Tag: Technology

Government Association Endorses Blockchain for Elections

Washington, D.C., Aug 3, 2022 – (ACN Newswire) – The 2020 US elections were a painful display of a breakdown in public trust. Declining trust in elections threatens democratic institutions all over the world, and it is imperative we restore it in our democratic institutions.

US Federal law requires that overseas, military, and disabled voters have access to remote voting. States permit the use of email, fax, or mail-in ballots. However, many of these methods used today lack the security required to maintain integrity of the election results. The most important aspect in restoring trust is to manage all ballots securely, whether paper or electronic.

Susan Eustice, Chair of the Government Blockchain Association (GBA) Voting Working Group has a lifetime of experience with elections. Her father invented the first mechanical voting machine, and she has been a researcher in the election and technology field for over 60 years. Eustice stated, “the same technologies banks use to move trillions of dollars each day can be made private and secure enough for elections by adding blockchain technology”.

However, there are two reasons why mobile devices and blockchain are typically not used for federal elections:

  • There is a concern that internet-connected systems cannot be made private and secure for elections.
  • The standard used by laboratories to certify election systems is called the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG) published by the US Elections Assistance Commission (EAC). However, the VVSG prohibits election systems connected to the internet.

The GBA has released two reports to address these issues.

The work that the GBA has done and continues to do to support the use of blockchain technology, securing elections and public confidence in public institutions is paramount. For more information visit www.GBAglobla.org or contact gerard.dache@GBAglobal.org.



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Digital Health and Technology Trends in the USA

AUSTIN, TX, Aug 1, 2022 – (ACN Newswire) – What role and purpose will businesses accept to impact the social contract, and how might consumer and provider empowerment might bring change to healthcare business models using technology?


The Partners in Digital Health blockchain in healthcare and telehealth portfolio both reflect and set trends in the marketplace. Here are a few trends and current issues to ponder.

Cost, place, and preference have prioritized the care at home care and care transitions as aging populations and a looming healthcare worker shortage impact the US health system, where virtual care presents an opportunity to build long term resilience into system.

Adopting Zero Trust Architecture to enhance security across agencies and businesses must quickly be adopted, following the executive order on improving the Nation's Cybersecurity (EO 14208). If you've been hacked recently, you understand the urgency.

A fully realized digital 3D world (Web3/Metaverse), creating virtual holographic experiences, including digital twins that operate in real-time, must be created for secure use. Healthcare is at the forefront with medical education initiatives and holoportation. Ambient AI, or real-time human perception technology, that enables intelligent environments is an area where technology can anticipate and respond to people's needs, customize and forecast behaviors across the continuum of care – and reduce the cost of care. Compliant AI-powered conversational patient intake can also increases time and quality time engagement with patients.

Diversity and inclusion present new market opportunities for drug discovery, startups, apps, payment models, cross boarder collaborations, market investment and more. Pandemics teach us there are significant differences in patient populations with sexual, cultural, age, and geographic diversities to consider.

The cash economy in healthcare is on the rise. A retail health revolution is occurring where employers give their employees cash instead of health insurance. Consumers pay cash for drugs and services that are cheaper than those covered through insurance – and participants don't have to deal with system bureaucracy.

Price transparency for health insurance market plans to make hospital pricing transparent for patients to compare costs for care is embraced by 85% of Americans. Consumers believe cost cutting and improving quality through transparency should be a priority. Site neutral payments are another way to level the playing field and could save the USA as much as $350 billion over the next decade.

Cryptography and applying quantum mechanics for uncrackable code for two parties to interact securely. The US is teetering on losing its competitive edge and may have already.

Blockchain will improve how the public interacts with government services and will have broad economic and social implications. Global health passes and interoperable permissioned global networks are examples and only the beginning of the wave impacting healthcare.

At ConV2X, just about every facet of blockchain technology is explored including cybersecurity and quantum computing, patient experiences, credentialing, data ownership, Metaverse, NFTs, DAOs, TradFi, privacy protection, joint workflows and processes, inventory management, fraud, chargebacks, precision medicine, zero trust frameworks, standards and more.

