Gonzalo Faura takes the chair of Developer Working Group
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Founder and CEO of Swappsi Software, Gonzalo Faura, has taken the chair of the Blockchain Ireland Developer Working Group. Faura has more than 20 years’ experience in the software industry through his background as a software developer and business analyst. As well as his role in Swappsi Software, Faura is also founder of Chainzie Blockchain […]

SIMBA Chain wins $30m US Air Force tech initiative
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Blockchain solutions provider SIMBA Chain has been selected for a $30 million Strategic Technology Focus Initiative (STRATFI) by the United States Air Force (USAF), reports Cointelegraph. The initiative is focused on identifying and advancing technologies that could secure the future dominance of the USAF. According to an announcement, the investment will be used to develop […]

Uncertainty and a lack of diversity among findings in Blockchain Gaming Alliance Survey
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A report from the Blockchain Gaming Alliance Survey for 2022 has offered insights into the challenges and trends facing the future of blockchain games, reports Blockleaders.io. It includes a survey of more than 300 members, including gaming studios, blockchain protocols, and individuals within the community. Many believe that blockchain gaming is a key factor driving […]

Dr Trevor Clohessy takes the Education, Skills, and Innovation Group chair
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The Blockchain Ireland Education, Skills, and Innovation Working Group has a new chair, Dr Trevor Clohessy. Dr Clohessy is a lecturer of more than 20 year’s experience, with University of Galway, the Atlantic Technological University, and private institutes such as Blockdaemon, City Colleges and Chartered Accountants Ireland. Dr Clohessy has also more than 15 years […]

How blockchain devs can use ChatGPT
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Blockchain technology has revolutionised the way we think about data storage and transactions, but it can also be a complex field for developers to navigate. One tool that can help simplify the process is ChatGPT, a large language model created by OpenAI, writes Alive Ivey for Cointelegraph. A language model is a type of artificial […]

Blockchain Ireland and EBC converging interests
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2023 is the year of real world asset growth, according to Fiona Delaney, co-chair at BCIRL Start-ups and Web3. In particular in her field of agri-Web3, this means land-backed asset creation and agri-DeFi. With this in mind, Delaney has selected some of her ‘most wanted’ speakers on the agenda from an interoperability and regulatory assurance […]

Cardano ecosystem to expand with custom-built sidechains
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The team behind the Cardano ecosystem is set to release a software toolkit later this month to enable developers deploy custom-built sidechains on Cardano, aimed at improving the ecosystem, reports Cointelegraph. The news was announced on 12 January Input Output Global (IOG), a blockchain engineering company founded by Charles Hoskinson and formerly known as Input […]

AWS partners with Avalanche Blockchain to accelerate enterprise adoption
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In an official blog post published on 11 January, Ava Labs confirmed that they have partnered with Amazon Web Services to drive Enterprise adoption of blockchain technology, reports Blockcleaders.io. The Global ecommerce giant and leading cloud storage provider also confirmed the news on their official platform with a thought leadership article from Emin Gün Sirer […]

Using blockchain technology to combat retail theft
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The retail industry is one of the most important sectors of the United States economy. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic has left the trillion-dollar retail sector vulnerable to in-store theft, writes Rachel Wolfson in an editorial for Cointelegraph. Findings from the National Retail Federation’s 2022 Retail Security Survey show that retail losses from stolen goods increased […]

DeepSquare: A beacon for decentralised high-performance cloud computing
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At a recent event, Diarmuid Daltún and Florin Dzeladini, the respective Co-Founder and Blockchain Lead at DeepSquare spoke to Blockleaders.io. As a sustainable, decentralised cloud ecosystem, DeepSquare is on a mission to enable high-performance computing centred around a blockchain protocol, it reports. Alongside high-performance computing, DeepSquare is a non-profit organisation that has a strong focus […]

Decentralised solutions for climate change are key as COP disappoints
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Climate change has become one of the most pressing issues in the modern world with mounting pressure on companies to develop and implement climate strategies. Politicians around the globe have also been actively involved, with several nations pledging to go carbon-neutral in the next couple of decades, reports Cointelegraph. Amid all the initiatives and conferences […]