Here’s a fragment from the Q&A in Europe’s ‘Blockchains for Social Good’ Finalist’s Day. Frank van Dalen, partner in WordProof, answers a question on adoption: “why would tech giants adopt it?”. This post transcribes his answer, including links to relevant sources. Why would tech giants adopt WordProof’s Timestamp Ecosystem? Actually, it’s really a challenging question. […]
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Q&A: What’s WordProof’s Business Model and what’s the road to Adoption?
Here’s a fragment from the Q&A in Europe’s ‘Blockchains for Social Good’ Finalist’s Day. Frank van Dalen, a partner in WordProof, answers a question on WordProof’s business model and the road to adoption. This post transcribes his answer, including links to relevant sources. How do your business models allow you to build technology so that […]
3-minute WordProof Pitch at European Commission’s ‘Blockchains for Social Good’ 🇪🇺
WordProof is one of the 23 finalists selected out of the 178 applications received for the 5 x €1.000.000 EIC Horizon Prize on ‘Blockchains for Social Good’. Monday, February 10th, was Finalists’ Day. 23 initiatives gave a pitch and demo. Here’s the full transcript of WordProof’s pitch, presenting the impact of our solutions on social good aspects […]
Transcript: Dan Larimer on Security and Deterministic Code #fomgl
On January 31st, The Government Blockchain Association organized a summit called The Future of Money, Governance, and the Law. At this event, government leaders from around the world discussed their 2020 plans focusing on blockchain technology and cryptocurrency. Among Tim Draper and blockchain’s inventor Scott Stornetta, Dan Larimer was a keynote speaker. As always, his […]
Interview on WordPress, Mindfulness & Blockchain
Right before my talk at WordCamp Europe 2019, I had the pleasure to be interviewed by Sunita Karmacharya from DevotePress. In this article, I share a transcript with a table of contents and some valuable links on the topics we’ve discussed. Mass Adoption of WordPress WordPress, Open-Source, and Blockchain Timestamping WordPress Content with Blockchain Trust […]
Pecha Kucha at Drupal Tech Talks: Fixing the Web with Timestamps
On January 16th, 1 day after Drupal’s 19th birthday, the dutch Drupal community organized the 30th edition of Drupal Tech Talk. I had the pleasure to present a Pecha Kucha (20 slides x 20 minutes, what better way is there to start 2020?) on open-source, blockchain, and WordProof! Firstly, here’s the video of the presentation, […]
16 Powerful eCommerce Stats & the Impact of Blockchain Timestamps
Firstly, I found this list of powerful eCommerce statistics to guide your strategy. Then I added stats on disputes in eCommerce, which I found through WordProof’s participation in Europe’s Blockchains for Social Good contest. Lastly, I enhanced the relevant stats with what impact blockchain will have on them. After the stats, I dive deeper into […]
Transcript: Brendan Blumer at DC Blockchain Summit
Brendan Blumer of Block.one discusses the state of the blockchain ecosystem and its effect on government, regulation, and digital commerce at the Washington DC Blockchain Summit, hosted by The Chamber of Digital Commerce and Georgetown University’s Center for Financial Markets and Policy on March 6-7, 2019. As it’s full of valuable quotes (like many of […]
Transcript: Terry Shane – “By 2025, IoT exceeds 100 Billion Devices”
It’s estimated that by 2025, there will be 100 Billion global IoT devices, sending data and transferring value in the new Machine-to-Machine reality. As everything becomes a “smart device” in the coming Economy of Things, what will be the underlying protocol that makes this all work? I found this presentation by Terry Shane at the […]
Transcript: Matt Mullenweg, Interview at WordCamp Europe (2017)
At WordCamp Europe 2017, Matt Mullenweg was interviewed by Om Malik, followed by a Q&A with the WordCamp visitors. They extensively discussed the open web, the WordPress editor ‘Gutenberg’ and WordPress’s future as an operating system for the independent web, among other gems like Matt’s take on ethics in acquisitions in the world of open-source. […]