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In 2021, hosted the first-ever awards!! HackerNoon Startup of the Year The goal of this campaign was to give recognition to the hardworking startups who pulled through the pandemic -- growing and thriving (despite all of the challenges). More than 44,000 startups were nominated all across the globe! They were selected from over 4,553 cities, with a total number of * cough * “4 billion” votes. Insane, right? To see who is a winner in each respective city, visit and pick a city. The name at the top of the list is the winner. (Awards, with compromised reviews, are under review.) startups.hackernoon.com The will announce the winners per region in their respective cities. Startups Winners Announcement Series Apparently, South America startups did incredibly well in that regard. With so many, until now, uncrowned jewels, it’s time we present to you... * drumroll* 🥳 The South America Startups of the Year Winners! Santiago, Chile Chile is known for being the most stable country to do business in Latin America, ranking 13th in The Economist’s Business Environment Index. Moreover, according to the Global Innovation Index, Chile ranks first in Latin America for innovation and is recognised as Chilean Silicon Valley with Santiago being the central city. The winner is…. QCObjects It is the 1st world class open-source framework made in Latin-America. São Paulo, Brazil And the winner of Brazil’s vibrant financial center is... Innvo Digital Their mission is to create the best ecosystem for a technology professional to work and undertake while sharing it with our customers and society. São Carlos The absolute leader of Sao Carlos seems to be: Predify Predify is an online software for optimizing pricing proccess and improving profits with AI and Big Data Analytics. Belo Horizonte, Brazil With a more than noble goal, Belo Horizone’s winner is: CM Tecnologia CM Tecnologia is an online scheduling system for healthcare providers in Brazil. Porto Alegre, Brazil With the focus on data protection, Porto Alegre, Brazil’s winner is…. Privacy Tools Privacy compliance platform, based on AI/Blockchain, which helps global companies to keep compliant with the data protection requirements. Brasil, Brazil With the focus on EdTech, Brasil is bringing us: Awari Awari is a YC-W21 company focusing on education for the Tech Industry. The company is growing at a fast pace and has gathered experts from all leading tech companies into a full education experience to prepare the next cohort of tech talent. Quito The capital of Ecuador, and also the closest capital to the actual equator, as the winner brings us: Agrodemanda The most comprehensive agricultural directory in Ecuador. Rio De Janeiro, Brazil Rio de Janeiro has more than 300 startups and is ranked 3rd in Brazil in terms of startup ecosystem development. The city is famous for the startups in the spheres of education, energy & environment and foodtech. Their winner is…. Bybrand Bybrand is the simplest way to save time and avoid frustration when managing your employee's email signatures. Buenos Aires, Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina is not only the cosmopolitan capital with a vibrant history. It’s also Latin America’s most important port. Which makes their winner actually a very logical choice. Please meet: Liftit Liftit is the leading technology platform to automate and execute last-mile truck deliveries across Latin America. Curitiba, Brazil With a more noble mission and sustainability in mind, Curitiba, Brazil, as the winner brings us... Discrepante is the marketplace for a more human and sustainable economy Discrepante.com Florianópolis, Brazil Would you really be surprised one of the Brazil’s winners is related to football training? We neither. Please meet... Fútbol Fit Club Football FitClub® is a fitness training firm that gives fitness training to improve like a professional football player. Medellín, Colombia And the first Colombian Startup Winner is is a data intelligence solution powered by a high quality team. Meet... LogComex Market intelligence for international trade in Latin America Montevideo, Uruguay The host of inaugural FIFA world cup of 1930 comes through when it comes to innovation even in 2021. I’d like to introduce you to: Drop Technologies First electronic hand antiperspirant device Lima, Peru Lima, Peru, has in 2021 delivered some amazing results when it comes to blockchain technology. Their winner is very well deserved: RSK Labs RSK is the first open-source smart contract platform São Carlos Do Pinhal Well this is a unique case. The absolute unanimous winner of São Carlos Do Pinhal is: brain4care brain4care solution enables monitoring intracranial compliance noninvasively anywhere Blumenau, Brazil We’re sensing a theme here. Another stellar EdTech winner is coming from Blumenau, Brazil. Please meet... Uniasselvi Uniasselvi is a Brazilian distance-learning company that offers more than 60 undergraduate and postgraduate courses, in person and distance. Bogotá, Colombia Startups of Bogotá, Colombia definitely showed they’re not to be underestimated. With a very noble mission, let me introduce you to: Risü Risü is an online platform that links online consumption to donation to social institutions. Campina, Brazil If there’s one typo of business we’d single out as taking the biggest hit out of the pandemic, it would have to be small businesses. Thankfully, the winner of Campina, Brazil, operates with small businesses in mind Superlógica Tecnologias Ltda. Superlogica is a management