A real revolution of borderless interoperability, led by consumers, activists and pioneers, challenging market integrity and sensibilities is well underway.

For more information visit
Blockchain in Healthcare Today (https://blockchainhealthcaretoday.com/index.php/journal) journal, or
ConV2X Blockchain in Healthcare 2022 (https://conv2xsymposium.com/registration/) event
Telehealth and Medicine Today (https://telehealthandmedicinetoday.com/index.php/journal) journal, or
ConV2X Telehealth 2022 (https://telehealth2022.conv2xsymposium.com) event

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6th Annual ConV2X Telehealth 2022 Event Announced

North Miami, Florida , Aug 1, 2022 – (ACN Newswire) – The acclaimed annual telehealth event catalyzes C-suite global market executives driving the transformation of telehealth, data science, and edge technologies and includes healthcare leadership & breakthrough technology providers to inspire and guide informed decision making to successfully navigate a new digital health era.

The full day event will present keynotes, panel discussions, and unparalleled business and research network opportunities.

The audience includes top multidisciplinary global leaders from platform providers, health systems, payors, universities, government, NGO, consultants, think tanks, clinicians, pharmaceutical & medical device manufacturers, VCs/Investors, students and startups.

Date: Thursday, October 11, 2022
Time: 8 AM – 5 PM ET
Place: Florida International University
Location: Biscayne Bay Campus: 3000 NE 151st St, North Miami, FL 33181
Theme: Integrating Telehealth: Problems. Solutions. Future.
Tickets: https://telehealth2022.conv2xsymposium.com/

Participating Companies:
– Health and Human Services (HHS)
– NASA
– WHO
– Microsoft
– TLGG Consulting
– World Bank
– Biofourmis
– Vizient
– Solve Care
– UC Irvine Health
– Cincinnati Children's Hospital
– Teladoc
– Jefferson Medical College
– Oschner Health System
– Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians
– Harvard Medical School
– Softhread
– Navicent Health
– Vivalink
– AImedica
– Ravkoo Health
And more…

Topics will include:
– Health System Challenges, Growth and Market Transformation
– Redefining Telehealth for Long Term Resilience
– Precision Healthcare, the Role of Providers and Technology
– Digital Health Around the Globe: Regulation, Case Use & Success
– Smart Health, Data Science, and AI
– Reducing Medical Error, Duplication and Simplified Process
– Learning with Digital Tools, Apps and Software
– Customer Journeys and Loyalties
– Information Governance And Data Protection
– Workforce Training, Retention and Transformation
– Market Research and Analysis
– Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

Event Sponsors:
Greenberg Traurig LLP
IEEE SA
Kenessaw University

For sponsor opportunities contact:
Tory Cenaj at t.cenaj@partnersindigitalhealth.com
Aleksandar Linc-Djordjevic at a.linc@datasciconference.com
Jovan Marjanovic at jovan.marjanovic@gmail.com

About ConVerge2Xcelerate

ConVerge2Xcelerate (#ConV2X) Telehealth 2022 is the undisputed leading telehealth event in the USA. The live and in person event is where service providers, health systems, payors, providers, tech, entrepreneurs and innovations collide. Thought leaders and pioneers blazing trails will share critical business insights. Forge meaningful partnerships. Be a part of this critical dialog. Lessons learned from this event will likely guide your strategic plan, impact your business, the marketplace and your personal vision for years to come. ConV2X creates an irresistible environment for telehealth executives and future leaders

Experience more from the Telehealth and Medicine Today (THMT) multimedia proceedings issue at https://telehealthandmedicinetoday.com/index.php/journal.

