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Mindtree Launches Digital Health Passport for Travel to Improve Traveler Experience and Safety

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Monday, November 1, 2021

It also facilitates swifter approvals by allowing travelers to digitally store, manage, validate and share test results, vaccine certifications, self-attestations, travel authorization forms and other travel documents.

Key Points: 
  • It also facilitates swifter approvals by allowing travelers to digitally store, manage, validate and share test results, vaccine certifications, self-attestations, travel authorization forms and other travel documents.
  • "Mindtree's digital health passport for travel is a comprehensive and long-term solution that addresses multiple aspects of travel-readiness and drives seamless, contactless and paperless travel health workflows.
  • "Mindtree's Digital Health Passport for Travel has enormous potential to boost travel safety as well as traveler confidence in the new normal," said Daniela Barbosa, Executive Director at Hyperledger Foundation, and General Manager, Blockchain, Healthcare and Identity for the Linux Foundation.
  • Mindtree [NSE: MINDTREE] is a global technology consulting and services company, helping enterprises marry scale with agility to achieve competitive advantage.

Mindtree Launches Digital Health Passport for Travel to Improve Traveler Experience and Safety

Retrieved on: 
Monday, November 1, 2021

It also facilitates swifter approvals by allowing travelers to digitally store, manage, validate and share test results, vaccine certifications, self-attestations, travel authorization forms and other travel documents.

Key Points: 
  • It also facilitates swifter approvals by allowing travelers to digitally store, manage, validate and share test results, vaccine certifications, self-attestations, travel authorization forms and other travel documents.
  • "Mindtree's digital health passport for travel is a comprehensive and long-term solution that addresses multiple aspects of travel-readiness and drives seamless, contactless and paperless travel health workflows.
  • "Mindtree's Digital Health Passport for Travel has enormous potential to boost travel safety as well as traveler confidence in the new normal," said Daniela Barbosa, Executive Director at Hyperledger Foundation, and General Manager, Blockchain, Healthcare and Identity for the Linux Foundation.
  • Mindtree [NSE: MINDTREE] is a global technology consulting and services company, helping enterprises marry scale with agility to achieve competitive advantage.

Bitt Develops Africa's First CBDC

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Monday, October 25, 2021

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Oct. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- eNaira, the Bitt-developed central bank digital currency (CBDC), has officially rolled out in Nigeria.

Key Points: 
  • BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Oct. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- eNaira, the Bitt-developed central bank digital currency (CBDC), has officially rolled out in Nigeria.
  • Bitt is very excited to be entering the African CBDC market as the Central Bank of Nigeria's Technology Partner.
  • CEO of Bitt, Brian Popelka, "We are elated to have developed, tested and deployed the eNaira monetary infrastructure in record time.
  • Bitt is at the forefront of financial innovation, with a specialization in central bank digital currencies (CBDC) and stablecoins.

Bitt Develops Africa's First CBDC

Retrieved on: 
Monday, October 25, 2021

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Oct. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- eNaira, the Bitt-developed central bank digital currency (CBDC), has officially rolled out in Nigeria. Citizens and residents of Nigeria are now the first on the continent of Africa to use a legal tender digital currency for their daily financial transactions. 

Key Points: 
  • BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Oct. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- eNaira, the Bitt-developed central bank digital currency (CBDC), has officially rolled out in Nigeria.
  • Bitt is very excited to be entering the African CBDC market as the Central Bank of Nigeria's Technology Partner.
  • CEO of Bitt, Brian Popelka, "We are elated to have developed, tested and deployed the eNaira monetary infrastructure in record time.
  • Bitt is at the forefront of financial innovation, with a specialization in central bank digital currencies (CBDC) and stablecoins.

Dyne.org, RIDDLE&CODE and InfoCert's Consortium Appointed to Take EBSI to the Next Level

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Tuesday, September 21, 2021

The European Commission's vision for EBSI is to leverage distributed ledger technologies to create international and intra-communautaire services for public administrations.

Key Points: 
  • The European Commission's vision for EBSI is to leverage distributed ledger technologies to create international and intra-communautaire services for public administrations.
  • The blockchain-agnostic solution offers compatibility with a wide range of products to grant freedom of choice to participating member states and solution developers.
  • Dr. Francesca Bria , president of the Italian National Innovation Fund Cassa Depositi e Prestiti comments: "Zenroom stands for Citizen Crypto.
  • For the initial phase of EBSI's procurement, the consortium proposes a revolutionary solution for a European Digital Product Passport .

Muse Finance, Strategic DeFi Partner of Moonstake, Welcomes CEO and Founder of Blocklime Aboard as Advisor

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Monday, September 6, 2021

SINGAPORE, Sept 6, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Today, Muse Finance, the strategic DeFi partner of the industry-leading staking provider Moonstake, announces that it has onboarded Harpreet Singh Maan, the CEO and Founder of Blocklime, as its strategic advisor.

