At the end of February, the WordPress community gathers in Miami for WordCamp Miami. For WordProof, it will be the first time we physically present our solution in the United States, as I’ll be speaking at this wonderful conference. The main topic will be how WordPress and blockchain can lead to a more trustworthy internet. …
Category Archives: Content Timestamps
“How to Fight Fake News?” WordProof on Dutch National Television, Nieuwsuur by NOS
How to fight disinformation? Yesterday, Nieuwsuur broadcasted an item highlighting three initiatives to decrease the impact of fake news. WordProof.io is one of them. Thanks to Rudy Bouma and Fleur Damen for making this important item. Source: Nieuwsuur, NOS, February 16th, 2020. Last week’s Sunday episode had 736.000 viewers. Learn more about our Self-Soreign Identity …
Self-Sovereign Identities and Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) for Content
A fragment from Ledger Leopard‘s webinar on Self-Sovereign Identities with Jimmy Snoek from Tykn and Sebastiaan van der Lans, WordProof‘s founder. Olivier Rikken, CEO of Ledger Leopard, hosted the webinar. We discuss Self-Sovereign Identities and Decentralised Identifiers (DIDs) for Content. See it as a certificate of birth for content, respecting its history, authors, and workflow. …
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Why would Tech Giants adopt WordProof’s Timestamp Ecosystem?
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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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, …
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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 …
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