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Blockchain in Healthcare Today Journal Announces 2021 Best Article Award

AUSTIN, TX, Jul 28, 2022 – (ACN Newswire) – Blockchain in Health Today (BHTY) open access peer reviewed journal is excited to announce the 2021 Editors Best Article Award. The award will be presented to:


Author: Dr. Hao Sen Fang Andrew, Doctor Anywhere, formerly at SingHealth Polyclinics, SingHealth, Singapore
Title: Commercially Successful Blockchain Healthcare Projects: A Scoping Review
DOI: https://doi.org/10.30953/bhty.v4.166

The esteemed Award will be presented at ConV2X 2022 Blockchain in Healthcare Today and Tomorrow event, Sept 15, in Austin, TX.
For event details see https://conv2xsymposium.com/

Past winners include:

2020
William Chien, PharmD, MBA
The Last Mile: DSCSA Solution Through Blockchain Technology: Drug Tracking, Tracing, and Verification at the Last Mile of the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain with Bruin Chain.
DOI https://doi.org/10.30953/bhty.v3.134.

2019
Kevin A. Clauson, Lipscomb University
Leveraging Blockchain Technology to Enhance Supply Chain Management in Healthcare
DOI: https://doi.org/10.30953/bhty.v1.20

Blockchain in Health Today (BHTY) is the world's first peer-reviewed journal that amplifies and disseminates distributed ledger technology research and innovations in the healthcare, information systems, clinical computing, network technology and biomedical science fields.

As innovation moves out of academia and into real world scenarios and solutions leveraging decentralized ledgers, researchers are invited to share new insights, solutions, and results including theoretical constructs, reviews, case use, technical briefs, position papers and guidelines reports impacting the blockchain in healthcare field.

Alex Colgan, a member of the Ledger Domain team, stated, "Blockchain in Healthcare Today does incredible work at the intersection between a rapidly evolving technology and a highly regulated industry essential to everyone. We chose Blockchain in Healthcare Today because they bring together the best minds in the field, with a world-class peer review process that combines speed and rigor to deliver critical insights at breakneck speed."

To Submit a manuscript to the journal, please visit:
https://blockchainhealthcaretoday.com/index.php/journal/about/submissions

BHTY Article Compendium 2018-2021: bit.ly/3z9YCBD

About Blockchain in Healthcare Today (BHTY)

Blockchain in Healthcare Today (BHTY) is the world's first peer reviewed open access journal that amplifies and disseminates distributed ledger technology research and innovations in the healthcare information systems, clinical computing, network technologies and biomedical sciences. Fields of interest include utility for data integrity, privacy preservation, health information systems interoperability, permissioned security for health data, clinical support and clinical trials management, supply chain management, revenue cycle automation, cost and impact, and the integration of AI and machine learning tools in this emerging specialty field of research.

The preeminent international journal is published on a continuous basis to accelerate sharing rigorously vetted theoretical and experiential knowledge required for a global multi-disciplinary ecosystem.

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ConV2X Blockchain in Healthcare 2022 Event Announced

AUSTIN, TX, Jul 28, 2022 – (ACN Newswire) – Partners in Digital Health has announced the acclaimed ConVerge2Xcelerate (#ConV2X) Blockchain in Healthcare 2022, will be held on site and in person, at the Central Public Library, Thursday, September 15, in Austin, TX, USA.


The blockchain event is the premier destination community driving the transformation of healthcare with blockchain and edge technologies. ConV2X presents real world evidence, strategy, operations, research & trends to guide informed decision making to successfully navigate the benefits of this emerging health technology field.

The theme for the 2022 program is "Blockchain in Healthcare Today and Tomorrow" (https://conv2xsymposium.com). The audience includes global C-suite leaders across a multidisciplinary ecosystem of universities, health systems, consortiums, pharmaceutical, device and generic manufacturers, government, NGO, consultants, clinicians, VCs/Investors, students and startups.

The full day event presents panel discussions, keynotes, meet the speakers and startup forum, a virtual blockchain scientific track, and exhibition gallery.

