Jack Daniel’s Parent Company Brown-Forman Targeted for Ransomware by Notorious REvil

Brown-Forman, Jack Daniel’s parent company and a giant powerhouse in the alcoholic industry, recently suffered a ransomware data breach originating from REvil.  REvil ransomware gang strikes again  One of the largest American-owned spirits and wine companies in the world and the official mother company of Jack Daniel’s whiskey, Brown-Forman disclosed that they had suffered from a cyber-attack in which … Continue reading Jack Daniel’s Parent Company Brown-Forman Targeted for Ransomware by Notorious REvil

OKX Signs Formula 1 Driver Daniel Ricciardo as Brand Ambassador

OKX, a global cryptocurrency exchange and web3 platform, announced on Thursday that it has partnered with Daniel Ricciardo, McLaren Racing Formula One driver and crypto trading enthusiast. Ricciardo will serve as an OKX ambassador role during the 2022/23 racing season based on the partnership. OKX and Ricciardo will collaborate to supercharge the fan experience through … Continue reading OKX Signs Formula 1 Driver Daniel Ricciardo as Brand Ambassador

Celsius Co-Founder Daniel Leon Calls it Quits

The embattled crypto lender Celsius Network Ltd. has lost another top member as co-founder Daniel Leon resigned this week. The crypto lender that filed for bankruptcy early this year said in a statement Tuesday to Bloomberg News, “We confirm that Daniel Leon resigned from his position at Celsius and is no longer part of the … Continue reading Celsius Co-Founder Daniel Leon Calls it Quits

Ethereum's Layer 2 Debate: Buterin Aligns with Daniel Wang on Validium Classification

Ethereum’s co-founder, Vitalik Buterin, has sparked a significant discussion in the crypto community regarding the classification and nature of layer 2 scaling solutions, especially focusing on the concept of validiums. This debate arises following Buterin’s agreement with a statement by Daniel Wang, the founder of the Ethereum rollup solution Taiko, on the classification of certain … Continue reading Ethereum's Layer 2 Debate: Buterin Aligns with Daniel Wang on Validium Classification

Blockchain-Based Startups Empower Individuals to Identify Fake News

Blockchain-Based Startups Empower Individuals to Identify Fake News Back in 2017, a man named James McDaniel confessed that he had created a fake news website to test how gullible Internet readers could be. “As I continued to write ridiculous things they just kept getting shared and I kept drawing more viewers,” he told Politifact. In … Continue reading Blockchain-Based Startups Empower Individuals to Identify Fake News

Bank of America Joins Marco Polo Blockchain Network Powered by R3 Corda

Bank of America has joined the Marco Polo Network, powered by R3 Corda’s distributed ledger technology to solve the challenges of the global trade participants.    The Marco Polo Network made the announcement on Sept. 19, stating that the multinational investment bank and financial services company is looking to provide transformative solutions for their global customers.   Launched … Continue reading Bank of America Joins Marco Polo Blockchain Network Powered by R3 Corda

South Africa Pioneers Blockchain-Enabled Property Register Pilot Project

The Centre for Affordable Housing Finance in Africa (CAHF) has teamed up with Seso Global, a blockchain property registry company, to develop the first-ever blockchain-powered property register in South Africa.  The pilot projectwill comprise of nearly 1,000 government-subsidized properties found in four sites in Makhaza, Khayelitsha. This means they are not yet registered on the … Continue reading South Africa Pioneers Blockchain-Enabled Property Register Pilot Project

Is Wikipedia the Next to Join the Blockchain Revolution?

Wikipedia is a globally known platform and has been around for nine years, offering vast amounts of data and resources for net citizens to find online.  Since starting in 2001, the platform has increased to over 49 million pages and millions of articles. Each month, as many as 50,000 new articles are submitted and added … Continue reading Is Wikipedia the Next to Join the Blockchain Revolution?

Once Upon a Time in Blockchain: The Reinvention of Storytelling

American author Stephen King once said that stories are relics, part of an undiscovered and pre-existing world.  I happen to agree with such a statement. Stories are fascinating, timeless things. They existed long before you and I made our entry into this world, and will forever remain long after we’ve become grains of sand drifting … Continue reading Once Upon a Time in Blockchain: The Reinvention of Storytelling

Microsoft Bitcoin-Based Identity Tool Launches Beta Version

Microsoft’s decentralized identity tool, ION which is based on the Bitcoin blockchain, launched a beta version on mainnet Wednesday. The launch was in response to the efforts of the Decentralized Identity Foundation (DIF), who are currently pushing to fast track publicly available tech tools that could help combat the COVID pandemic. ION, a Microsoft-led decentralized … Continue reading Microsoft Bitcoin-Based Identity Tool Launches Beta Version

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