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NewsBlocks

NewsBlocks aims to convert all the world’s news into verified data and store it on a tamper-proof blockchain. Anyone can use this global news archive to create a new generation of trusted news applications, such as news sites, fact checkers, fake news detectors, chatbots and more

NewsBlocks reaches Great British Entrepreneur Contest finals

NewsBlocks reaches Great British Entrepreneur Contest finals

NewsBlocks was a finalist in the Great British Entrepreneur Challenge. The contest, run by Andy Yates, offers £50,000 investment and…

Sep 19, 2019

Panel on News Innovation @ World News MediaCongress

Panel on News Innovation @ World News MediaCongress

Mark participated in a panel on news labs at the World News Media Congress in Glasgow.

Sep 18, 2019

Does NewsBlocks need a blockchain?

Does NewsBlocks need a blockchain?

A response to blockchain critics

Oct 21, 2018

The Baby and the Bathwater

The Baby and the Bathwater

Over the past few days I noticed two leading technology journalists, Rory Cellan-Jones, the BBC Tech Reporter, and Christopher Mims of the…

Oct 15, 2018

NewsBlocks launches Blockchain-based trusted news platform

NewsBlocks launches Blockchain-based trusted news platform

Revolutionary news-is-data approach takes news out of the paper age

Oct 4, 2018

Why the world needs a news datamarket

Why the world needs a news datamarket

The blockchain space is undergoing a transformation, trending towards decentralized applications backed by secure data sets.

Sep 18, 2018

NullTX: What is NewsBlocks?

NullTX: What is NewsBlocks?

NewsBlocks received its first independent profile in NullTX, an online crypto and blockchain magazine.

Sep 17, 2018

The National: How a Scottish firm is trying to tackle the spread of Fake News

The National: How a Scottish firm is trying to tackle the spread of Fake News

Newslines, our application that uses NewsBlocks data, was showcased in a full-page Q&A interview in The National, a Scottish newspaper…

Sep 17, 2018

Teens ‘Don’t believe there are any neutral news organizations’

Teens ‘Don’t believe there are any neutral news organizations’

The Atlantic notes that a 2017 Knight Foundation report, based on a series of focus groups with 52 people between the ages of 14 and 24…

Sep 17, 2018

What is ‘A Store of News Value’?

What is ‘A Store of News Value’?

What do we mean when we say that NewsBlocks is a ‘store of news value’?

Sep 17, 2018

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