system company created for small service businesses. Cerqueira César, Brazil Swooping half the points from the entire City, this year’s winners of Cerqueira César are InfoPrice INFOPRICE is a business intelligence company focused on physical retail pricing. Governador Valadares, Brazil The same can be said for the winners here. Let’s hear it for: Grupo KPG Saas, Payment, Manufacture, Pharmaceutical, E-commerce, Marketplace, Logistics Caxias Do Sul Known for wine making and Italian cultural influence, Caxias Do Sul brings as an interesting winner. Studio 360 Studio 360 is a proptech focused on easing the purchase experience for real state companies, brokers, and costumers. Sorocaba From Sorocaba, we have an interesting concept coming. Looking forward to seeing it further develop. Let’s meet: Quinto Quinto is a social network that represents the collective opinion of society—to help democracy evolve through technology Viña Del Mar To be a venue-oriented business and survive through the pandemic definitely deserves some recognition. In the name of that, let’s meet: SonicPollen SonicPollen, based in Chile, is a web-based booking platform that connects bands with venues and organizers. Lages Learn more about high-growth startups in Lages, South America. and the winner is…. Qualiall Qualiall develops technologies for training in operational processes such as work security, equipment maintenance, and more. Córdoba, Argentina Another gem from Argentina brings us unique agricultural solutions. Please meet: Kilimo Kilimo is a Big Data solution for water management in agriculture. São José Dos Campos, Brazil Another great agricultural solution comes this time from Brasil. Meet São José Dos Campos Startup winner: TerraMagna TerraMagna is a fintech company that focuses on risk mitigation for agribusinesses. São Leopoldo, Brazil Event-oriented businesses that have survived in the previous years should definitely bottle their perseverance and start selling it. One of those is definitely this winner: Wedy Wedy offers a one-stop-social marketplace for weddings. Pelotas, Brazil Medical scheduling platforms are definitely something we need to see more of. So glad Pelotos winner comes from this particular niche. Fácil Consulta Fácil Consulta is a booking platform that allows people to schedule an appointment with a Specialist Physician in their area. Santa Maria Could you believe how versatile the startups of South America are when we are only now coming across a game development studio? Let’s meet them Imgnation Studios Imgnation Studios is a game development studio that focuses on virtual reality. Asunción, Paraguay A FinTech solution coming from Paraguay. Meet Asunción Startup of the Year winner Vision Banco Vision Banco is a solid and growing financial institution serving the financial needs of the micro, small and medium enterprises. Caracas Venezualan food delivery app that seemed to have your heart. Meet Caracas Startup of the Year winner Yummy Inc. First Food Delivery App in Venezuela Recife A suitable combo between gaming and education, Recife Startup of the Year winner brings revolutionary solutions. Let’s meet them. Joy Street Joy Street offers develops video games focused on educational needs. Rosario, Argentina The winner of Rosario Startup of the Year award for 2021 is... Gbot Gbot is an autonomous robot that controls weeds without using agrochemicals. We also collect data in fields and generate precision maps. Vila Olímpia, Brazil The winner of Vila Olímpia Startup of the Year award for 2021 is... Seekr Seekr operates in the Information Technology sector, providing tools for managing and monitoring of brands. Barueri The winner of Barueri Startup of the Year award for 2021 is.... Glic Brazilian mhealth (web/app) platform for diabetes management Brasília The winner of Brasília Startup of the Year award for 2021 is... Ticies Ticies is a social network that helps people plan where to go with their friends, relatives and acquaintances, in all cities of the world. Juiz De Fora The winner of Juiz De Fora Startup of the Year award for 2021 is... Qranio Qranio is a gamified mobile learning platform for enterprises that rewards learning and stimulates users to engage with educational content. La Paz The winner of La Paz Startup of the Year award for 2021 is... Jukumari Advice 360 photo based market place for responsible tour operators Temuco The winner of Temuco Startup of the Year award for 2021 is... GoFeels GoFeels is the first independent hospitality network in the world. We promote collaborative work among hotels around the world. Vitacura The winner of Vitacura Startup of the Year award for 2021 is... MeatMe MeatMe delivers meats and accessories to have a culinary experience. Barranquilla The winner of Barranquilla Startup of the Year award for 2021 is... Mandaos Mandaos is a digital platform that connects companies and people with a network of independent messengers Ceará The winner of Ceará Startup of the Year award for 2021 is... Caroá Caroá is a cooperative that sells 34 varieties of vegetables, organic fruits, and vegetables. Chapecó The winner of Chapecó Startup of the Year award for 2021 is... HortiAgro HortiAgro is a seed and fertilizer market. Chile Chico The winner of Chile Chico Startup of the Year award for 2021 is... Gleengo Gleengo connects children with their favorite toys, through a tiny device and an application based on text-to-voice. Goiânia The winner of Goiânia Startup of the Year award for 2021 is... Auvo Auvo is an external teams management software. Itá The winner of Itá Startup of