Symposium Topics include:
Data Management | Consent Management | Drug Supply Chain | Claims Management & Administrative Processes | Token Economics, NFTs, DAOs, Web3 and Metaverse | Security and Privacy | Regulatory, Policy & Standards | Drug Discovery and Clinical Trials Management | Global Technical, Cultural and Business Challenges

For those interested in supporting the symposium, speaking or exhibiting, please contact Ms. Tory Cenaj, at info@partnersindigitalhealth.com.

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Domineum Holds Blockchain Developers Summit 2022 in Abuja to Outstanding Attendance

ABUJA, Nigeria, Jul 28, 2022 – (ACN Newswire) – Domineum Blockchain Solutions, a leading distributed ledger technology company in Africa, took task to popular blockchain education by holding the Blockchain Developers Summit (BDS) on 21 & 22 July in Nigeria's capital, Abuja. Themed "Stimulating Blockchain Adoption in Nigeria", the summit was powered by BSV Blockchain, a distributed data ledger for enterprise-grade applications and services, and supported by National Information Technology Authority (NITDA).


People came from various parts of the country to participate in Blockchain Developers Summit 2022, the first and premier Blockchain summit in Nigeria. [Image: Domineum]

Organizer Domineum collaborated with sponsors and supporters from the Blockchain ecosystem, including BSV Blockchain, NITDA, Pacer Labs and Baze University. [Image: Domineum]


Blockchain Developers Summit (BDS) is an international blockchain event aiming to help startups build solutions that can help address local needs by bringing together developers, startups, government, blockchain enthusiasts, industry and academia, offering exposure to BSV Blockchain resources and networks, and leading to the activation of the BSV Blockchain ecosystem in Africa.

The BDS 2022 Edition welcomed a record number of 1,500 participants, making it the largest Blockchain gathering in Africa. BDS 2022 was hosted over 15 sessions – networking sessions and panel sessions with industry experts – to discuss Blockchain and its adoption in Africa. BDS aimed to educate, impact and develop attendees with proper knowledge of Cryptocurrency and Blockchain, teaching them to leverage blockchain technology in everyday life.

The two-day event was held at Baze University, Abuja. As an official partner of Domineum Blockchain Solutions, the Industry plus Academia partnership officially launched the Blockchain-AI Lab at the summit. This is the first of its kind in Africa, poised to build and unlock potential by exploring the powerful capabilities BSV Blockchain offers, thereby accelerating blockchain adoption.

Speaking for the vision and motive behind the summit, Local Organising Committee Chairman and Domineum co-founder Mr Mohammed Ibrahim Jega said, "Blockchain is a technology that houses Cryptocurrency and many various ideas. It is important to demystify it, enable young people to take a proper grasp and expose themselves to this game-changing technology and take advantage of the numerous opportunities it presents."

Domineum Blockchain COO Mr Chima Achu, who gave the welcome address on behalf of the Domineum team, said, "The goal of the summit is to unravel the mysteries behind Blockchain, debunk the myths and reinstate the facts clearly. As well as to provide exposure to youths to the many opportunities in the space."

Summit speakers were industry leaders and experts including:
Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi – Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)
Professor Umar Garba Danbatta – Executive Vice Chairman, NCC
Vincent O. Olatunji – Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer, NDPB
Mr Yau Isa Garba – National Director, National Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (NCAIR)
Hadiza Saidu – General Manager, Pacer Ventures
Dr Usman Gambo Abdullahi – Director, IT Infrastructure Solutions, NITDA
Muhammad Yahaya Tambura – DG, Zamfara Information Technology Development Agency (ZITDA)

Industry speakers (panelists) featured:
Adedeji Owonibi – Co-Founder, Convexity Hub
Abubakar Umar – President and CEO, Excelian Technologies Ltd
Chimezie Chuta – Founder, Blockchain Nigeria User Group
Oyewole Joledo – Senior Manager, Partnerships, Paxful
Ajuma Ataguba – Managing Director, Founder Institute Abuja
Nnamdi Uba – Co-founder, HouseAfrica
Michal Scislowski – CEO, Soundoshi
Lorien Gamaroff – Co-founder & CEO, Centbee
Dr Maximilian Sinan Korkmaz – CEO, My2Cents

Day 1 primarily centered on the local tech ecosystem and how blockchain is becoming integrated. Speakers who took to the stage spoke about blockchain's role in the future of Nigeria and why the ordinary Nigerian should be excited about the direction the country is taking. Keynote speaker Kashifu Inuwa, Director-General, NITDA reiterated the Agency's stance on emerging technologies and laid out Nigeria's Blockchain Adoption Strategies.

