chairman of Sapian Group and Flash Group and Mru Patel, Partner and CEO of Sapian Group and COO of Flash Group. For the last few years, the crypto space has shown some crazy returns for those who took the risk and put their money […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Jon Noorlander is a 3D artist and executive creative director at Method Studios in New York. His Popular rise to notoriety came when he began to publish his stunning work online and he has quickly become a viral hit on social media. Find out more about Jon here https://jon.noorlander.se/
Reading Time: 2 minutes The award-winning crypto journalist and prolific writer says she’d been looking to join Electroneum for quite some time and that AnyTask is a game-changer Electroneum is excited to welcome Jillian Godsil to the team as an advocate. She is an award-winning crypto journalist, a top 50 blockchain influencer worldwide, a […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Blockchain Heroes is a collectible digital trading card set featuring original characters inspired by blockchain and cryptocurrency personalities. The NFTs (non-fungible tokens) are available exclusively on the WAX blockchain. Find out more about Blockchain heroes and Joel here https://bcheroes.com/https://joelcomm.com/
Reading Time: < 1 minute Fuse.io is innovating the way people can exchange value in a community – either on a local level or globally online. In this video CEO and founder Mark Smargon and business development manager Isaac Rodgin talk about Fuse offering a very low barrier to entry to creating a financial ecosystem […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Dr Davi Ortega Post doctoral scholar at Caltech and team member at Flo talks microscopes that cost millions, electron tomography (which is not to be confused with topography) and why a scientist is interested in decentralisation.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Blockchain experts and innovators from different continent around the world speaks about the #opportunities in blockchain and Cryptocurrency in CoinNewsExtra’s Blockchain Panel Discussion Episode-22…contact us at [email protected] for participation/questions Visit https://www.coinnewsextra.com for more informations about #blockchain #fintech #technology #AI News update
Reading Time: 5 minutes Blockchain, along with finance and cyber-security, is notorious as being one of the world’s worst industries for female representation. In the UK, only around 5% of people working in blockchain are women. In Canada, this is 3%. Even the most promising statistics for the global blockchain community indicate that women […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes by Guest Columnist Philip Lawrence Football referees find it notoriously difficult to spot shirt-pulling as it is a foul which is usually fairly subtle and almost always over and gone before anyone can register what actually happened. Many seasoned pros – think Sergio Ramos, David Luiz and Harry Maguire – […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Heather Montgomery is the Founder and CEO of PleazeMe.com who’s mission is to provide an all-encompassing digital destination and private community for sexual exploration. We provide people with the tools and support necessary to optimize their personal sexual exploration, with the best possible user experience. Find out more about PleazeMe […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Electroneum is a cryptocurrency which raised $40m US in its ICO and is based around mobile ubiquity. The main goal of Electroneum is to bring simplicity and ease of access to cryptocurrency, allowing mass adoption and the empowerment of a huge new audience of mobile users in the developing world, […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Joseph Fiscella is a blockchain developer and cryptocurrency enthusiast who has Co-Founded both Florincoin and Streambed. Find out more about Joseph, Florincoin and Streambed here LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-fi…
Reading Time: < 1 minute In June 2020 WordProof and Sebastiaan van der Lans were awarded the top prize of Blockchain for Social Good by the European Commission and with it a whopping €1 million. They beat off 175 contenders from more than 40 countries at various rounds to emerge the overall winner with a voting score […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes In June 2020 WordProof and Sebastiaan van der Lans were awarded the top prize of Blockchain for Social Good by the European Commission and with it a whopping €1 million. They beat off 175 contenders from more than 40 countries at various rounds to emerge the overall winner with a voting score […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Evan Vandenberg is the Director of Business Development for WAX.io and comes with a strong technical background in software development. Evan is a serial entrepreneur with a rich product development history and significant blockchain experience. WAX is quickly front running as the premiere ecosystem for digital collectibles. Find out more […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes Exploring your sexuality in a safe place has become more difficult ironically in this digital era. It might be argued that people can look online for any number of different interpretations of their sexuality, but in reality, it’s easier to come a cropper as anonymity is often the last thing […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes To read the full article – click here. I am pretty sure readers of Blockleaders know the story so I am not going to copy the entire article here … just the bits were I am quoted: Jillian Godsil, an Irish journalist and broadcaster considered one of the world’s most influential […]
