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AR Crypto Game Makes an Impact on Social Distancing
Crypto companies are finding new ways promote social distancing in the fight against COVID-19
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Новый альянс развернет DeFi-приложения на блокчейне Celo как альтернативу проекту Libra
Полсотни компаний, включая участников «Ассоциации Libra» Coinbase Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz и Anchorage, займутся созданием мобильных финансовых приложений поверх блокчейна Celo. The Alliance for Prosperity is a mission-aligned network of organizations working towards a more inclusive global financial system and fostering social impact and financial inclusion through the use of blockchain technology. #CeloAlliance Find out more: […] дальше »
2020-3-13 21:16 | |
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Celo blockchain platform launches 50+ member decentralized, autonomous collective
The Celo Foundation, a nonprofit supporting the development of the Celo open blockchain platform, today announced the launch of the Alliance for Prosperity: a mission-aligned network of organizations fostering social impact and financial inclusion through the use of blockchain technology. дальше »
2020-3-13 16:31 | |
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Emtech Investment meeting in Davos 20-22 January 2020: first-day recap: Sustainable Investments and Social Impact of Emerging Technologies
On January 20, Monday, the first day of the Emtech Investment Meeting 2020 was held. The meeting participants discussed the topics of innovation and technology in the field of sustainable financing, the problems of mass housing shortages and the implementation of EmTech. дальше »
2020-1-21 17:32 | |
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Facebook Employee Exposes Financial Details of 29,000 Colleagues
Facebook tends to make a lot of headlines for the wrong reasons. This time is no different, as a data theft event affects roughly 29,000 employees’ data. It would appear that the social media giant has a data breach on its hand with quite a big impact. дальше »
2019-12-14 07:00 | |
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IBMR launches Algorand powered microfinance platform for Southeast Asia
IBMR. io, a social impact economic development reserve, and advisory, announced today a partnership with Algorand, the open source, permissionless, pure proof-of-stake blockchain protocol. The two companies have joined together to launch a new microfinance ecosystem platform, ARCC. дальше »
2019-12-13 23:47 | |
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Facebook Could ‘Pull The Plug’ On Libra, New Statement Reveals
Since Facebook’s announcement of its plan to launch a global currency in the form of a cryptocurrency called Libra, financial regulators across the world have spat fire and brimstone at the social media company. дальше »
2019-7-30 16:12 | |
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VFarm ICO
VFarm system is a proven, research backed farming technology licensed by Agrosky Sdn. Bhd (ASSB), a vertical farming specialist. The system provides a DLT blockchain layer that creates an immutable record for each batch of produce as to enable verification of source, planting, packaging and distribution. дальше »
2019-6-19 22:37 | |
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Investors Abandon Western Union as Facebook’s Libra Stablecoin Eyes Money Transfers Globally
The cryptocurrency community does not often impact the traditional financial industry, but the GlobalCoin is causing a bit of a shift. Today, Facebook officially unveiled their Libra project, which will be the new cryptocurrency from the social media platform. дальше »
2019-6-19 02:28 | |
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P2P network solutions startup Marlin Protocol announces Binance Labs investment
Marlin, a scalability solution for decentralized web platforms, spearheaded by industry frontrunners from BitTorrent, Zilliqa, MIT, and Stanford, joins the Binance Labs Incubation Program San Francisco cohort, securing substantial investment from the social impact fund. дальше »
2019-6-12 17:30 | |
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The most popular social media networks each year, gloriously animated
Considering social media’s global impact (hello Trump and Brexit), it’s strange to think just how young the medium is. Hell, before the early 2000s, if you wanted to reconnect with a long-lost friend, you’d have to go full detective to find their contact details. дальше »
2019-6-12 18:14 | |
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Facebook’s Cryptocurrency Will Pay Interest to Users, Predicts Blockchain Regulator
By CCN Markets: Facebook’s GlobalCoin cryptocurrency will likely pay interest to its users. That’s the prediction of Wyoming Blockchain regulator and crypto champion Caitlin Long. The social media company is gearing up to announce its much-hyped cryptocurrency this month, but very little is still known about the project, known internally as Project Libra. дальше »
2019-6-10 11:13 | |
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New Study Explores the Speed and Scale of Crypto Discussions with Its Affects on Market Performance
A new study on the impact crypto discussions on social media platforms have on the overall market has been evaluated reports Coin Desk. In particular, Data Analysts from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) looked at crypto discussions that took place on Reddit, as a way to qualitatively measure to what extent it can be […] дальше »
2019-6-7 06:29 | |
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Community driven cryptocurrency PIVX launches foundation for charitable contributions
CryptoNinjas PIVX, a community-driven cryptocurrency, today announced the launch of the PIVX Foundation from the United Nations headquarters in New York. Leaders of the blockchain social impact community are convening for the second year in a row today to discuss how blockchain tech can. дальше »
2019-6-5 18:24 | |