the Year award for 2021 is... TISSUELAB Tissuelab is a research and development center focused on biotechnology, and systems for reconstructive musculoskeletal surgery. Jardim Paulista The winner of Jardim Paulista Startup of the Year award for 2021 is... DiviCom DiviCom is a digital video networking company that designs, integrates, and markets complete systems. João Pessoa The winner of João Pessoa Startup of the Year award for 2021 is... YupiPlay YupiPlay develops and offers an educational gaming platform. La Reina The winner of La Reina Startup of the Year award for 2021 is... INTI-TECH INTI-TECH is the fastest growing renewable energy in Chile and the world's leading unconventional source. Leme The winner of Leme Startup of the Year award for 2021 is... EcoStart EcoStart focuses on manufacturing sustainable electric bicycles, fans, and accessories. Loja The winner of Loja Startup of the Year award for 2021 is... Enerwi Corporation Keeping people connected and secured through wireless charging novel solutions Manizales The winner of Manizales Startup of the Year award for 2021 is... Porter Metrics Porter Metrics has developed an automated solution for generating social media reports in minutes. Nova Lima The winner of Nova Lima Startup of the Year award for 2021 is... Biomimetic Solutions Biomimetic Solutions is an innovative tissue engineering company. Paraná The winner of Paraná Startup of the Year award for 2021 is... Laura Laura is a provider of artificial intelligence and predictive analytics platform for hospitala and clinics to prevent damage & reduce costs. Salvador The winner of Salvador Startup of the Year award for 2021 is... Sanar Sanar is a platform that focuses on being the doctor's guide and support, offering specialized content that helps in their development. Santa Catarina The winner of Santa Catarina Startup of the Year award for 2021 is... DrPOCKET Sunchales The winner of Sunchales Startup of the Year award for 2021 is... Eolo Pharma Eolo Pharma focuses on developing drugs targeting the molecular and cellular basis of inflammation-related diseases Valparaiso The winner of Valparaiso Startup of the Year award for 2021 is... Invitta Invitta transforms plastic waste into a high-performance construction material for manufacturing sustainable urban furniture. Vila Velha The winner of Vila Velha Startup of the Year award for 2021 is... OneGrid OneGrid is a developer of hardware and software solutions focused on energy management. Indaiatuba The winner of Indaiatuba Startup of the Year award for 2021 is... DWUL Energy Renewable Energy Campinas, Brazil The winner of Campinas Startup of the Year award for 2021 is... Ativy Ativy is an IT company specialized in cloud computing, data centers, IT outsourcing, service desk, and IT management. Las Condes, Chile The winner of Las Condes Startup of the Year award for 2021 is... # MuvPass Subscription services that allows it's users unlimited access to fitness classes in the best gyms and studios in Latin America. Pinheiros, Brazil The winner of Pinheiros Startup of the Year award for 2021 is... GuiaBolso GuiaBolso is a personal finance platform that empowers people to take control of financial well-being. Rio, Brazil The winner of Rio Startup of the Year award for 2021 is... EmCasa EmCasa is a vertically-integrated platform that helps customers buy and sell a home in Latin America, starting in Brazil. Guayaquil The winner of Guayaquil Startup of the Year award for 2021 is... Sabroso Online platform for LatAm's enterprises to order low-cost meals Jundiaí The winner of Jundiaí Startup of the Year award for 2021 is... Sintecsys Sintecsys offers a fast and effective detection, reducing losses and costs with fire brigades. Minas Gerais The winner of Minas Gerais Startup of the Year award for 2021 is... Rizoflora Biotechnology Rizoflora Biotechnology is a producer of biological product designed for nematodes control. São Caetano Do Sul The winner of São Caetano Do Sul Startup of the Year award for 2021 is... Wevo 1 iPaaS in Latam - Enabling companies to be truly digital companies with APIs, systems and data integrated into a single platform Canoas The winner of Canoas Startup of the Year award for 2021 is... ContaÁgil ContaÁgil facilitates and reduces bureaucracy in accounting routines of companies. Chile The winner of Chile Startup of the Year award for 2021 is... Unight Unight is the future of nightlife social media. Israelândia The winner of Israelândia Startup of the Year award for 2021 is... Matchpool Matchpool is a platform that creates human connections. La Plata The winner of La Plata Startup of the Year award for 2021 is... Pixivus Pixivus offers a community-based application that enables its users to collect, store, and share pictures of events. Novo Hamburgo The winner of Novo Hamburgo Startup of the Year award for 2021 is... Devorando Devorando offers an online food ordering system and menus available in restaurants based in Brazil. Pernambuco The winner of Pernambuco Startup of the Year award for 2021 is... Redu Redu is a distant learning platform which is built on a social networking structure. Providencia The winner of Providencia Startup of the Year award for 2021 is... # TrainFES TrainFES is a medical Devices for the rehabilitation of people with paralysis. Ribeirão Prêto The winner of Ribeirão Prêto Startup of the Year award for 2021 is... AllyHub Ally is a sales distribution channel technology that connects Schools and Service Providers with Education Agencies. Santa Cruz De La Sierra The winner of Santa Cruz De La Sierra Startup of the Year award for 2021 is... Mobi Latam Mobi Latam is a clean energy startup that focuses on transportation systems based on electric mobility. Santana De Parnaíba The winner of Santana De Parnaíba Startup of the Year award for 2021 is... MercadoLivre.com is an e-commerce technology company providing solutions to individuals and companies buying, selling, and more online. MercandoLivre.com More Information If you’re a winner, please answer ! If you’re a reader, participant, just a curious individual, consider answering one of our interviews . this interview here Read the FAQs about or . 