Blockchain Brodie

"Global payment giant Mastercard has introduced a new Start Path startup engagement program for cryptocurrency and blockchain companies, with the aim of improving innovation and increasing crypto adoption."
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Mastercard Unveils New Start Path Initiative for Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Companies Mastercard has opened up its startup initiative for blockchain and cryptocurrency companies.

"In 2017, the University of Melbourne started using blockchain to issue digital credentials, enabling to share verified, unchangeable copies of their qualifications with employers and other third parties in a tamperproof system. Ironically, in 2019, Gartner conducted a CIO survey where they asked higher education respondents their opinion about deploying blockchain technology in an framework."
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Here’s how blockchain could transform higher education - Tech Wire Asia Then there are all the other ways DLT could transform various industries including the education sector, which were mainly discovered amidst the pandemic.

"With the support of Algorand, Circle and other top local partners, we’re building an ecosystem in line with our vision for ," Suarez said. "I am so excited to work with Borderless.Miami to make Miami the epicenter for digital capital markets in our pursuit of becoming the ‘Capital of Capital’."
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Borderless to Launch $25M Miami Blockchain Fund With Algorand, Circle - CoinDesk Borderless Capital is to launch a $25 million fund for blockchain investment in Miami harnessing Algorand and stablecoin USDC operator Circle.

"The issuance of an NFT is not, at this point, such a radical thing, even for a government. Cities and states all over have sought at times to forge links to the blockchain. In 2018, declared itself Blockland, though the label seems to have waned. has set itself up as the premier regulatory haven for cryptocurrency, a label that other states, including , now seek to challenge. All it takes is a few interested businesspeople and elected officials receptive to “new ideas,” especially those with a cypherpunk ring. That’s not quite what’s happening in Reno. For Schieve, the was a gateway to something else."
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The Mayor of Reno Is Betting Big on the Blockchain Hillary Schieve invests in cryptocurrencies herself, and she sees the technology as a way to improve government services.

"Blockchain has been in the headlines for years as the "next big thing" in technology, yet like augmented reality, printing and , the promise has not met reality outside of a few specialized applications. This could be changing with the increased adoption of blockchain-based smart contracts."
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Smart contracts might be blockchain's killer app Blockchain-based smart contracts can streamline routine business transactions. Find out how cryptocurrency factors into smart contracts.