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BitMEX Set to Reduce Bitcoin Fees With Liquid Sidechain and SegWit
Cryptocurrency trading platform BitMEX has hinted it will begin using Blockstream’s Liquid sidechain technology to reduce its impact on the Bitcoin mempool. Bitrefill: BitMEX Should Reduce Fee Impact As part of a social media discussion started by Bitrefill CEO Sergey Kotliar over how major exchanges create higher fees for Bitcoin users, staff said developers were “testing” solutions. дальше »
2019-6-3 12:00 | |
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Banking the Unbanked: FinTech Is Improving Life for Billions of People
At a recent Ripple Regional customer event for Middle East and North Africa (MENA), two separate speakers highlighted the ability of fintech innovation to deliver social impact for historically underserved populations. дальше »
2019-6-20 09:51 | |
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Ethereum Foundation To Focus On Governance Diversity Says ETH Core Developer Lane Rittig
So far, the Blockchain industry has a reputation of being especially male-dominated and lacking diversity, even within the repelling tech bro-culture. However, there are more than enough reasons to remain hopeful that crypto will use its potential to bring positive social impact, if only we intentionally design it in an ethical way. Rittig had said: […] дальше »
2019-5-11 21:03 | |
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Mark Zuckerberg has a podcast now – but you may have already heard it
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg just launched a podcast the same day that his company issued its latest quarterly earnings report. But if you’ve been following his public posts on the social network over the few months, you’ve probably already heard the first two episodes. дальше »
2019-4-25 08:43 | |
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Hyperledger Adds Nine New Members To Its Consortium
Hyperledger, a multi-venture collaborative effort to bring open-sourced blockchain applications to the mainstream, has announced the addition of nine new companies to its consortium. According to a press release, the community, led by the Linux Foundation, will now welcome special interest groups to its roster. дальше »
2019-3-28 23:20 | |
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Social Alpha Foundation to Fund Yale Openlab $150,000 to Fight Carbon Emissions and Climate Changes
Social Alpha Foundation has awarded a grant to Yale Openlab. The grant is often awarded to companies and projects that use blockchain to promote a positive social impact. Yale Openlab is an initiative headed by both Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking at Yale and the Yale Center for Business and the Environment. Yale Openlab is […] дальше »
2019-3-14 19:05 | |
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$150K grant awarded to Yale openlab to build decentralized carbon emissions tracking tool
CryptoNinjas Social Alpha Foundation, the not-for-profit, grant-making platform which provides no-strings funding to companies and projects utilizing blockchain for social impact, has announced a six-figure anchor grant for the Yale openlab, a newly launched joint initiative between the Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking at. дальше »
2019-3-14 04:19 | |
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What’s The Impact Of 4 Million Twitter Followers Being Exposed To CEO Purchasing Bitcoin Weekly
CEO Of Twitter Discloses His Trezor Hardware Purchase Powered By Bitcoin Jack Dorsey, Chief Executive Officer of social media giant – Twitter – and also of Square, a mobile payments company, has recently announced on Twitter that he has purchased a Trezor hardware wallet using Bitcoin (BTC) through the Square Cash app. Based on the […] дальше »
2019-3-10 16:15 | |
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Blockchain for Humanity to use RSK to enhance transparency in social impact investing
CryptoNinjas RIF Labs, the purpose-driven organization led by RSK Lab’s founding team and other top executives, has announced that Blockchain for Humanity (b4H), a not-for-profit foundation that supports a pipeline of social and environmental impact projects, is now utilizing the RSK network to bolster. дальше »
2019-3-8 01:03 | |
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How enterprise social media like Slack can improve well-being in the workplace
We live in a world where technology is increasingly ubiquitous and showing no signs of slowing down. Whether in our professional or personal lives, the always-on, always-connected nature of life in 2019 seems to be unavoidable. дальше »
2019-3-3 16:30 | |
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Pinterest takes the lead in the fight against online misinformation
The battle against misinformation just signed up a powerful, albeit unlikely ally: Pinterest. Earlier this week, the social network evoked the nuclear option, electing to shut down search queries likely to lead to false or misleading information, according to the Wall Street Journal. дальше »
2019-2-28 03:13 | |
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DCore blockchain powered donation system Token4Hope launches
Token4Hope, a transparent donation system running on blockchain technology, has successfully launched its functional application for the Austrian humanitarian organization, Wiener Hilfswerk. The platform aims to alleviate the trust issues pertaining to social impact funds and empower charities with transparency through DECENT’s DCore blockchain. The project... Source дальше »
2019-2-20 20:31 | |
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Uganda loses 5 million internet users as a result of Social Media Tax
Half-way through 2018, Uganda introduced a Social Media (OTT) tax which required Ugandans to pay a tax if they wanted to access services such as Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, and many others. It turns out, based on released data by the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), the tax has had a significant impact on the number of internet users in the East Afrikan country resulting in a drop of 3 million internet users over a 3 month period. дальше »