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In today's FinTech landscape, security has become perhaps the most important issue due to the increasing incidents of ransomware and hacking attacks. Cyber security threats and vulnerabilities extend to third parties, employees, government organizations, business units and, especially, to emerging technologies. Philip Stephens, an associate editor of and director of the editorial board, once said: “What’s certain is that the world is changing faster than at any time in human history”. In the 19th century, it took 150 years for Great Britain to double its GDP per capita. In the 20th century, it took the US 50 years. In the 21st century, it will take China or India just 15 years. the Financial Times According to a , carried out by an American strategic management scholar and professor of management at the Columbia Business School Rita Gunther McGrath, it took 30 years for electricity and 25 years for telephones to reach 10% adoption but less than five years for tablet devices to achieve the 10% rate. It took an additional 39 years for telephones to reach 40% penetration and another 15 before they became ubiquitous. Smart phones, on the other hand, accomplished a 40% penetration rate in just 10 years. study Meanwhile, in the modern world, due to increased connectivity, instant communication, and established infrastructure systems, new ideas and products are seemingly gaining popularity like never before, thus enabling new products to get in the hands of consumers with a single click. Blockchain, on the other hand, gained popularity about seven years ago. Several “Sharks” saw the potential in blockchain technology to reshape the global financial system and possibly other industries. In addition, according to Deloitte , many have begun to test and work with blockchain technology, with a view to explore its potential in reducing costs and improving efficiency of transactions. research investment banks Back in 2017 Deloitte the main features of the blockchain technology: enumerated Most importantly, decentralized systems allow users to keep control of all their information and transactions, to protect against untimely manipulation, using a cryptographically secure online ledger. Due to the absence of a central point of control, malicious attacks won’t be easily executed. In addition, it’s playing an important role that these attacks are very costly and time-consuming. Performing a 51% attack on for just one hour would cost over $680,000, and an attack on Ethereum costs $323,000. Bitcoin Reflecting back on the security of cryptocurrency funds, it’s worth remembering that until now there has been a technology gap - with just two types of wallets available to users: the hot wallet and cold storage. The vast majority of crypto holders store their funds in digital wallets through exchanges, which are considered hot wallets as they’re online and connected to the internet. Hot wallets are popular because they are easier to setup, access, and accept more tokens. However, there are a couple of catches: hot wallets are also more vulnerable to hackers, possible regulation, and other technical issues. To solve the security breach of such wallets, cold wallets were created. The main difference is that this kind of wallet is not connected to the internet. In other words, cold wallets act as offline backups in the form of hardware and paper wallets. Thus, funds are secured. However, cold storage options do not provide storage for as many cryptocurrencies as do many of the hot wallets. Cold storage devices also cost at least $75 USD, whereas hot wallets are free. In addition, they are not ideal for quick or regular transactions. For example, The Ledger Nano S, a Bitcoin, Ethereum and Altcoins hardware wallet, based on robust safety features for storing cryptographic assets and securing digital payments, costs approximately $95. Hardware Wallet Trezor, stores bitcoins, litecoins, passwords, logins, and keys, and costs around $110 to set up. Keep key wallet, that supports Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Dogecoin, Dash, and ERC-20 tokens: Aragon, Augur, Basic Attention Token, Civic, District0x, FunFair, Golem, Gnosis, OmiseGo, SALT, Bancor, ICONOMI, Melon, SwarmCity, Wings, iExec, Status, Numeraire, Metal, TenX, Qtum, 0x, FirstBlood, Ripio Credit Network, SingularDTV, DigixDAO, WeTrust, Matchpool, Edgeless and Storj, costs $129. To summarize, hot wallets are like checking accounts whereas cold wallets are like savings accounts. Hot wallets are intended to be used for the everyday spending of cryptocurrencies and typically only hold small amounts. Meanwhile, cold storage is used for long-term secure storage of cryptocurrencies. Furthermore, most crypto exchange platforms will not allow to withdrawal large amounts of bitcoin or any other cryptocurrency from their hot wallet, instead you will be able only to move funds from cold storage to the intended recipient.

