WordPress content can now be timestamped on Ethereum
A WordPress plugin allows publishers to timestamp content on Ethereum for immutability and copyright protection A plugin for the WordPress web publishing platform now enables users to timestamp content on the Ethereum blockchain.The plugin can help with copyright issues, proof of who created a piece of content, and to reassure readers it has not been altered. WordPress currently powers around 37% of all websites and has a 60% share of the CMS market.Amsterdam-based WordProof made the announcement at the London BlockDown 2020 3D virtual blockchain conference on October 22. Timestamping is....
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Online advertising is going crypto with Ethereum. A new crypto plugin will allow WordPress publishers to receive ad earnings directly into their Ether (ETH) wallets, according to a Dec. 10 plugin description posted on the WordPress’ official website.Called “EthereumAds,” the plugin will enable content publishers to auction advertisement space for ETH using smart contracts. “After you inserted our widget your ad space is automatically openly auctioned off using our smart contract every two weeks to the highest bidder,” the official description reads.According to the EthereumAds website, the....
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WordPress, the web's most popular blogging system, has removed bitcoin from its payments options at checkout. The open-source platform, which supports over 60 million websites, became one of bitcoin's first high-profile advocates when it announced it would accept the digital currency for premium features in November 2012. It had listed the currency alongside PayPal and major credit and debit cards, however the bitcoin tab has now mysteriously vanished. Third-party plugins that use bitcoin still appear to be running. The original WordPress payment interface in 2012 (left) and today, without....