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According to the research, combining the technologies will result in 12 distinct advantages over the traditional educational system. 59 Total views 1 Total shares Mehmet Fırat, a researcher at Anadolu University in Turkey, recently published research envisioning a multi-tech solution to the problems challenging the traditional educational system called the “Smart Open Education Ecosystem” (SOEE).The…

Fernando Haddad, the presidential candidate for the Brazil Workers’ Party, has published his government plan via blockchain, per an announcement published on his website Oct. 14.According to the release, Haddad decided to use blockchain technology for disseminating information about his presidential campaign after a long-term struggle with fake news reports. As information stored on a…

Decentralized finance “may prove difficult to subject to regulatory requirements,” a regulatory adviser says. The European Commission’s newly proposed cryptocurrency regulations pose a specific risk for the decentralized finance (DeFi) industry, according to industry regulatory adviser XReg Consulting.Adopted by the European Commission on Sept. 24, the proposed Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulations aim to strengthen consumer…

Kakao, South Korea’s largest internet conglomerate that operates applications and have nearly a 90 percent dominance in their respective markets, is running an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) to raise funds for its blockchain project called Clay.In March, Kakao released its initial attempt to conduct a token sale by establishing an entity in Switzerland. But, with…

BTC price fell below $38,000 as tech stocks sold off and traders watched cautiously to see if Bitcoin can hold its “macro-level support” zone. 1579 Total views 19 Total shares The cryptocurrency market and wider global financial markets fell under pressure on April 26 after the hype surrounding Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter began to…

Agriculture and food supply chains will get investment worth over $400 million over the next five years directly from blockchain, according to a new report.Authored by Reportlinker, a report released this week “Blockchain: Agriculture Market Forecast until 2023” foresees the sector growing from its current worth of $60.8 million to $429.7 million at a compound…

Linear’s launch on Binance Smart Chain adds interoperability options to the network and may draw new users looking to escape Ethereum’s high gas fees. 819 Total views 6 Total shares This week Linear Finance (LINA) emerged as a viable competitor to Ethereum-based projects in the DeFi sector that find themselves hampered by congestion and high…

The IOTA blockchain finds a use case in industrial maintenance. 1691 Total views 22 Total shares The IOTA Foundation, a non-profit organization behind the IOTA blockchain, is collaborating with Japan’s government on a project targeting industrial infrastructure.The foundation has partnered on a project initiated by major Japanese maintenance companies, Best Materia and IMC, IOTA representatives…

At the Money 20/20 conference in Las Vegas today Oct. 22, experts in the blockchain field debated the future of the technology and its potential effects on how payments are conducted.Ripple’s Chief Technology Officer David Schwartz and FIS Payments Senior Vice President of Product Strategy Esther Pigg offered competing visions of whether blockchain will benefit…