Day 1 also featured a pitch session in which three startups – TechBross, Green Life Energy, and Eduvacity -pitched to the attendees, explaining how their ideas could solve critical challenges facing the West African nation and beyond.

Day 2 saw the BSV Blockchain team officially launch the BSV ecosystem in Africa and announced the BSV Academy in Nigeria. Three of the BSV ecosystem's innovators and startup founders took the stage for a panel discussion. Moderated by Domineum's Mohammed Ibrahim Jega, they discussed how their startups are solving various challenges, leveraging BSV's massive scaling.

Day 2 also saw three more startups making their pitches. By the end of it, TechBross emerged as the winner, attracting the interest of Satoshi Block Dojo, the Bitcoin industry's leading startup incubator.

Blockchain Developers Summit was an ample opportunity to connect with like minds and boost one's professional network. BDS is a pacesetter, leading the drive to the adoption of blockchain in Nigeria, and looking forward to seeing more young scholars doing great things in the blockchain and crypto space.

Watch highlights and the full summit video on YouTube at https://youtu.be/l7BagJvuJe0.

You can connect with Domineum and join the BDS network at https://training.domineum.io/. Or follow them on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook: @domineum

We look forward to the 2.0 of this summit as version 1.0 was such a mind-blowing success!

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World Blockchain Summit is going Bullish in a Bear Market

SINGAPORE, July 27, 2022 – (ACN Newswire) – The 20th edition of World Blockchain Summit – Singapore 2022 presented by Sedition and co-hosted by Sangkara, registered more than 1300 global blockchain, crypto and web3 industry under one roof to inspire and stimulate business opportunities through mutually beneficial collaborations across APAC. The summit featured an address by the chief guest H. E. DR. Jerry Sambuaga and industry heavyweights such as Illia Polosukhin, Jan Camenisch, Mance Harmon and Hassan Ahmed.

During his address H. E. DR. Jerry Sambuaga, Vice Minister of Trade, Republic of Indonesia spoke of the booming market in Indonesia and the wider South East Asian market, noting “Crypto Asset Trading in Indonesia can be one of the Government’s strategies to accelerate, and develop Indonesia’s Digital Economy by 2030.” He also added – “We saw the potential in crypto we could use it as a potential commodity for exports, by December 2020, the transaction of crypto asset in Indonesia alone increased to 64.9 trillion Rupiah, equivalent to 4.2 billion USD and in December 2021, it reached 859.4 trillion Rupiah [57.33 billion USD]”.

Top speakers for the summit included Rory Blain, Director – Sedition; Agustino Wibisono, CEO – Sangkara Misa and Haydn Snape, Founder and CEO – Decentralized Investment Group; Alex Van Hulle, CTO – Redlight Finance to name a few.

Rory Blain, Director of Sedition spoke at length about how blockchain is transforming the world and even influencing digital art. He stated, “Blockchain is a historical game changer in the art world as it will allow you proper identification and ownership of what was previously an endlessly reproducible asset. Never before in history has an artist been able to guarantee that they will get a fair resale value of their work down the line.”

Agustino Wibisono, CEO, Sangkara also shared his thoughts on the NFT market stating, “The most important point of NFT is that it can be the new individual token for every unique individual with a defined ownership and identity. NFTs are intangible assets that will help create more value and in turn unlock a new market.”

