South Korea’s tourist hotspot launches DLT-based app tracing COVID-19

South Korea’s tourist hotspot launches DLT-based app tracing COVID-19

Jeju Island and blockchain company Iconloop are proceeding with a full rollout of their COVID-19 contact tracing app following successful pilots.  Jeju Island, a major tourist destination in South Korea, is introducing a government-backed, system for tracking COVID-19 contacts based on blockchain technology.On Jan. 14, the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province and blockchain technology firm Iconloop announced that the blockchain-based contact tracing system is now fully operational.Called “Jeju Safety Code,” the project was initiated in August 2020 to enable COVID-19 contact tracing for....


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