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Tinder, Coffee Meets Bagel, OkCupid. How many dating apps have you tried and found your perfect match? The Rise of Dating Apps There is no doubt that the dating game has been shifting in the recent years. It has taken the matchmaking scenes into the digital sphere. The success and high user rate of big dating apps like the three matchmaking technology expert have led the rising trend of couples actually meeting from these online platforms. Furthermore, they are also responsible for the reduced social stigma of online dating around the world. As a result, the online dating industry is growing rapidly in the world economy. In fact, the dating sector is now one of the fastest evolving industries and with record numbers of singles turning to the digital world to find every kind of relationship imaginable. These statistics below prove the trend and show no signs of it slowing down in the near future: Infographics by Carvaka The Heartbreaking Reality Despite the rapid growth of dating apps and websites, there is still a large percentage of singles had their hearts broken by these dating platforms. According to several reports by Channel News Asia and Social Development Network, dating agencies participation rate around the world has actually increased. This means plenty of singles are also showing preferences to join a dating agency or to engage in a professional matchmaking service over these online avenues. What are the missing pieces? The increasingly prominent role of matchmakers is largely contributed by the shock and disappointment online dating users have experienced. There has been a skyrocketing number of profile misrepresentation cases permeating the system. Most of the existing apps including major names like Tinder and Bumble create little incentive for honesty, instead rewarding those whose profiles look the most visually appealing and not the most transparent nor the most trustworthy. Moreover, people don’t magically become extroverts online and for some users finding a match is still a challenging process. Photo by Beta News As a result, users of current dating apps are still waiting for these missing pieces to be addressed: Trust and Transparency Data security and privacy Scam and fraud free activities Blockchain is the Perfect Match! Blockchain makes the perfect fit into filling these missing gaps of the picture perfect relationship. Through its core function of decentralizing apps, blockchain addresses each of the problem of the current mainstream dating platform mentioned above. Take a few minutes to understand dApp before reading further: Decentralized system of blockchain can be explained simply by analogies. Check out these four interesting . metaphors of blockchain Blockchain promises these ideal relationships through online dating: 1. Relationships built on trust Photo by on Jeremy Bishop Unsplash Every relationship requires transparency and honesty from both party. Blockchain is the perfect tool. Investopedia author, Joe Liebkin highlighted the appeal of blockchain technology on a transparent identification system of users: “ technology is built on the idea of full , two factors that play a large role in verifying users’ identities while maintaining the option of privacy. Because users can freely share information which will remain anonymous, but which is easy to verify on a chain, identities are thereby easier to validate.” Blockchain transparency and immutability Blockchain’s operating system of a distributed ledger ensures accurate representation of users profile through verification process and additional details that creates incentives for good behavior. The end result is a transparent ecosystem that eases users’ fear of fraud and dishonest users. 2. Relationships unique to your needs and preferences Photo by on rawpixel Unsplash Blockchain-based matchmaking apps can cater to all types of daters. Are you slow to warm up or the fast-paced type? Either way, you can still find the one while enjoying the process and taking charge of the pace. This is possible due to the decentralized nature of blockchain technology that guarantees a level of privacy that users can control. the head developer of Ethereum, explained simply the decentralized workings of blockchains. To him, blockchains are not completely decentralized, but only . Vitalik Buterin, politically and architecturally “No one controls them and they have no infrastructural central point of failure, but they are logically centralized — one commonly agreed on state and the system behaves like a single computer.” 3. Relationships with more security Photo by on Micheile Henderson Unsplash Blockchain’s decentralized system brings great security to the users of these dating platforms, because they have a significantly lower risk to fail accidentally. They are more expensive to attack or manipulate due to the lack of sensitive central points, reducing the possibility of participants to act in ways that benefit them at the expense of others. The power of blockchain in dating apps do not just stop here. It is revolutionising the way online dating works through the works of . gamification Blockchain Changing the Love Game As if those ideal relationships are not enough, blockchain also proposes to revolutionize the way online dating works by gamifying the process to further ensure a perfect relationship for everyone. By leveraging its obvious component of tokens and cryptocurrency, the platform rewards users for performing commendable actions. For example, an amount of token can be allocated to users for adding more profile data to make a more accurate match or ensure profile authenticity. The rewards are in the form of tokens native to the platform, creating another incentives to continue using the platform. But there’s a twist. Users could also be punished for breaking hearts, like flaking out on a date. The network could hold a certain amount of users’ coin when agreeing on a date. Consequently, when the user failed to show up, the network or even the date may take the coin. Therefore, like how blockchain could provide a reward system, it could also penalize poor behaviors on the network. Photo by on rawpixel Unsplash A network of matchmakers With the gamified system at hand, dating dApps could accomplish more effective