During the 2-day summit, more than 60 blockchain solution providers, crypto projects, investment partners and community partners showcased their offerings and were able to network and meet with qualified investors, buyers and other stakeholders to promote their offering, tokens and solutions proving how resilient the regional blockchain ecosystem truly is.

The World Blockchain Summit – Singapore 2022, presented by Sedition and co-hosted by Sangkara also provided startups with a platform to exhibit their innovative capabilities in front of global investors at the Startup World Cup pitch competition. Amaze World, a company that offers a new generation tourist platform, tourist attractions as well as facility centers using web 3.0 decentralized blockchain technology, won the pitch slot at the 2022 Startup World Cup in San Francisco. They will now get an opportunity to network with startups and investors at the Grand Finale of the Startup World Cup and pitch for a US$ 1 Million investment prize.

“Singapore is quickly transforming into one of the most digitized and technology focused nations in South East Asia and in the world. The World Blockchain Summit shed light on the adoption journey of various players in the space, featured enlightening conversations and networking opportunities that will shape the future of the web3 technologies in Singapore and APAC region.” stated Mohammed Saleem, CEO, World Blockchain Summit.

The World Blockchain Summit’s next stop in its annual roadmap is Toronto, bringing together North America’s leading players in the space on August 18-19, followed by the flagship edition in Dubai on 17-18 October and rounding up the year with a final stop in Bangkok on 13-14 December.

World Blockchain Summit – Singapore 2022 presented by Sedition and co-hosted by Sangkara was officially sponsored by Headline Sponsor, Decentralized Investment Group; Gold Sponsors, Cache Gold, Abra Borrow, Redlight Finance; Silver Sponsors, Coinstore, Kaiko, Solidus Ai Tech, Ad shares, Midas Investments; Bronze Sponsors, Copper.co and Proto Reality Games.

Exhibitors included: Prokey, Quantam Blockchain, BlockchainX, Amaze World, Labuan IBFC, DAMF, Mugen, GBR Globals, Purple Quarter, Wadzpay, Galaxy Heroes, Mr. Mint, Hype, Bizverse, Metabond, Blockchain App Factory, ITC Games, Yuse and Jump Trade.

Association Partners: Asia Blockchain Association

Community Partners: APAC Dao and Shuttle One

Investment Partners: Altoken Ventures, AUSPAC, Insignia Ventures Partners, Plug and Play, Quest Ventures, Startup Bay, Tembusu Partners, Widus Partners, AG Funder, Blockchain Founders fund, Draper Startup House, MBH Corporation, Meet Ventures, Prosus, Saison Capital, TNB Aura, Entrepreneur Hub, Epic Angels, NH, Openspace, Reflection Digital, Singtel Innovate, SinoAm Capital, Sistema, True Global Ventures, Vantage Point, Accelerating Asia, C Advisory, B Capital, BA Capital, Catcha Group, Decacorn, Farquhar Venture Capital, Gunung Capital, iglobe Partners, Moonshot, Pix Vine Capital, Top2, Vantage Venture, V&C Capital, Capitale Ventures, CE Innovation Capital, Crowd Fund Junction, Click Ventures, Fatfish Group, Fintonia Group, GFC, MAD Angels, Newtribe Capital, RF Fund Management, SwissBorg Ventures, Silverdale, Straits One, Varidus, Vulpes, White Star Capital, Accelerasia, Emtac, Geekcartel, IvyCap Ventures, Perspective Ventures, RIAU Capital, SIGNVM, Trihill Capital and Two Family Office.

Official Media Partner: Coinquora

Media Partners: ACN Newswire, Cointelegraph, Zex PR Wire, Be in crypto, Bitcoin garden, Fit N Glam, Coinspeaker, Cryptonews, ICO Holder, Binbits, Coinvestasi, Cryptoholdy, Mid east info, thenewscrypto, CoinPedia, MySecurity Media, ASEAN Tech & Sec, MySecurity Marketplace, Bitmedia IO, Crypto Reporter, CEO Magazine, Coinnewsextra, Your PR Strategist, Coinlive, Bitcoin world, Payments Pedia, U Today, Gagsty, Cryptopolitan.

