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Can blockchain go green?

07 October 2022

Blockchain, Blockchain diplomacy, Crypto diplomacy, Cryptocurrencies, E-commerce and trade, E-waste, Future of work, Inclusive finance

The Ethereum blockchain Merge. Ethereum is a decentralized, open-source blockchain with smart contract functionality On 15 September, all eyes of the cryptocurrency industry were pointed at the block count of the E...

Ten years of bitcoin and a look back at 2018

Arvin Kamberi

11 January 2019

Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies, E-commerce and trade, Telecommunications infrastructure

3 January 2019 marks the ten year anniversary of the first blockchain block created. On this day back in 2009 the first block, called the ‘Genesis block’, was mined in the bitcoin blockchain by anonymous online en...

[WebDebate #25 summary] Blockchain for development: a critical assessment

Andrijana Gavrilović

19 November 2018

Blockchain, Blockchain diplomacy, Development diplomacy, Diplomatic theory and practice, Sustainable development

In our November WebDebate, we looked at blockchain technology. The WebDebate included an introduction to, and overview of, blockchain technology, and a brief exploration of some emerging and popular use-cases and appl...

Cybermediation: What role for blockchain and artificial intelligence?

DiploFoundation

12 October 2018

Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Blockchain diplomacy, Cryptocurrencies, Cybermediation

Last week, the Geneva Internet Platform hosted an event on #Cybermediation, as part of the #Cybermediation initiative. The discussion, moderated by DiploFoundation's Interim Director Dr Stephanie Borg Psaila, focused ...