matchmaking process, because the incentives system could generate any actions that would bolster the success rate of finding the right person. This has been done by by handing the matchmaking power to users themselves, creating a network of matchmakers. Matchpool believes that the real matchmakers are those closest to the users. Therefore, in addition to matching people with shared common values, Matchpool actually utilizes the incentive-based community to provide motivation to the network to introduce people to one another for a real bond. , founder of Matchpool, notes: Matchpool Yonatan Ben Shimon “In the broader sense, every human interaction needs trust. That trust can be achieved by a mutual friend and we reward people to share their network for all sorts of purposes that involve human interaction and which require trust. It can be between employees and employers, or loving couple or even to order a plumber. We enable people to utilize their close bonds on one hand in order to help others and let other people connect with people like them on the other hand much easily and smoothly for all kind of purposes.” Give love a chance Ultimately, with such great promises dating dApps made for singles out there, the best way to find the truth is by trying them yourself. Witness this dating app revolution coming into reality by checking out this . list of best blockchain dating apps About Principal Strategic At , we talk, discuss, brainstorm and execute innovative ideas of marketing blockchain projects. Our extensive knowledge about blockchain and priority of your business growth allow us to provide tailored and innovative solutions for you to propel your business beyond these obstacles. We have worked exclusively with revolutionary enterprises such as and . Check out interesting blockchain we have worked with. Principal Strategic Tokenize Xchange World Trip Singapore projects We post daily updates on blockchain news and educational content on our social media. | | | | | Follow us: Facebook LinkedIn Instagram Telegram Twitter Youtube References: Aaron, M. (2018, June 25). . Techinasia.com. Retrieved 14 February 2019, from Tech in Asia — Connecting Asia’s startup ecosystem https://www.techinasia.com/talk/online-dating-blockchain Loveblock (2018, July 20). . Hacker Noon. Retrieved 14 February 2019, from The Future Potential of Dating Using Blockchain Technology https://hackernoon.com/the-future-potential-of-dating-using-blockchain-technology-21a27571de16 Martin, J. (2018). . Blockchain.wtf. Retrieved 14 February 2019, from Looking for Love? Three Blockchain Based Dating Apps » Blockchain WTF https://blockchain.wtf/2018/04/blog/looking-love-three-blockchain-based-dating-apps/ Ogundeji, O. (2017, Feb 25). Cointelegraph. 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Blockchain and Dating App: The Perfect Match?

The crypto industry is a vast and massive field that unites professionals from IT, tech, and true specialists in and crypto field. The role of crypto experts across the and blockchain industry is enormous, and we won’t deny it. These experts are becoming advisors for diverse ICOs, thereby assisting them in raising large amounts of money. They also speak at crypto conferences all over the world, telling newbies about their experiences and sharing their vision of the new technologies. blockchain ICO Crypto experts also work at crypto media, amassing great content for anyone who’s willing to learn more about the world of blockchain. Without such experts, blockchain wouldn’t exist. That’s why we’re pleased to share a bit about the most successful CEOs of recent ICOs. Ted Livingston CEO KIK Ted Livingston is the founder and CEO of , a chat network with more than 240 million registered users. Founded in 2009, Kik has raised $120.5 million from investors. Livingston also maintains an active interest in the University of Waterloo’s Velocity Fund. Kik Kik Messenger is a mobile messaging app from the Canadian company Kik Interactive and is available free of charge on iOS and Android operating systems. Kik is known for its user’s anonymity features, such as allowing users to register without providing a telephone number. As of May 2016, Kik Messenger had approximately 300 million registered users. Kik’s ICO sale took place over a span of two weeks, from Sept 12th to Sept 26th, 2017. It was one of most popular ICOs of 2017, raising approximately $50M USD from 10,026 individuals in 117 countries. An additional $50M was raised from institutional investors in a pre-sale. the At the True North tech conference, Livingston his surprising opinion about blockchain: “Almost nobody should be looking at it.” Then he explained: expressed “What does blockchain do at the end of the day? It allows you to have a database that’s trustless. That can be applied in a bunch of ways, but most of those ways, you still need trust.” Surprisingly, in spite of his statement, Livingston and his ICO raised millions in USD with the help of blockchain. Kai C. Chng Co-Founder / Ceo at Digixglobal For four years, Kai C. Chng worked on Wall Street as an EMFX trader in a global investment bank. He was an International Program student at UPenn Wharton and graduated with honors from NYU Stern. The Digix stack is currently being built by . Digix was the company’s initial concept, and they’re dedicated to building out the initial Digix technology, developing business partnerships, and ultimately creating governance tools for the DAO. DigixGlobal Once DigixDAO governance has finished DGD Token, holders of DGD will be able to vote on proposals that can present, not just DigixGlobal. anyone On 30th March 2016,DigixGlobal conducted the first ever ICO on the Ethereum network, raising $5,500,000. Vitalik Buterin Ethereum Vitalik Buterin is a Russian-Canadian writer and programmer. He’s been involved in the Bitcoin community since 2011, co-founding and writing articles for Bitcoin Magazine. Buterin is known, first of all, as the founder of the , coming in second as the world’s most valued and recognized cryptocurrency platform after Bitcoin. His visionary project boasts an enormous market cap of over $65 dollars, and it just keeps growing. Ethereum Project billion Meanwhile, Vitalik — only 24 years old — has far-reaching plans for the near future. Ether is a cryptocurrency whose blockchain is generated