Arizona State University adopts blockchain-based app to track COVID-19
Universities have been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons during the COVID-19 pandemic, but some, at least, are choosing their test-and-trace technology wisely. Open The New York Times's rolling survey of coronavirus cases on United States college campuses and the picture looks bleak: as of Nov. 5, over 252,00 cases had been confirmed across 1,600 colleges nationwide. The spread of infection, combined with an at best incompetent, and at worst, cynical and exploitative policy towards college students and staff has resulted in university communities facing stringent quarantines in....
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An Arizona legislator wants to amend state law to account for blockchain signatures and smart contracts, public records show. HB 2417, introduced on 6th February, would make a signature enshrined on a blockchain a legal signature under Arizona law. Conversely, any "record or contract" secured by a blockchain would be "considered to be in an electronic format and to be an electronic record". The bill was put forward by state representative Jeff Weninger. Notably, the bill’s language also explicitly accounts for the use of smart contracts, or self-executing agreements....
After a booming week of new Nightly Mint specials, we’re closing off the week on a relatively quiet note in NFTs. Nonetheless, there’s always some action for us to cover. The University of Arizona will allow athletes to profit off of NFTs, Solana is making some moves, and we’ve got a friendly reminder to keep looking forward – we’re talking about jpegs, after all. Stay positive. It’s all in a day’s recap here at The Nightly Mint. Let’s dive in. The Nightly Mint Latest Mint: University Of Arizona Athletes NFT opportunities started sprouting up....
An Arizona lawmaker has proposed banning the use of blockchain to track firearms. House Bill 2216, first proposed on 17th January, would make it a felony "to require a person to use or be subject to" firearm tracking, explicitly identifying blockchain tech as a platform for doing so. The bill was submitted by Representative Paul Boyer and has steadily advanced through the legislature since its introduction. While it may sound unusual, the concept has been explored in the past by those working with the tech, perhaps most notably by way of the so-called "Glockchain"....