About World Blockchain Summit (WBS)

World Blockchain Summit is a global series of elite gatherings that take place in 19+ destinations across the world.

It is a thought-leadership-driven initiative that brings together the most important stakeholders from the blockchain and crypto currency ecosystem such as investors, blockchain and crypto projects, exchanges, enterprises, government representatives, and technology leaders – to discuss and deliberate the future of the industry and the revolutionary ways it can transform businesses and government functions.

The summit also features inspirational keynotes, pitch competitions, panel discussions, investor meet-ups, project showcases, industry use-cases and a host of formal and informal networking opportunities.

About the organizer

Trescon is a global business events and consulting firm that provides a wide range of business services to a diversified client base that includes corporations, governments, and individuals. Trescon is specialized in producing highly focused B2B events that connect businesses with opportunities through conferences, roadshows, expos, demand generation, investor connect, and consulting services.

For more information visit: https://worldblockchainsummit.com/singapore/

For further details about the announcement, please contact:
Sharon Nath
Corporate Communications Manager, World Blockchain Summit
media@tresconglobal.com | +91 81059 7593



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OctaFX announces visual rebranding, adopts space-inspired design system

KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 26, 2022 – (ACN Newswire) – 11 years of providing brokerage services marks an important milestone for OctaFX. For the first time, the broker decided to hold a visual rebranding.


Over more than a decade, OctaFX has managed to accomplish numerous achievements. Today, clients from over 150 countries have opened more than 12 million trading accounts with the broker. To become even closer to its clients, OctaFX decided to adopt a fresh new look: with refined colours, space-inspired elements, and a new logo.

The concept

The main concept behind the rebranding reflects the broker's mission: OctaFX exists to ensure everyone can achieve their investment goals.

"We picture goals as stars in the broad universe of finance. Each one represents a unique combination of needs and desires of a particular person. The journey towards the investment goal isn't always easy – there are many obstacles on the way. To overcome them, traders need an optimal set of both analytical and financial instruments, as well as a reliable partner. We are here to provide them with everything necessary to make effective trading decisions and achieve their investment goals. All the elements of our new design system convey this message in a simple, yet illustrative way," the OctaFX press office commented.

The logo

The two orbits forming OctaFX's new logo reflect the all-encompassing support it provides for traders on the journey towards their goals. The orbits cross each other to create the word 'fx' that highlights an important part of the company name.

The elements

The elements constituting the new visual identity are all built around centre-oriented forces and objects, such as orbits and rays, reflecting the broker's continued focus on the investment goals of its clients.

The colours

The colour palette of deep blues and intense oranges gives vibrancy to the new brand design, emphasising the confidence, dynamism, and readiness to change.

The transformation

The financial world is changing rapidly. New challenges emerge every day, and OctaFX is ready to evolve and transform in response, all to meet and exceed the expectations of its clients. The new branding was created to express that.

About OctaFX

OctaFX is a global broker providing online trading services worldwide since 2011. It offers everything one needs to reach their investment goals, providing top-notch conditions utilised already by clients from over 150 countries worldwide. The company is involved in a comprehensive network of charity and humanitarian initiatives, including improvement of educational infrastructure, short-notice relief projects, supporting local communities and small to medium enterprises. On a side note, OctaFX has also won more than 45 awards since its foundation, including the 2021 'Best Forex Broker Asia' award from Global Banking & Finance Review and 2021 'Best ECN Broker' award by World Finance. www.octafx.com

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GBA Launches New Blockchain Assessment Methodology

Washington, D.C., Jul 25, 2022 – (ACN Newswire) – The Government Blockchain Association (GBA) has published the Blockchain Maturity Model (BMM) (https://gbaglobal.org/blockchain-maturity-model/) Assessment Requirements. This is the second published document in the BMM Series. Why is the GBA establishing the Blockchain Maturity Model?


