Blockchain News features a selection of the most significant developments in the world of blockchain technology. We cover a wide range of topics, from how companies, such as Mastercard, are betting big on blockchain to how different nations are expanding their blockchain strategies. In addition, we also include a section on the latest crypto and blockchain-related news, as well as a summary of upcoming events in the industry.
In a world where it’s increasingly difficult to know who and what to trust, blockchain verification is a powerful tool for journalism. By logging metadata in an immutable ledger, it can verify that a story is real and is what the author says it is. And it can be used for everything from confirming the source of a quote to proving that a story has been altered or taken out of context.
While blockchains are most often associated with the cryptocurrency Bitcoin, they can be used to store nearly any type of data that needs to be secured and accessible to multiple people at once. This makes them a promising solution for many scenarios in which people work collaboratively and need to keep track of the results of their efforts.
The first such application is ANSAcheck, a blockchain-based verification tool that ANSA has developed to protect its journalists and readers from fake news. The system has been so successful that De Alessandri believes it will become an industry standard, making a significant impact on how journalists operate.