Reading Time: 6 minutes by guest columnist Justin Roberti Canada’s relationship with blockchain and cryptocurrency has definitely had its highs and lows. With a risk-averse buyer sensibility and a tendency toward regulating access, Canada did not embrace crypto with the same zeal as some other countries. And unfortunately, bad actors in the crypto community […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Focused on Innovation and Technology for Good Jax is a dedicated humanitarian and works to benefit humankind, specifically anti-human trafficking. She recently launched StopChildTraffic and Innovation for Good – both companies are focused on developing technologies such as AI, Mapping Cybersecurity, Privacy, Identity and Intelligence Gathering to prevent online harm […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Today Worldwide Asset eXchange ™ (WAX) announces the addition of the nine members to the roster for the WAX Advisory Council, an organization that brings together the greatest minds in tech, video gaming, entertainment, and other relevant industries to accelerate the adoption of WAX Blockchain technology. Who are the WAX […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes CoinMetro, a digital currency exchange, and Ignium, a central securities depository built on blockchain technology, are today announcing the launch of a new digital securities marketplace. This breakthrough platform allows both retail and institutional investors to purchase digital bonds, convertibles and equities in established companies and startups that are raising […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Fyooz, the popular culture meets DeFi marketplace where you can invest in what you love, announces the completion of its private token sale in the amount of $635,000. Demand for the FYZ token exceeded supply by a factor of 9. Fyooz is now preparing to list imminently on BiBox and […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes Let’s first address the elephant in the room: data ownership. It’s a term we have all become familiar with in recent years. Data is the new oil and personal data is our new oil. Social media has in part been responsible for our awareness: both in terms of how much personal data […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Website Visit the website for speakers and pictures from last year This year our on-site Summer festival has been already sold out due to the Covid-19 restrictions which imply a limited capacity. However, you can still be with us at our online conference. We will be hosting Liberlandian speakers from all […]
Reading Time: 6 minutes by GUEST COLUMNIST JUSTIN ROBERTI Are you worried about the health or livelihoods of you and your loved ones? You are not alone. The CDC takes your stress seriously enough during the pandemic that they have published signs and guidelines for detecting and handling stress and anxiety. The CDC suggests to manage […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes NFTs, or Non Fungible Tokens, just might be the next gateway drug into all things crypto. NFTs address the critical issue of a digital asset being unique – ensuring provenance and ownership while removing the problem of counterfeits. In essence, NFTs are used to create verifiable digital assets. The term […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes I’d like to start this article with the punchline. I feel it’s much more important to tell you the why of the title without you having to wait until the end for the joke. And it goes like this: If the Lehman Brothers had been the Lehman Sisters then we […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ourea, a story-driven, cinematic puzzle game from Rewrite Games, is coming to Steam and Itch.io on July 21st at 12pm (BST). Players can uncover the mysteries of Ourea as the game unfolds through a single, unbroken shot. Taking inspiration from games such as the Journey and Shadow of the Colossus, […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Why are measures of stress and anxiety on the rise, when economists and politicians tell us we have never had it so good? While statistics tell us that the vast majority of people are getting steadily richer the world most of us experience day-in and day-out feels increasingly uncertain, unfair, […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute A genome is an organism’s complete set of DNA, including all of its genes. Each genome contains all of the information needed to build and maintain that organism. In humans, a copy of the entire genome—more than 3 billion DNA base pairs—is contained in all cells that have a nucleus. In 2017 David launched EncrypGen and […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes Interview with Bilal Hammoud – President and CEO of National Digital Asset Exchange (NDAX) It turns out that the co-founder, President, and CEO of Canada’s popular and trustworthy Crypto Exchange does not hail from a traditional tech background. Bilal Hammoud studied to be a chemical engineer and worked mostly in […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes BY GUEST COLUMNIST JUSTIN ROBERTI 11 Tips from an Exchange Insider to Protect Yourself When Buying Crypto More than halfway through 2020, virtually everyone has experienced significant changes in both personal life and in business. More than 40 million people have filed for unemployment in the US and people worldwide […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Kate Baucherel has been helping business leaders to use emerging technologies effectively for the past three decades. Her latest book “Blockchain Hurricane: Origins, Applications and Future of Blockchain and Cryptocurrency” has been chosen by Harvard Business Publishing to add to their catalogue of learning materials and pair with their world-leading […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canvia and PixEOS are partnering to bridge the gap between physical and digital art, an important step in the creation of art as an experience. Launched in 2018 PixEOS was the first arts and games smart economy on the EOS blockchain which actively matches artists, their digital art and collectors. […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Alejandro Gutierrez is the CCO of ConsolFreight which is a SaaS freight technology provider that empowers the digital transformation of the shipping industry using blockchain.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Kein Murcko is the CEO of CoinMetro exchange based in Estonia that makes digital asset trading easy for new and experienced traders alike. Kevin is an avid believer in making the world of finance more transparent and also founded FXPIG, a pioneer retail FX trading platform for Forex trading. Find […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Korby Hayre is the Founder of House of Block which connects innovators, influencers, and investors to support the growth of the enterprise blockchain market. Korby has 25 years of sales and marketing experience in the exhibition and events industry. She has a strong passion for anything IOT. Get in touch […]
Reading Time: 8 minutes William Quigley – The Art of the Hustle “Judgement – it’s more important than age, experience or any other talent.” William learnt at a young age what it meant to be an entrepreneur. His mother migrated to the States from Ireland while still a teenager. In those days she did […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute In March 2021 the Government Blockchain Association (GBA) members from around the world meet in the United States Capital to discuss the Future of Money, Governance, and the Law. The event will be held in the luxurious Congressional Auditorium. This is the 450-seat chamber where Joint Sessions of the United States […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Check out the new episode of The Women Of Blockchain podcast with Jillian Godsil, MA, BA (hons), hosted by Lora Salomidou. In this episode we touched on the most profound barriers to entry for women in technology sectors. We discussed the impact that Blockchain is making on societies and we concluded with […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Uptrennd has become the world’s leading blockchain-based social media platform based on Pages-per-Visit and Time-on-Site metrics surpassing other platforms. Uptrennd, a tokenized social media startup, announced it has become the world’s leading blockchain-based social media platform based on Pages-per-Visit and Time-on-Site metrics surpassing other popular [blockchain] social media sites such […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute At a recent virtual conference organised by Michael Healy I spoke about why Blockchain needs women. Actually, the talk is why the world needs women. I had a lot of fun doing this talk – and it’s all sooo relevant. Why Blockchain needs women(Jillian Godsil, Ireland) | Global Unit Unconference […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes The International Organization for Standardization recently published Technical Report number 23244:2020 on ‘Blockchain and distributed ledger technologies – Privacy and personally identifiable information protection considerations.’ Its approach is broadly in line with the recommendations of the EU Blockchain Observatory and the “CNIL”. After reminding readers of the increasing numbers of privacy […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Dean McClelland, founder and CEO of Tontine Trust talks about the pension bomb that has already gone off and whether tontines have the ability to fix the problem. What are tontines? You’ve come to the right place to find out. If you have capital and want to bet on yourself […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Jillian Godsil, veteran fintech journalist and recently nominated broadcaster, has been awarded the title of 2020 Blockchain Journalist by Uptrennd.com. Jillian says: “This award gives me immense personal pleasure. Like many journalists and content creators I dislike when platforms profit off my hard work. Uptrennd is a truly democratised platform […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Jason Jang, co founder and executive director of TNC Group explains how the TNC Group is working with coins already listed on exchanges but which may have stalled for lack of funding, expertise or dev opps. His company evaluates the projects with the most potential and then works with them […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes “No matter what the news, good or bad, I don’t believe you are in a position, when that news hits, to judge if it’s good or bad for you.” The Quigley Rules Q What was your best move? “My best move was being just captivated by the internet. And I […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes William is not a card collector. He was ten years too old for the Garbage Pail Kids GPK cards although his younger brother recently reminded him that he had indeed been a collector and still has his cards. Collectibles now really interest William. For an NFT to work it needs […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes The platform’s “learn and earn” environment more essential than ever in light of global market uncertainties. HedgeTrade, the world leader in crypto social trading, is happy to announce the full launch of their platform. Having released its invitation-only-Beta in December 2019, HedgeTrade initiated its public-Beta in March 2020. Thousands of […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes “I reckon Libertarianism is largely misunderstood. Let me explain. I am a venture capitalist and that is all about the free market. It is about helping people innovate and improve their business and giving them the capital to do it. “Whereas traditional banking is very bureaucratic. There are set rules […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes “Judgement – it’s more important than age, experience or any other talent.” William learnt at a young age what it meant to be an entrepreneur. His mother migrated to the States from Ireland while still a teenager. In those days she did not have any legal papers and nor did […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Presented at prestigious CC Forum in London Jillian Godsil, editor in chief of Blockleaders, was named the 2019 Blockchain and AI Journalist at the prestigious CC Forum in London. The Cultural and Awards dinner, a highlight of the two day conference, saw six awards presented to leading companies and individuals […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Users can now use HedgeTrade market forecasts to make profitable trades on Bittrex Global exchange. Bittrex Global is partnering with crypto prediction social marketplace HedgeTrade to make it easier to share crypto market forecasts and successfully trade, regardless of experience. HedgeTrade users can stake HEDG tokens to create trading predictions […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute WAX introduced a mainstream audience to the blockchain this week. These Garbage Pail Kids (GPK) collectibles were sold out in under 28 hours! A massive success and a step towards the future of integrating mainstream collectors and gamers to blockchain. · WAX launched on May 12th and by May 13th morning it was […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes BY GUEST COLUMNIST MARY ANN CALLAHAN Top 5 Best Stablecoins of 2020 Stablecoins are becoming more and more popular. The idea of a cryptocurrency without the chronic instability of BTC price is very appealing to many. But there are many stablecoins to choose from now, and it’s important to pick […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Idoneus, which is building the New Economy for Luxury Assets, has announced that it has purchased an original piece of art created by the world-famous artist Pablo Picasso. The piece, Danse du ventre devant homme impassible, was completed by Pablo Picasso in 1971. “It is my great pleasure to announce that Idoneus has purchased a piece of original […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes Before WAX launched in 2016, the team behind the blockchain platform ran OPSkins Marketplace which was created to provide a safe trading platform for in-game items. Previously there was little to protect buyers or sellers in the digital items space and the team bridged that gap, creating a safe third-party […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes We all know the story of the two people looking at the same job advertisement. The man eyes up the spec and reckons he has at least 70% of the skills needed and whoops whoops off to apply. The woman sees she is missing 30% of the competencies needed and […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes BY GUEST COLUMNIST TEANA BAKER TAYLOR From pop culture icons to industry behemoths, crypto is indeed gaining momentum. Last week, many on crypto Twitter were surprised to see a post from JK Rowling responding to one of crypto’s renowned reporters, Leigh Cuen, with a question: “I don’t understand bitcoin. Please […]