"Organizations around the world are beginning to acquire blockchain solutions. The problem is they do not have the knowledge or framework to distinguish between a reliable solution and a hyped prototype," stated Gerard Dache, Executive Director of the Government Blockchain Association. He continued, "The BMM helps vendors demonstrate their credibility to potential customers and provides a roadmap to continuous improvement."

The model has been in development since November 2020 and has been composed, reviewed, critiqued, and debated by experts from around the world representing a wide variety of blockchain methodologies. The model has been validated by comparing it with many different blockchains including Proof of Work, Proof of Stake, Proof of Authority, Byzantine Fault Tolerance, and many other network synchronization mechanisms.

"The BMM has found the practical balance between broad-based and meaningful applicability to all public and permissioned blockchain protocols," said Paul Dowding, Head of Design for the TapestryX Blockchain.

In establishing the assessment process, a limited number of pilot evaluations have been conducted. These evaluations have potentially identified two areas needing remediation for their solutions to be immutable.
1. Some blockchains had a vulnerability that would allow a single person to make root level changes to the data without any outside detection or knowledge.
2. Some had a lack of technology infrastructure controls typically seen in more mature conventional software projects. Many of these vendors began with an idea, developed marketing materials, created a demo, raised funds, and then frantically built spaghetti code to quickly fix bugs instead of having a technical strategy and a well-executed plan. These projects seemed to lack management discipline required of enterprise solutions.

While the Blockchain Maturity Model requirements were released earlier in 2022, it has taken until July 2022 to complete the BMM Assessment Requirements (bit.ly/3RTGYL3) document. On August 4-5 a blended BMM Training Course (https://gbaglobal.org/events/bmm-course/) will be conducted in Washington, DC.

According to the GBA Director of Standards & Certification, "The BMM is both a consultative and acquisition resource that will facilitate the maturity of the entire industry."

For information about the BMM visit https://gbaglobal.org/blockchain-maturity-model.
For information about BMM training visit https://gbaglobal.org/events/category/bmm
For information about the GBA visit: https://gbaglobal.org

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Blockchain-Based App Wins UN Secretary-General’s Innovation & Sustainability Award

NEW YORK, Jul 25, 2022 – (ACN Newswire) – The UN Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF) partnered with the UN International Computing Center (UNICC) to launch a Digital Certificate of Entitlement (DCE) app to modernize the tracking and eligibility of UN retirees. This app allows retirees to use their smartphone, tablet, or another personal device to submit an electronic certificate of eligibility instead of a paper-based submission. The DCE uses cutting-edge biometric/facial recognition, blockchain, and global positioning technologies to track the eligibility of retirees.


The DCE project was piloted in 2020 with retirees from the World Food Programme and the Food and Agricultural Organization. The DCE deployment was then fast-tracked in 2021 as a response to the worldwide disruption of postal services caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now 20% of eligible retirees and beneficiaries have enrolled in the DCE and more than 10,000 retirees and beneficiaries have successfully issued their Certificate of Entitlement via the app.

The DCE is environmentally friendly, secure, and delivers organizational efficiencies to the UNJSPF. For that reason, the United Nations has selected the DCE as the winner of the Secretary-General Award for innovation and sustainability.

"The United Nations has proven that blockchain technology can be used by governments to streamline enterprise-level processes," said Dino Cataldo Dell'Accio, CIO, UNJSPF. He continued to say, "The UN is a leader in using blockchain and other cutting-edge innovations to improve the lives of people around the world."

After the successful launch of the blockchain-based DCE, Dell'Accio recognized the need for a roadmap and evaluation criteria for blockchain solutions. As a member of the non-profit Government Blockchain Association (GBA) (https://gbaglobal.org), he volunteers his time and experience to help develop standards in support of innovators and problem solvers around the globe.

For more information about the DCE and the award, go to the UNJSPF Digital Certificate of Entitlement page (bit.ly/3PzmpSu).

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