2019-2-18 16:40 | |
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IBMR launches a macroeconomic stablecoin for Southeast Asia development
The International Blockchain Monetary Reserve, IBMR.io, a social impact economic development reserve and advisory, announced today the launch of the Asia Reserve Currency Coin (ARCC), a macroeconomic stablecoin that will be used to support and amplify the economic development of... дальше »
2019-2-7 15:03 | |
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The Hostile Media Narratives About Bitcoin’s Environmental Impact Are Total Garbage
If you’ve been following the news and social media discussion regarding Bitcoin for very long at all you’ve likely seen multiple articles castigating Bitcoin as a harbinger of environmental degradation and destruction. дальше »
2019-2-5 12:16 | |
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Ripple Whale Alert – Billions of XRP on the Move Amidst Market Volatility
Monitoring huge transactions is something that is made rather easy by the blockchain. Crypto whale watching is becoming an industry of its own and dozens if not hundreds of accounts are popping up on social media for this exact purpose. дальше »
2019-1-29 09:22 | |
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Rivet Ventures Co-Founder Calls Facebook ‘Vulnerable,’ Comments on Social Media Cyber Attacks
Facebook has had a very difficult year for 2018, starting with the discovery that 87 million users were used by a consulting firm that worked with the campaign to bring President Donald Trump to office. дальше »
2019-1-23 00:04 | |
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Almost 5,000 Crypto Pump and Dumps Posted on Discord and Telegram in 6 Months
A report compiled by researchers from Tel Aviv University, The University of Tulsa, and the University of New Mexico has found nearly 5,000 advertisements for cryptocurrency pump and dump signals on social platforms Discord and Telegram posted during the first half of 2018. дальше »
2018-12-23 23:00 | |
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IOTA Foundation Announces Two New Hires, Including a New Head of Strategic Projects
The IOTA Foundation announced today its newest hires this December. Mariana De La Roche Wills, Colombian human rights and social entrepreneur has been appointed to the Social Impact and Regulatory Affairs team of the Foundation. дальше »
2018-12-11 13:29 | |
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Discuss the future of payments at Hard Fork Decentralized
There are only five days left until Hard Fork Decentralized, our blockchain and cryptocurrency event in London, UK. If you’re interested in discussing the future of payments with industry leaders, we’ve selected some events you shouldn’t miss: Decentralized finance (University College London) The UCL Centre for Blockchain Technologies focuses on the impact of this tech on our socio-economic systems, as well as the promotion of a safe and organic development and adoption of blockchain-based platforms. дальше »
2018-12-7 19:14 | |
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Nydia Zhang of the Social Alpha Foundation: Using the Blockchain for Good
As chairman and co-founder of the Social Alpha Foundation (SAF), Nydia Zhang has left a solid mark on the blockchain and cryptocurrency space, though, as a young art student at the University of Washington in 2011, blockchain was far from the direction she saw her life taking. дальше »
2018-12-6 18:13 | |
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Peruvian Central Bank Warns Of Bitcoin And Crypto Market Volatility Risks
One of the advantages of the cryptocurrency marketplace is that it simply does not follow the trends of the regular stock market. It moves with the popularity of social media and other factors, and the various changes to regulatory measures can impact specific areas without moving the market as a whole. Still, it is a […] дальше »
2018-11-21 10:52 | |
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CryptoCare: Ethereum-Powered Crypto Collectible Social Platform?
What Is CryptoCare? CryptoCare is a social impact platform based on Ethereum, which gamifies philanthropy through crypto collectables. The platform seeks to become an Ethereum platform that is both interesting and has a positive impact in world. дальше »
2018-11-6 07:34 | |
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Op Ed: Bitcoin’s Energy Consumption Is Neither Frivolous Nor Excessive
As the CEO of Hut 8, one of North America’s largest cryptocurrency miners and the world’s largest publicly traded cryptocurrency miner, I’m often asked questions about energy consumption in the mining of cryptocurrency. дальше »
2018-11-1 23:35 | |
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This Non-Profit Turns to Wealthy, Young Crypto Donors in Order to Fund Social Projects
A non-profit called the Social Alpha Foundation is crusading to use cryptocurrency donations as grants. The grants will be awarded to entities dedicated to projects related involving social impact and blockchain education. дальше »
2018-10-25 06:00 | |
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Op Ed: In Defense of Bitcoin: A Response to Nouriel Roubini
Rhetorical style should never distract from the content of someone’s arguments. So when I heard that Nouriel Roubini testified to the U. S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on the cryptocurrency and blockchain ecosystem, I decided to peruse his testimony and reflect on it. дальше »
2018-10-24 19:38 | |
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Op Ed: Why Satoshi Nakamoto Deserves a Nobel Prize
Alfred Nobel died with regrets. After making a fortune off of explosives, he indicated in his will that his fortune should be used to make a prize awarded each year to those who “conferred the greatest benefit to humankind. дальше »
2018-10-23 23:22 | |
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