EVA - Blueprints for a Better World

If you haven't heard of Shaun Frankson, he's at the forefront of connecting blockchain technology to social impact. He's the co-founder and CTO of Plastic Bank, an organization that uses blockchain technology to incentivize coastal communities to keep plastic out of the oceans. It's had a major impa...

I recently read this report on synthetic biologists and how they're creating engineered bacteria that can deal with polluted waters in a more organic, natural way. At the end, they talk about the potential for using this same method in order to deal with the toxic pollution that results from manufac...

Have you seen this news about the open source software coming out of Stanford University? It's a tool for urban planners that allows them to see how green spaces positively impact humans and the environment. By making these things visible, it will be easier for city planners and others to keep them ...

I stumbled on this fascinating study of GoFundMe campaigns over the past year. It found that 43% of campaigns during the pandemic raised no money at all, compared with 3.5% of campaigns pre-pandemic. Part of the issue may be that the pandemic stressed everyone, so fewer people were able to give. But...

Blockchain tech and the whole concept of digital assets can be confusing for people who aren't familiar with the big concepts. Fortunately, Roop Singh has a phenomenal TEDx Talk where he gives the big picture of blockchain/digital assets in a quick, entertaining package. If you know someone who need...

Have you seen this article ? Apparently, there's a team at MIT that's looking at a way to overcome the two-qubit gate problem by drastically reducing error rates. Here's what the team has said: “We have now taken the tunable coupler concept further and demonstrated near 99.9 percent fidelity for the...

Over the past two decades, technology has done a number on the financial services industry. And the constant advances in tech ensure that financial institutions must keep evolving and changing. I'm convinced that Blockchain is going to be one of the biggest disruptors of the financial industry that ...

This was one of the more interesting NFT auctions I've seen recently - a $112.5 million emerald that they're tokenizing and auctioning. The thing I find interesting about this (and it may be more common than I realize) is that the investors will get access to a "social media club." “They'...

This news is huge. Andreessen Horowitz is putting together a $2+ billion fund for funding blockchain/digital asset start-ups. Here's an excerpt from the fund's blog: “The size of this fund speaks to the size of the opportunity before us: crypto is not only the future of finance but, as with the int...

This news is huge. Andreessen Horowitz is putting together a $2+ billion fund for funding blockchain/digital asset start-ups. Here's an excerpt from the fund's blog: “The size of this fund speaks to the size of the opportunity before us: crypto is not only the future of finance but, as with the int...