WordPress has announced the launch of Newspack, a new publishing platform with blockchain features. The product is funded by Google and Consensys, an Ethereum development platform.

According to Consensys, Newspack users will be able to use blockchain-based features offered through its Civil Media platform.

As stated, Civil’s Publisher tool which allows archiving of content on a decentralized network will be installed as a plugin on the WordPress platform. Moreover, the plugin will also guide the users to join the Civil Registry, the hub of community-vetted and -approved newsroom.