The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has begun a concerted effort to encourage the country’s scientists and technologists to study blockchain technology and its potential for use in the Philippines. According to Enrico Paringit of the DOST-Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development (PCIEERD), the blockchain technology seminar program is Continue Reading…

The Crypto.com-backed blockchain is inviting developers to apply for its 10-week startup program, which includes funding and mentorship opportunities for early-stage projects. This content was originally published here.

Tokyo, Japan (July 21, 2022) SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. today announced the release of a variety of next-generation hobby products that combine digital and tangible elements. As its latest offerings in its trading card series “ART MUSEUM” and action figure series “BRING ARTS,” Square Enix will release innovative new products with digital features such as Continue Reading…

The fifth annual Korea Blockchain Week kicked off on Sunday, with more than 7,000 people attending Asia’s largest blockchain event of 2022.  The Seoul-based event is set to run its main-stage sessions on Aug. 8 and 9, while side events such as music festivals and nonfungible token (NFT) art galleries will go through until Aug. 12. Continue Reading…

Nonfungible tokens (NFTs) are advertised as blockchain-based technologies, there are misconceptions about how they are stored according to two experts. They argued that technically, these tokens do not exist in the blockchain but are actually stored elsewhere.  In a Cointelegraph interview, Jonathan Victor, the Web3 storage lead at Protocol Labs and Alex Salnikov, the co-founder of Continue Reading…

Payment has always been the lifeblood of trade. It was during the days of barter, down to the days of cowries/gold/salt, to cash and now electronic payments. The same is true for intra-African trade. The only difference is that Africa-wide trade covers countries with varying financial and monetary systems. 2 years ago, there was significant Continue Reading…

In the spirit of the last couple of years, we review developments in what we have identified as the key technology drivers for the 2020s in the world of databases, data management, and AI. We are looking back at 2021, trying to identify patterns that will shape 2022. We start today with a review of Continue Reading…

While the whole NFT thing appears to be mercifully on the decline, there are still companies out there—like Square Enix—trying to justify partnering with technology that exists solely as an enormous scam. Mojang is clearly not one of them. site, the team go into great detail explaining both why they haven’t embraced the technology to Continue Reading…

At Brazil’s International Games festival on Friday game developer Mark Venturelli, best-known for Chroma Squad, received a standing ovation during his talk “The Future of Game Design” when he surprised the audience with a new name for the talk a few minutes in: “Why NFTs are a nightmare.” It was a loud statement against blockchain’s Continue Reading…

Solutions built around blockchain technology offer several upfront benefits, including a censorship-resistant, irreversible distributed ledger. Deloitte’s study revealed blockchain’s position as a perfect fit for real estate use cases around leasing and selling. Blockchain innovations often outdo traditional systems by not only digitizing information but also introducing a near real-time trustless environment, among other features. Continue Reading…