Reading Time: 6 minutes ARTICLE first printed here It’s been 5 months now since the coronavirus outbreak started. Due to the lockdown policy that was implemented worldwide, people had to come up with ideas to keep themselves healthy, safe and entertained indoors. Needless to say, people had adapted to the change but not everyone […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes BY GUEST COLUMNIST MRU PATEL Chairman and Co Founder of http://www.betra.eu/ In 2017, I re-entered the cryptocurrency and blockchain market after intensive research. One of the main reasons I got dragged back to my core educational technology background was due to losses from the last financial crisis in the property sector, where […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Stefan Rust, CEO of Bitcoin.com talks to Jillian Godsil on working with Roger Ver, the $200million fund, and why money is passion. https://www.bitcoin.com/ About Bitcoin.com: Bitcoin.com is a growing business that loves to help other businesses through philanthropic efforts to help build and grow the ecosystem. About Blockleaders: Blockleaders is […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes In January 2011, according to his linkedin, Andreas Antonopoulos became the owner at himself. It was around this time he realised that Bitcoin was going to the most important thing in his life and in the world around him. Once he read the whitepaper he was hooked. He subsequently spent […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes David Harney is a lifer at Irish Life, literally. He joined the company at 17 and has stayed ever since. I joke he joined the mail room but in fact he joined via the actuary apprentice scheme. His rise has been of the meteorite-quality and in 2007 he was made […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes WATCH THE VIDEO HERE Furlonteer.com is a brand new, organically-grown community initiative aiming to connect people on furlough with remote volunteer opportunities for charities and good causes. With seven in ten UK firms having furloughed staff and the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme recently extended to the end of June, Furlonteer.com […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Blockchain community worldwide is preparing for a 48-hour non-stop online experience, the BlockConf Digital, which will open its doors on Monday May 25 from 9 AM (GMT + 8). BlockConf Digital is a joint effort between FAS | Fintech Advisory Services and STO Managers that seek to contribute a […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes X8 AG today announces to its ICO’s investors the official closing of the ICO process with the test listing of its digital token X8currency (X8C) on Tokens.net exchange. This test listing is essential to determine without any doubts that X8 unique ARM (Automatic Reserve Management) AI based system, is fully […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute What could Liberland look like in a few years? Some of the most renowned architects from all over the globe will be presenting their projects, vision, and ideas on what should our newborn state look like. All of that next Saturday – on the 16th of May. Together we will review […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes By GUEST COLOMNIST Mitchell Mahaffey Global design and architectural minds will soon compete to build the most efficient and livable version of The Free Republic of Liberland. Just over five years ago, The Free Republic of Liberland was proclaimed as a libertarian utopian micronation, situated on disputed land between Croatia […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Europechain, the GDPR-compliant blockchain platform, has appointed Gimly to develop its self-sovereign identity app, My.D. Gimly is product research and development company which helps its clients leverage blockchain, IoT and other new technologies for their business needs. Founded by Caspar Roelofs, a product developer and solutions architect, the company pushes […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes The launch of ICE-SiGMA Asia DIGITAL will provide a unique opportunity to rethink how we live and work SiGMA Group has announced that, due to the C-19 global crisis, both the SiGMA Manila and AIBC Manila expos, planned for June 8-9 2020, will now be rescheduled to May 27-28, 2021. […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes By Harsh Jani, Business Development Lead, Iconic Holding Over the last month or so there has been a surge of interest around Bitcoin and various other cryptocurrencies. I do not believe this is due to any single, specific reason, but it could be because many believe the perfect storm for […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes New Strategic Partnership Will Secure Digital Transformation Utilizing Blockchain and Smart Contract Technologies. Idoneus announces a strategic partnership with LimeChain, one of the leading blockchain development companies in Europe. This partnership will further strenghten the technological advancement of the Idoneus Platform. “For the selection of our technology partner, it was very […]
