Uproov: Blockchain Timestamping Goes Professional, Notary Offices Decline Begins
Uproov, a new and upcoming app for smartphones, is going to be the first to bring “heavyweight” real time global timestamping to the world, allowing anybody the ability to prove virtually anything without the need of “trusted” authorities. Timestamping is a process where certain information is wrapped in a block of the blockchain, thus engraving it “forever”. The concept is nothing new after the advent of Bitcoin, of course, and several online timestamping services have spawned in the past years: Tangible.io, Proof of Existence, OriginStamp, BitSig and BitProof. What can you do with a....
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On December 15, Ubitquity LLC launched a new Blockchain-based notary platform BitNotarize in alpha. The platform will allow people to upload and keep their documents on the Blockchain. The platform can be used along with a traditional notary system, making it more simple and convenient. The platform offers a whole bunch of notary services on the Blockchain without the need to even leave your house. You can even sign them via the Blockchain. It can be used along with a traditional notary system, ensuring additional security and reliability. Nathan Wosnack, CEO of Ubitquity stated they’re....
LedgerAssets, the developer of an app called Uproov that timestamps photos on bitcoin's blockchain, has announced it is to launch an application for phone calls. Called Call Recorder Blockchain, the app can be set to record users' phone calls in the background, automatically saving proof that that call was made at a certain point in time. John Bulich, co-founder of Uproov and its Australia-based parent firm LedgerAssets, said: “These call recordings cannot be altered in any way – however you the customer are still in full control of the content and can decide who to share it with, if at....
They’ve been quietly handling thousands of cases for months now. 40 firms have used Shanghai’s blockchain-powered notary platform to handle over 3,000 cases since its launch in January.According to Jiemian, the "Hui Cun" platform (which is managed by Shanghai Xuhui Notary Public) is a blockchain-based electronic data storage protocol that exercises notarization functions. It stores pictures, videos, and screen recordings on the platform via a blockchain network. These files are then preserved for use in litigation.Shanghai’s Xuhui Notary Public Office claim that the platform allows them....
Delta Business Management, a London based investment company, is developing its own blockchain for timestamping, named Delta ID Coin. Douglas Millard, from Delta Business Management, told CoinTelegraph in a personal conversation on November 21st, that the addition will allow the company to register its users issuing a coin on the Bitcoin blockchain. Timestamping on the blockchain is not new in the cryptocurrency world, but for the ones that are entering this ecosystem late, a little explanation is due: the blockchain, the backbone of most cryptocurrency, is essentially a public ledger....
After a low-volume summer in the community, we just might be seeing some activity that, fingers crossed, could kickstart the alternative digital currency marketplace. Although the risk of project collapse is still out there, as recent failures like ghostcoin have shown, recent developments in the space indicate that the altcoin story is far from over. Viacoin team implements block chain notary service. One of the next-generation use cases proposed for the block chain is that of a notary. Instead of relying on a central authority to certify the authenticity of a document, the block chain....