Toolchain Day #2 – Shenzhen

VeChain’s Baas Platform, ToolChain, is hitting the road on Saturday to share hands-on training and information with the Shenzhen community. ToolChain is currently powering multiple solutions in China, with the most famous example being Walmart. The platform allows businesses or approved users to link products with blockchain IDs using QR codes, NFC, and RFID chips. The first ToolChain Day was held last month in Shanghai.

OceanEx Go

OceanEx announced the launch of OceanEx Go, their IEO platform The first project has been selected, and is scheduled to be announced on Saturday the 10th.

Penfolds Bin 407 joins D.I.G’s Platform

One of Australia’s most prestigious wine brands, Penfolds, is joining D.I.G’s wine traceability platform.

This was the first time that Penfolds, one of Australia’s most famed and respected winemakers, had been empowered by blockchain for enhanced transparency and traceability. Founded in 1844, Penfolds is best known for its iconic Grand Wine. Over the years, Penfolds has won a number of accolades and awards. For example, the 1955 Grange was named one of the top 12 wines of the 20th Century by Wine Spectator, and the 2008 Grange picked up a perfect 100-point score from Wine Spectator and Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate. Source: VeChain’s Official Medium

Sneakercoin (SNK) minted on the mainnet

SNK, originally known as Swell, was minted with a total supply of 2 Billion tokens. Swell was in the news for placing over 30,000 NFC tags at Innersect, a fashion exhibition in Shanghai last year.

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Swell, based in Shanghai, will look to disrupt the lucrative shoe industry in China. Judging from the Swell app, they tend to target high-end basketball shoes, which is a large part of the 212 billion dollar sportswear industry in China.

Hacken migrates to VeChain

HackenAi is joining forces with CREAM to relaunch their project on the VeChain mainnet. This includes their own token, HAI, which will power the large, white-hat hacker community.

The HackenAi (pronounced Hacken’Eye’) product is designed in every way to fit into the modern cybersecurity landscape. It is a 360°-cybersecurity-companion product that takes a proactive approach of user cybersecurity. It consistently watches all potential threats and malpractices, immediately prompts users with timely, detailed information, and suggested steps to take in mitigating the risks of exploitation. It also has a preventive approach to educate users to take charge of their digital assets to achieve a 99.9% level of protection against all known cybersecurity threats. Source: PRNewswire

Jur Releases Updated Whitepaper

With major updates just a few weeks away, Jur’s multi-layer blockchain-based legal ecosystem is described in-depth in the latest release.

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Jur recently announced their migration from Ethereum, and their intention to launch the Open Layer in the upcoming weeks. The Open Layer is a crowd-based dispute resolution system that can make solving micro-disputes affordable. A second product, the Jur Editor, allows users to easily create smart contracts to ensure trust between two parties. Funds can be locked in an escrow, and released when certain automated parameters are met.

Comet’s Mobile Browser Open Beta

Another big landmark in community development is reached with the release of Comet Mobile’s Open Beta. The Browser functions like any other browser, such as Safari or Chrome. However, it’s built in wallet dApp allows websites with blockchain functionality to interact with a user’s VET and other digital tokens.

Comet is designed to be decentralized and secure. This design allows it to be used with any compatible website or dApp, giving community developers a great way to reach a larger user base.

SafeHaven Releases July Development Update

This update included the latest news on SHIP – the Safe Haven Inheritance Platform. Users who purchase a SafeKey hardware wallet will be able to assist in the upcoming beta testing for SHIP. SHIP is the main product of Safe Haven, allowing users to lock digital assets into a smart contract, that can be accessed by heirs in the event of an accident or death. Safe Haven is testing their platform while compiling user guides in advance of their launch.