blockchain

I've never understood cryptocurrency, and I'm still a bit baffled that it was really a thing. As far as I understand it (on a very simple level), cryptocurrency mining occurs when the blockchain asks a computer to perform complicated math…

There are two cunning ways to determine what a company is up to regarding future technology development—patents filed and job descriptions. Thankfully, we don't have to go through garbage dumpsters to recover memos, files, etc., now that…

Twenty-two leading zero-knowledge tech companies, foundations, and funds, joined by Advanced Micro Devices, announced a ZPrize contest offering $7 million in prizes. The goal is to accelerate zero-knowledge cryptography to enable the…

According to a survey of 1,000 U.S. consumers, 77% of those polled are worried about Facebook owning Metaverse data. Advokate Group commissioned the study. 87% of the respondents prefer a metaverse on the decentralized blockchain. Gen Z…

Here’s an opportunity to join NFTs to Crypto: The Future of Blockchain on Thursday, Nov. 18 at 11 a.m. PST/2 p.m. EST. Hiring Platform Hirect will moderate the Webinar designed to attract job seekers interested in careers in the…

BitTrap just announced a blockchain-based cybersecurity solution that leverages attackers' motivations for detection. The startup assumes that attackers are already inside a network, undetected. The solution is designed to identify hackers…

IPwe this month announced plans to begin representing patents as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) or digital assets by working with IBM to create the infrastructure for representing patents as NFTs and storing records on a blockchain network. The…

It started with a tweet by Elon Musk, challenging all of us to "hodl the rainforest." Translated:  We need to protect the rainforests that still exist for us and future generations. The Universal Protocol Alliance (UPA), a coalition of…

Steve Wozniak is out of retirement and launching his second company, Efforce. The mission is to transform and disrupt energy efficiency. Efforce enables companies to undertake energy efficiency measures at no cost, freeing up liquidity for…

Recognizing current Blockchain limitations, Blockchain Labs just launched InfraBlockchain, enabling the design of government, public sector, and enterprise networks for three different levels of use. For example, for internal use, there is…