by the Ethereum platform. Ether can be transferred between accounts and used to compensate participant mining nodes for computations performed. Yonatan Ben Shimon CEO Matchpool Yonatan Ben Shimon has six years’ experience in the Blockchain space. He’s passionate about the value of his crypto-productsand created the Matchpool platform. raised over $5.7 million in just 48 hours, and the community has high expectations for its decentralized matchmaking protocol. Matchpool Similar to most Blockchain projects, Matchpool engaged in an (ICO). Initial Coin Offering Da Hongfei CEO at NEO Da Hongfei is the founder of , a blockchain platform for distributed apps. He’s also founder and CEO of Onchain, an enterprise and institution blockchain development company. Both projects are based in China and were the first blockchain development projects in the country. NEO Hongfei earned his status as a blockchain and cryptocurrency professional in Asia and is now one of the most respected experts in crypto, particularly in the areas of Chinese user adoption, enterprise applications, and government regulation. Da Hongfei’s cryptocurrency story began in 2014 with the founding of AntShares — now known as NEO — and Onchain. NEO’s technology allows for smart contracts such as Ethereum. However, NEO runs a virtual machine that enables developers to code these contracts in C#, Java, Python, and other popular coding languages. The resultis that users no longer need to learn a new language to code smart contracts. The above information was taken from https://forico.io

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Kill Bill — but you probably knew that already After tens of articles about what the blockchain can do, we still miss out many possibilities when looking at new projects. I’m writing this piece to bring attention to a feature exclusive to blockchain. Blockchain is all about decentralization. In every true blockchain project, the system and the tech replaces the intermediary. This matters A LOT, and is the heart of democratizing the system: Middle-men take a large portion of the profit. That is how they stay in business. Intermediates enforce their own rules that you must follow to stay in the game. Think of sending money to a friend via PayPal but noticing that PayPal is not supported in that country yet. The Middle-man architecture is by nature slower than a peer to peer system because there is one extra layer of complexity involved in the system. In the words of : Tom Goodwin “Uber, the world’s largest taxi company, owns no vehicles. Facebook, the world’s most popular media owner, creates no content. Alibaba, the most valuable retailer, has no inventory. And Airbnb, the world’s largest accommodation provider, owns no real estate.” Blockchain can disrupt all of that — if vehicle owners are paid for their driving, content creators are paid for their content, and real estate owners for renting their property, there will be no need for intermediaries. If you can send money to anyone, there will be no need to wait for a middle-man confirming the transaction. Empowering creativity As puts it: Ross Baird “In the real world, money flows to the ideas that are the most convenient to find or the most familiar, not necessarily those that are the best”. VCs fund products that solve problems they understand, and being mainly white, male, and elite-educated themselves, they fund people of the same backgrounds. In the AI space, people feel that robots will take their jobs. But the counter-argument states that AI only takes the redundant part of the jobs, leaving people to work more using their . Blockchain also has a similar effect. creativity If anyone is able to get compensated for what they create directly, they could focus on what they are best at instead of fighting for recognition. Art is a great example. Imagine artists that want to hold a concert. Currently they are dependent on event organizers that would only accept them only if they are “profitable”, just like an author is dependent on a publisher. But with blockchain, smart contracts can do the work and it will be the fans who have the say; not the publishers or event organizers. A good example for this is which lets fans see what is out there and promote the project of their choice, solely based on the content the artists provides. KickCity What do the middle-men really do? It is not that middle-men are plain rip-offs — they also bring value to the ecosystem. Systems such as escrows, disputes, rating and support are building blocks of a professional ecosystem. Blockchain tends to abstract these services and puts them in the technology, and embraces its authenticity with its hackproof nature. But there also blockchain projects that designate middle men to solve these issues. Matchpool is a great example for this; it incentivizes people to act as middle-men for their pool of expertise. Thus, it creates a democratic system where you both benefit from the services of the middle-man while not losing great shares of your efforts to them. Is blockchain truly decentralized? While the architecture of blockchain is based on decentralization, there are still many nodes that imply a “centralization effect” on the network. For instance crypto-exchanges are centralized gateways to the cryptocurrency world. As such, they carry the same risks of centralized projects, including . being hacked In addition, in many of the blockchain projects I’ve seen there is still a portion of the fee going to the company that presented the system, sometimes in every transaction. That being said, these numbers tend to be significantly less than their centralized counterparts. Furthermore, the original creators are appreciated much more in blockchain projects. For instance, DADA.nyc offers an art-selling model that pays a share (at least 30%) to the original artist of the art automatically every time that art is (re)sold — something impossible with any other technology. Closing Thoughts I consider blockchain as a way of thinking. Beyond the hype, democratization is a strong, progressing force. Facebook allowed everyone to easily connect and share his or her thoughts, and that’s why it gained popularity. YouTube lets anyone create a “TV channel”. Anything that brings power to the masses is welcomed to stay. Blockchain offers this by nature.

