Blockchain Smart Contracts for Musical Rights Governance

This links to a scientific article published by the Bloomen Consortium in 2020: Abstract: Private and permissioned blockchains are conceptualized and mostly assembled for fulfilling corporations’ demands and needs in the context of their…

Why Crypto Currencies are a Valid Alternative in Emerging Markets

How you view a new currency, the benefits and the risks, depends mostly on how reliable the the banking and government is in your area. If it is very stable then crypto currencies do look a bit like the Wild West. If banks (and government) is…

MiPasa: Blockchain-company Hacera Collects Corona Data in Open Source Platform 

Collecting data is a multi-step process. Each step can be a challenge, not so much because of the volume of data, but because of the data structure. Only after multiple steps data can be cleaned, duplicates can be found and data points verified.…

If You Lost Overview On Blockchain, This Interview Can Help 

Was 2019 a good or a bad year for crypto currencies and blockchain technology? The answer to that is not simple, given the many arenas of action.  Coindesk published an insightful article based on the views of  Nic Carter, investor…

HSBC: $20 Billion Worth Of Private Placement Paper Records To Be Stored in Blockchain Platform

Global bank HSBC wants to move away from paper records and instead store relevant records of deals in a custody platform based on blockchain technology, according to a report from Reuters. The project is one of larger uses of blockchain in the…

Bloomen presented at Infocom Cyprus 2019

Our project will be presented and discussed on November 5, 2019 in Cyprus at Infocom. Bloomen will be presented by Michalis Odysseos, Digital Development Manager for Antenna, a privately owned TV station in Cyprus. Antenna is a partner in the…

Bloomen at Sónar +D 2019 in Barcelona

Sónar +D is an international congress exploring how creative minds change our present and imagine new futures. The conference is one element of the Sónar Music Creativity & Technology festival, which will see its 26th edition this weekend…

Spotify Joins Libra Association

Music streaming platform  announced support for Libra, hoping for a globally available payment system In a press release Spotify announced to become a member of the Libra Association. The association was introduced right from the start of…
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Bloomen Round Table Event in Cyprus: What the experts say

On the 2nd of May 2019, 16 distinguished professionals gathered at the Blockchain Round Table event at the University of Nicosia, Cyprus, organized by Bloomen and facilitated by ANTENNA. The event was the first part of a series of community…

Mediablocks Newsletter #6: Up to 20 Percent of Global Grocers to use Blockchain in the Future

Bi-weekly newsletter from Bloomen.io, an EU co-funded research project. Our website gives an overview and explains how Bloomen uses Blockchain for music, photo and TV.  Issue #6 • May 3, 2019 • View in Browser ______________________________________________ If…