Key Points: 
  • SINGAPORE, Sept 6, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Today, Muse Finance, the strategic DeFi partner of the industry-leading staking provider Moonstake, announces that it has onboarded Harpreet Singh Maan, the CEO and Founder of Blocklime, as its strategic advisor.
  • Muse is also a strategic partner of the industry-leading staking provider Moonstake and the two are working closely to penetrate the field of DeFi and bring advanced DeFi connectivity to staking users globally.
  • Previously, Muse also appointed David McDonald, a former CEO of Centrality Japan, as its Chief Technology Advisor (CTA) to lead the technology build-out Muse Finance needs to take on the DeFi market.
  • Its ecosystem, which consists of Muse Swap, Muse Lending, and Muse Wrap, enables a liquid PoS platform that integrates the ERC-20 DeFi Ecosystem with Ethereum 2.0.

SIMBA Chain Raises $25 Million in Series A Funding

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Saturday, September 4, 2021

Joel Neidig, SIMBA Chain CEO and co-founder, stated, "Demand for our Web3 smart contracts platform has accelerated across all of our markets much quicker than we anticipated.

Key Points: 
  • Joel Neidig, SIMBA Chain CEO and co-founder, stated, "Demand for our Web3 smart contracts platform has accelerated across all of our markets much quicker than we anticipated.
  • Users across multiple spectrums have embraced and validated the SIMBA Chain model, which simplifies development of smart contracts.
  • With the additional funding, SIMBA Chain plans to scale sales, marketing, and development, and to dedicate resources to emerging enterprise-level opportunities such as non-fungible tokens.
  • SIMBA Chain's eco-friendly, energy-efficient platform supports Avalanche, Ethereum, Consensys Quorum, Binance Smart Chain, RSK, Stellar, Hyperledger, and other blockchain protocols.

SIMBA Chain Raises $25 Million in Series A Funding

Retrieved on: 
Saturday, September 4, 2021

Joel Neidig, SIMBA Chain CEO and co-founder, stated, "Demand for our Web3 smart contracts platform has accelerated across all of our markets much quicker than we anticipated.

Key Points: 
  • Joel Neidig, SIMBA Chain CEO and co-founder, stated, "Demand for our Web3 smart contracts platform has accelerated across all of our markets much quicker than we anticipated.
  • Users across multiple spectrums have embraced and validated the SIMBA Chain model, which simplifies development of smart contracts.
  • With the additional funding, SIMBA Chain plans to scale sales, marketing, and development, and to dedicate resources to emerging enterprise-level opportunities such as non-fungible tokens.
  • SIMBA Chain's eco-friendly, energy-efficient platform supports Avalanche, Ethereum, Consensys Quorum, Binance Smart Chain, RSK, Stellar, Hyperledger, and other blockchain protocols.

Zventus Launches Blockchain Lab to Modernize Legacy Mortgage Processes and Technology

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Monday, August 30, 2021

As an extension of the company's global consulting, customized staffing solutions, technology, and outsourcing services, Zventus' new Mortgage Blockchain Lab will focus on developing new products, services, and solutions to enhance the loan process.

Key Points: 
  • As an extension of the company's global consulting, customized staffing solutions, technology, and outsourcing services, Zventus' new Mortgage Blockchain Lab will focus on developing new products, services, and solutions to enhance the loan process.
  • "There's no doubt in blockchain's ability to disrupt the mortgage industry," said Angel Alban, President at Zventus.
  • Zventus has developed the lab in partnership with several academic, technology, and training partners, enabling the company to target the creation of 1,000 new blockchain technology jobs by 2024.
  • The lab incorporates Hyperledger, Ethereum, and other blockchain technologies and is a collaborative project between several mortgage domain experts, technology partners, and universities working side-by-side on blockchain R&D and delivery.

Gaming Market: 12.40% of Incremental CAGR is Expected to Originate from Interactive Home Entertainment Industry

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Wednesday, August 4, 2021

The integration of blockchain technology in the gaming industry is enabling players to trade in-game virtual assets with other competing players and facilitate peer-to-peer transactions.

Key Points: 
  • The integration of blockchain technology in the gaming industry is enabling players to trade in-game virtual assets with other competing players and facilitate peer-to-peer transactions.
  • The technology is being adopted by several gaming companies and gaming console manufacturers.
  • The integration of blockchain is expected to provide fast and secure payment networks and allow game developers to monetize their gaming services efficiently.
  • The integration of blockchain technology will provide substantial growth opportunities for gaming companies during the forecast period, driving the growth of the gaming market size.