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  • The Madison Blockchain Hackathon, 2018 (via MouseBelt).
    The Madison Blockchain Hackathon, 2018 (via MouseBelt).
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    New Blockchain Education Alliance goal: Attracting top talent fresh out of school to blockchain

    Created by blockchain accelerator MouseBelt, the group has attracted partners like the Stellar Development Foundation and TRON.

    October 10, 2019 /

    Blockchain accelerator MouseBelt announced it has joined with more than a dozen firms to create the Blockchain Education Alliance, aimed at attracting students to the industry.

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    Leo Jakobson
  • Nukes, brought to you by hacked crypto (via Pixabay).
    Nukes, brought to you by hacked crypto (via Pixabay).
    Politics

    Exchange hacks funded North Korean nukes

    The rogue state stole $2 billion from cryptocurrency exchanges over the past two years, using it to fund nuclear weapons development

    August 5, 2019 /

    North Korea funded its nuclear weapons research by looting cryptocurrency exchanges of $2 billion, according to a confidential UN report.

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    Leo Jakobson
  • A victim tied up with rope. Stop violence against children. Stop abuse.
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    Technology

    For International Women’s Day, here’s how blockchain can battle human trafficking

    A distributed ledger with immutable biometric data can provide proof of identity victims need to protect themselves

    March 8, 2019 /

    Human trafficking for the international sex trade is a nearly $100 billion business, and it is one that blockchain developers think they can help fight.

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    Leo Jakobson
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    BERKASOVO, SERBIA - OCTOBER 10, 2015: Worker of the UNHCR, the United Nations Agency for refugees, standing in front of a crowd of refugees, including a baby, at the border between Serbia and Croatia (photo by BalkansCat / Shutterstock.com)
    Ethereum,  Technology

    United Nations turns to blockchain technology

    The international body casts a wide net in its experiments

    December 31, 2018 /

    The United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime is reportedly planning to partner with telemedicine and telepsychology firm doc.com to provide free basic medical services in East Africa, where Focus Economics says three of the 10 poorest countries in the world are located.

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    Leo Jakobson

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