Reading Time: 6 minutes BY GUEST COLUMNIST Marina Petrichenko (Crypto Marina) Lots of you might know that a very important event for crypto and blockchain world is coming soon — the Bitcoin Block Halving- so today I am going to explain to you everything you need to know about it. What does Bitcoin Block […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes BY GUEST COLUMNIST ALEX BAUSCH We live in a world that had been become ever more digital and globalized, despite the best efforts of from cyber and terrorists’ attacks and the contoured ‘sabre rattling’ from the world’s superpowers. However, in less than three months a virus has managed to, in […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Shane Mccarthy is a blockchain and fine spirits entrepreneur who has managed to combine his passions with his most recent project. https://down-stream.io/ https://www.irelandcraftbeers.com/ Find out more: https://www.blockleaders.io/ Connect with us: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bloc… Telegram: https://t.me/blockleadersnews Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlockLeaders/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/blockleaders Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blockleaders/
Reading Time: 2 minutes Michael Bacina, pronounced ba-cheena, discovered technology while a law student. A friend and he were working in a bookstore when an agitated man came in and ordered every kind of computing and programming book possible. When asked why he was buying these books, he said he was tired of paying […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL), founded in 1944, is a Canada-based wholesaling, manufacturing, marketing and administrative co-operative owned by more than 170 independent retail co-operative associations with a revenue of $9.2 billion USD (2019). FCL is largely a business-to-business (B2B) operation linking hundreds of suppliers through FCL warehouses. Its core business includes […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes Salah Zalatimo, CEO of Voice, the social media platform launched by Block.one in June 2019, has been on board since January 2020. The timing of his appointment is not accidental but will be instrumental in the next phase of the much-anticipated platform. Salah has an interesting background – in restaurants, […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes A coalition of Irish companies led by Irish Life is investigating the creation of a digital identify project to provide trust-based solutions to Know Your Customer (KYC) issues. Codenamed Emerald, the project is spearheaded by David Harney, former CEO of Irish life Group and now President and COO – Europe […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes By GUEST COLUMNIST JUSTIN ROBERTI Even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, remote employees and Work from Home arrangements were becoming increasingly common. An Owl Labs 2019 State of Remote Work Report found that 2. 54% of U.S. workers work remotely at least once per month, 48% work remotely at least […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes On Yavin, CEO of Cointelligence, is a well-known commenter on all things crypto and is even better known for his very public calling out of people, projects and institutions that he perceives as scammers. At its core, Cointelligence is a research and analysis firm that has evaluated more than 400 […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes A simple software solution is available to get SMEs online in minutes — Free of Charge Retail businesses are under severe pressure from the COVID-19 crisis, they can now sign up to a simple online tool to sell online vouchers for future purchases in just a few short clicks. This allows supporters […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Join Blockleaders Editor in Chief Jillian Godsil and Crypto Expert and Costa Rica Resident Matt Haynes in their regular, irreverent look at what is happening in the blockchain and crypto world. This week they look at: The new blockchain technology being used by GM motors The Factom default Blockchain employment […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute The blockchain organizations The Giving Block, Satstreet & Pioneer Club are hosting a charity (online) poker tournament to fight the coronavirus on 9 April 2020. The event, dubbed Crypto vs. COVID, invites up to 2,000 players to compete for 50 percent of the proceeds, with the other half being donated to participating charities. Tickets are available for $100. […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes GDPR compliant monitoring solution for any remote workforce Europechain FACT offers a COVID-19 monitoring and management tool for enterprises, Governments, and healthcare agencies amidst the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. FACT offers remote solutions such as contact tracing, symptom tracking, customizable templates and workflows which can be distributed among employees and at-risk […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Hosts online webinar on April 11 with international speakers and Virtual Reality hangout The Free Republic of Liberland is celebrating its 5th Anniversary on April 13, 2020. Originally, the Republic had planned a full two-day conference but due to COVID19 this has been migrated to an online webinar with a […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes BY GUEST COLUMNIST Justin Roberti On March 11, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus a pandemic. As of Wednesday, 118,000 people in 114 countries have contracted the virus and nearly 4,300 people have died. Now, more than ever, branding is crucial. So, how do you go about communicating […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute oin Blockleaders Editor in Chief, Jillian Godsil, and Crypto Expert and Costa Rica Resident, Matt Haynes, in their regular, irreverent look at what is happening in the blockchain and crypto world. This week they talk about sex (as if social distancing is going to let anyone do that), COVID19, pornhub, […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said the coronavirus emergency is likely to go on well beyond 29 March and could go on for months into the summer. Watch the video here In a special Ministerial Briefing broadcast, he said that “this is the calm before the storm and the surge will […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Join Blockleaders Editor in Chief, Jillian Godsil, and Crypto Expert and Costa Rica Resident, Matt Haynes, in their regular, irreverent look at what is happening in the blockchain and crypto world. This week they look at the price of crypto, the implications of the Coronavirus, Block One and Coinbase, Coronacoin, […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Europechain has launched an Ambassador programme to support the rollout of GDPR-compliant blockchain across Europe and globally. The Ambassadors come from different countries and sectors in Europe but all have blockchain advocacy as their passion. Menno Verheij, a serial entrepreneur based in North Holland, has been appointed as an Ambassador. […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes It’s International Women’s Day today so we thought we’d post some food for thought – for women on men. This is a funny but very accurate article from Noah Brand first published on the Good Men Project blog It’s true, men are complicated and confusing. Noah Brand clears up five […]
Reading Time: 9 minutes GUEST POST Barry Ryan, Chief Architect, Europe at Canada Life / Irish Life TL;DR We’re going to change Ireland by making it the first country in the world where digital credentials are routinely issued and accepted in important everyday interactions. This article is either going to elicit a ‘so what?’ […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes To say that the Coronavirus is leaving an incredible impact on the world today would be a gross understatement. However, it’s not just in the well-being of millions that the virus is affecting. In fact, investors and policymakers are coming to the realization that the epidemic is going to have […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes GUEST POST WRITTEN BY Mike Walker Sr. Director of Applied Innovation at Microsoft. Bringing paradigm-shifting digital transformation through emerging technologies. I believe blockchain will have its breakout moment in 2020 as it moves beyond the hype machine to derive real value for mainstream enterprises. In fact, in Deloitte’s 2019 Global Blockchain Survey, […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Griffith College DublinLike Page23 February at 18:11 · We’re delighted to announce the team at Griffith College City Centre will celebrate #InternationalWomensDay with an #EachforEqual seminar. Speakers on the evening include Jillian Godsil, Nadia Ramoutar and Marian Shanley. Register your place, here! Event Date: 4 March, 2020 We are delighted to invite you to join us at Griffith College […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Larry Doyle formally takes the reins as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Leaf Ireland in 2020 as the successful Belfast UK based managed services company expands into Ireland. Leaf already had several Ireland based customers but since Larry’s appointment it has seen a rapid acquisition of successful Republic based clients. […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Do we get to choose the inscription on our tombstone? One person I know for sure that succeeded in doing just that was the comedian Spike Milligan, author of the popular 1950s UK Goon Show. He famously wrote Dúirt mé leat go raibh mé breoite or I told you I was […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes On Wednesday 29 January I shall be moderating the Automation and Robotics conference in Dublin. Please find detials here. Here are my opening remarks with thanks to Forbes, PwC and Quartz for information. Future of Automation, AI and Robotics Consulting firm PwC studied last year the impact of robotics and […]
Reading Time: 7 minutes The number twenty one holds significance for many and traditionally is seen as the pivotal age milestone – at 21 you get the key to the door and begin your life as an adult. Well, here at Blockleaders.io we are partnering with Bridget Greenwood of the The Bigger Pie to […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes Cyrus Taghehchian, co founder of Splyt Splyt is a well-funded ecosystem with $2.2million raised in a private sale. While that figure in and of itself is impressive, what is more impressive is that the founders turned down a further $350 million from people wishing to buy more tokens. Stop the […]
