This Friday, famed privacy activist Edward Snowden will be talking to Gavin Wood—, Creator of Polkadot, co-founder of Ethereum and coiner of the term “Web3”,—for a fireside chat at the BlockDown DeData conference, an event exploring data ownership, privacy, Web3, personal information security and self-governance in detail through panels, keynotes, fireside chats and … [Read more...] about BlockDown to host historic discussion with Edward Snowden and Polkadot’s Gavin Wood about the future of Web3
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Edward Snowden set to discuss his use of Bitcoin in the NSA leaks at BlockDown conference
This Friday, Edward Snowden will be appearing at BlockDown: DeData, a virtual conference fully dedicated to the challenges and alternatives of ownership and consent in this new era where data is the most sought-after commodity.The former American former computer intelligence consultant, famous for leaking highly classified information from the National Security Agency in 2013 … [Read more...] about Edward Snowden set to discuss his use of Bitcoin in the NSA leaks at BlockDown conference
BlockDown presents DeData: A conference fully dedicated to data ownership, privacy and web3
BlockDown Conference, a virtual event series launched in March 2020, is preparing for its latest edition, this time fully dedicated to decentralized data, coming this December 3rd from 2 PM to 10 PM CET.In this one-day 8-hour special conference experts and academics from across the blockchain and crypto space will join to discuss data ownership, privacy, Web3, personal … [Read more...] about BlockDown presents DeData: A conference fully dedicated to data ownership, privacy and web3
Sergey Nazarov talks Chainlink 2.0 and ‘hybrid’ smart contracts at BlockDown
Chainlink, the widely-used decentralized oracle network, released its ‘2.0’ whitepaper yesterday in a move that sent LINK surging by 10%. The whitepaper described “hybrid smart contracts” and other mechanisms to make Chainlink’s oracles even more useful and resilient.Oracles are third-party tools that fetch data from outside to blockchain to within, as blockchains, by design, … [Read more...] about Sergey Nazarov talks Chainlink 2.0 and ‘hybrid’ smart contracts at BlockDown
SuperFarm’s EllioTrades will face off with NFT bear Edmund Schuster at BlockDown 4.0
BlockDown, the leading virtual crypto conference, is set to tackle the industry’s hottest topic, NFTs, when it gets underway on April 15.The event is set to host a debate between SuperFarm co-founder EllioTrades, an NFT bull, and LSE professor Edmund Schuster, who falls into the bear (critic) category.Conference to Assess NFT ManiaNFTs have generated endless headlines in recent … [Read more...] about SuperFarm’s EllioTrades will face off with NFT bear Edmund Schuster at BlockDown 4.0