On Jan. 30, the South China Morning Post reported that one of the largest Asian pharmaceutical companies, Zuellig, had launched a blockchain-based system to track the quality of COVID-19 vaccines. Called “eZTracker,” it allows any user to “instantly verify the provenance and authenticity” of vaccines by scanning the QR code on the package. Somewhat surprisingly, throughout the … [Read more...] about How blockchain contributes to the fight against COVID-19
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What Facebook’s Patents Tell Us About the Fight for the Soul of the Metaverse
This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Abra and FTX US.Download this episodeOn this week’s “Long Reads Sunday,” NLW reads David Z. Morris’ “Meta Leans In to Tracking Your Emotions in the Metaverse.”See also: Who Writes the Story of the Metaverse?“The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Rob Mitchell, research by Scott Hill … [Read more...] about What Facebook’s Patents Tell Us About the Fight for the Soul of the Metaverse
NCFTA onboards crypto exchange Binance to fight against cybercrime
The National Cyber-Forensics and Training Alliance (NCFTA), an American non-profit, onboarded its first crypto firm Binance to aid their ongoing battle against cybercrimes. Founded in 2002, the NCFTA partners with law enforcement and various business and academic entities to source threat intelligence to identify and mitigate cybercrime threats. By partnering with Binance, the … [Read more...] about NCFTA onboards crypto exchange Binance to fight against cybercrime
Web 3 Is a Long Fight Worth Fighting
With all the attention – and divisive debates – around Web 3 this past month, you might think the idea of a third, more decentralized internet era is entirely new.In truth, “Web 3.0” has been part of a two decades-long discussion around the societal, cultural and political distortions created by the dominance of big internet platforms such as Google and Facebook and around the … [Read more...] about Web 3 Is a Long Fight Worth Fighting
Breaking Down the Fight Between Bitcoin and Web 3
This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Abra and FTX US.Download this episodeThis week’s Long Reads Sunday features a reading of David Z. Morris’ “What Jack Dorsey’s Beef With ‘Web 3′ Is Really About”“The Breakdown ‘’ is written, produced by and features Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Rob Mitchell and Michele Musso, research by Scott Hill and additional production … [Read more...] about Breaking Down the Fight Between Bitcoin and Web 3