Worldwide Asset eXchange™ (WAX) today introduced WAX Labs, a worker proposal system designed to grow the WAX Blockchain through decentralization and innovation. There are presently more than 75 million WAX tokens worth millions of dollars in the WAX Labs fund, which is allocated towards compensating developers who build upon the WAX Blockchain over many years, making WAX Labs the largest community-owned worker proposal system in the entire blockchain ecosystem.
ODEM shares the deep concern felt worldwide by the recent coronavirus outbreak and the lives it has taken around the world. We are equally concerned about the disruption of education for the learners, educators and all learning institutions. In response to the latest development in countries where the virus has prompted the closing of schools, colleges, and universities, ODEM is offering its online integrated learning platform and certification management system free for use to schools and educators to continue educating students until it is safe to return to campus.
After three months of competition, the 2019 Egretia Global DApp Contest finally came to a conclusion. The contest brought together hundreds of developers and builders to pursue the future of gaming. The 2019 Egretia Global DApp Contest, initiated by ENAC (Egretia North America Community), was one of the biggest global blockchain contests honored to be supported by Egretia. Since its initial launch on Oct 1st 2019, the contest attracted over 300 developers, and teams signed up for the event with over 50 entries submitted.
The "Blockchain in the Telecom Industry" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The telecom industry has been providing almost all the necessary infrastructure for the blockchain technology to operate. Blockchain itself is in a very nascent and untested stage, and there is no real-life example of its applications on a substantial scale, except crypto business. Besides the finance industry, where cryptocurrencies storm the world, there is comparatively very little known about its applications in other industries.
This report evaluates the technology, leading companies, and solutions in the evolving blockchain ecosystem. The report evaluates current and anticipated use cases for blockchain and assesses the market potential globally, regionally, and segmented by deployment type and industry vertical for the period 2020 to 2025. The report also evaluates key players, solutions, and use cases. It also assesses the prospect of integrating blockchain with other technologies including IoT and artificial intelligence. The report includes detailed forecasts by use case, application, and industry verticals from 2020 to 2025. This includes blockchain applications and solutions for both financial and non-financial markets.
The Telos Foundation is joining the Blockchain Research Institute in an effort to further its mission to bring blockchain to the masses. The Blockchain Research Institute (BRI) is a brain trust of individuals, organizations, and researchers from a wide range of fields that have come together to identify industries where blockchain technology could be of use. The research focus spans 10 primary categories including financial services, healthcare, energy & power, and manufacturing.
Riot Blockchain, Inc. (NASDAQ: RIOT) ("Riot" or the "Company"), a cryptocurrency miner that focuses on bitcoin, has appointed Gateway Investor Relations, a leading strategic financial communications and capital markets advisory firm, to provide investor relations and consulting services to the company.
FC Barcelona has signed a new global partnership agreement with world leading blockchain-based fan engagement platform for sports & entertainment Chiliz. The agreement, which is part of Barça's new digital and commercial strategy, will help the Club stay closer to its global fanbase through Barça Fan Tokens ($BAR), digital assets that allow supporters to take part in polls and surveys on Chiliz fan voting & rewards mobile app Socios.com.
Klaytn, the leading blockchain project led by the South Korean Internet giant Kakao, announced that the cryptocurrency exchange Huobi is joining the Klaytn Governance Council. Developed by Kakao's blockchain unit, Ground X, Klaytn is a public blockchain platform whose mainnet launched in June last year. Klaytn partners with major firms and businesses as part of its Governance Council program to together run its distributed network under a shared governance.
Tether, the blockchain-enabled platform that powers the largest stablecoin by market capitalization, is live on Algorand 2.0, the world's first permissionless, pure proof of stake blockchain platform. Tether is the first stablecoin to leverage the innovation released in Algorand 2.0 and will provide instant confirmation, micro payments and automatic wallet support.