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Colombia’s government has launched a partnership with Ripple Labs, the company behind the cryptocurrency XRP, to put land titles on the blockchain, part of a plan to rectify land distribution efforts so unfair they’ve led to decades of armed conflict, reports Decrypt.co. The project, built by blockchain development company Peersyst Technology and Ripple, will permanently […]

The Hyperledger Global Forum for 2022 takes place in Dublin from 12-14 September at the Convention Centre Dublin, and Blockchain Ireland is proud to support it as a Community Partner. The Hyperledger Global Forum, by the Hyperledger Foundation, will offer the unique opportunity for more than 700 users and contributors of Hyperledger projects from across […]

Decentralised Web3 protocol Pocket Network has partnered with open source liquidity market and lending platform Aave, which will enable it to utilise Pocket’s distributed network of more than 44,000 nodes to access on-chain data from multiple blockchains. The partnership also benefits developers building Aave-powered dApps, allowing them to access reliable blockchain data from Pocket Network […]

Climate change has become one of the biggest global challenges for humanity. At the same time, the dependence on hydrocarbon energy sources such as coal, oil and natural gas is still strong. Supply lines around these energy sources are further vulnerable to geopolitical tensions. Due to the current sanctions against Russia, experts now expect rising […]

Blockchain security firm Halborn has raised $90 million (€89 million), reports Bloomberg News. The deal is described as an outlier in a climate where venture capital investing in crypto start-ups has slowed and digital currency prices have nosedived. Summit Partners led the Series A financing for Miami-based Halborn, which also included Castle Island Ventures, Digital […]

A blockchain can be seen as a distributed database whose information is stored across every node running the network. Because the database is distributed among those running the network, it guarantees data stored within it is accurate and securely stored, writes Francisco Rodrigues at CoinTelegraph. As the name implies, blockchains store their data into blocks […]

The crypto exchange and custodian firm Gemini has become the first company to be registered as a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) by the Central Bank of Ireland. At Blockchain Ireland Week 2022, in May of 2022, Gerry Cross, director of Financial Regulation, Policy and Risk, Central Bank of Ireland, confirmed that VASP applications were […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law the banning digital payments across the nation, reports CoinDesk. The law was approved by the Duma, on 8 July, and bans the use of digital securities and utility tokens as a means of payment for goods, services and products in Russia. The amendment adds to the previous […]

While not absolutely necessary, omitting it would be misguided, reasons Andrew Singer, at Cointelegraph. “The Metaverse without blockchains would likely just advance the ball for Big Tech.” Many are thrilled at the prospect of the Metaverse with its virtual worlds that can be used to play online games, but also to train surgeons on 3D […]

Ernst & Young (EY) has selected 16 early-stage start-ups to join its EY Foundry Cohort 5 programme to propel disruptive solutions in four areas: sustainability, new enterprise, people and wellness, and services of tomorrow, reports Blockchain.News EPC Blockchain, a Malaysian-based firm, is among those chosen, and it utilises blockchain technology to record energy investments needed […]

The Ministry of Economic Development of Italy has announced that certain blockchain projects will qualify to apply for up to €45 million in government subsidies starting from September, reports Cointelegraph. The Ministry said companies and public or private research firms will be able to apply for funding from the government for the development of projects […]

Blockchain technology has been damned as nothing but hype and devoid of any meaningful use case at a select committee meeting in Westminster, reports Yahoo Finance. UK MPs met in Portcullis House near the Houses of Parliament and questioned various experts on the utility of blockchain technology. The policymakers demanded examples of blockchain’s effectiveness in […]