# Australian government awards M in grants to two blockchain startups

# Australian government awards $4M in grants to two blockchain startups

“# Australian government awards $4M in grants to two blockchain startups ” Australia’s Minister for Industry, Science and Technology announced 5.6 million Australian dollars ($4.2 million) in grants to two blockchain-focused companies including traceability firm Everledger and technology consulting startup Convergence.tech. Everledger, a company focused on building a global registry for diamonds, has received 3 million…

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# Blockchain can help publishers improve audience trust

# Blockchain can help publishers improve audience trust

“# Blockchain can help publishers improve audience trust ” Readers expect their news content to be reliable and trustworthy, yet many doubt it actually is. Readers cite issues like unchecked sources, rushing too fast to print, careless reporting and news sites being deliberately misleading as contributing to their eroding trust in published content. Yet readers…

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# Biological evolution should inform how humans design markets

# Biological evolution should inform how humans design markets

“# Biological evolution should inform how humans design markets ” If the global COVID-19 pandemic has taught humanity anything, it has hammered home the lesson that the human being is as dependent on its fellows as the honeybee or ant. Scientists, academics, pharmaceutical executives, philanthropists and government agencies have worked together to roll out a…

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# Blockchain technology could be particularly beneficial for women, says WTO director general

# Blockchain technology could be particularly beneficial for women, says WTO director general

“# Blockchain technology could be particularly beneficial for women, says WTO director general ” Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the director general of the World Trade Organization and former foreign and finance minister of Nigeria, said blockchain technology could help empower unbanked and underbanked women around the world. Cointelegraph editor-in-chief Kristina Cornèr addressed the G20 High Level Independent…

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