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Benchmarking C# Regular Expressions to Measure Performance

Regular expressions are incredibly powerful both at matching string patterns and for giving developers headaches. Some days, I’m not sure what they do a better job of! In C#, when we’re working with regular expressions we get a handful of methods to use, but we can also configure the regular expressions to behave differently. In this article, we’ll look at regex options in C# together by walking through some introductory regex methods that we have access to and then seeing these regex options in action. And don’t worry: Not only are there code examples that you can copy and paste, but you can try them out right in your browser thanks to DotNetFiddle. What is a Regular Expression? , often referred to as regex, are powerful tools used for pattern matching in text. They allow you to define a search pattern that can be used to find, replace, or manipulate specific parts of a string. Regular expressions provide a concise and flexible way to search for and identify specific patterns within text data. Regular expressions In software engineering, regular expressions are particularly useful for tasks such as data validation, text parsing, and pattern extraction. They can be used in a wide range of scenarios, including web development, data processing, and text analysis. Regular expressions can save you time and effort by providing a more efficient and reliable approach to handling text manipulation tasks. Here are a bunch of practical examples you could consider using a regular expression for: : Say you are developing a web application that requires users to provide valid email addresses during the registration process. With regular expressions, you can quickly validate if an email address provided by the user adheres to the standard format, ensuring its correctness before further processing. Validating Email Addresses : Imagine you have a large document and need to replace all occurrences of a particular word or phrase with another. Instead of manually searching through the entire document, you can use regular expressions to perform the substitution task efficiently and accurately. Searching and Replacing Text : Suppose you have a log file containing lines of data, but you are only interested in retrieving specific pieces of information, such as timestamps or error messages. Regular expressions enable you to extract the relevant data by identifying patterns within the log entries, saving you valuable time when analyzing and troubleshooting issues. Extracting Data from Text These are just a few examples of how regular expressions can be leveraged in your applications. In C#, the .NET framework provides a regex library that offers us the power to match all sorts of strings that we’re interested in. In the following sections, I’ll provide code examples for how to work with regular expressions in C#. Getting Started with Regular Expressions in C# To begin using regular expressions in C#, you must understand how to create and work with Regex objects, which are part of the System.Text.RegularExpressions namespace. So to start, let’s get this namespace included in your C# code. You can do this by adding the following using a statement at the top of your C# file: using System.Text.RegularExpressions; Once you have included the namespace, you can create a Regex object to represent your regular expression pattern. The Regex class provides various constructors that allow you to specify the pattern and any additional options — but we’ll just start with the default C# regex options for now. For example, to create a Regex object that matches the word “hello” in a string, you can use the following code: Regex regex = new Regex("hello"); Using Regex.Match in C# After creating the Regex object, you can use its methods to perform pattern-matching operations on strings. The most commonly used method is , which searches for the first occurrence of the pattern in a given string. Match Here is a basic example that demonstrates how to use regular expressions for pattern matching in C#: using System;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;

string input = "Hello, World!";
Regex regex = new Regex("Hello");
Match match = regex.Match(input);

if (match.Success)
{
    Console.WriteLine($"Pattern found: {match.Value}");
}
else
{
    Console.WriteLine("Pattern not found.");
} In this example, we create a Regex object to match the word “Hello” and then use the method to search for a match in the input string “Hello, World!”. The method returns a object, which contains information about the first occurrence of the pattern. We can use the property to check if a match was found and the property to retrieve the matched string. Match Match Match Success Value You can check out right in your browser! this dotnetfiddle to run this C# regex example Using Regex.Matches in C# What happens if we want to match more than one part of the input string though? That’s where the method comes into play, which will also give us a return type to work with. Matches MatchCollection Let’s see it in action: using System;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;

string input = "Hello, World!";
Regex regex = new Regex("Hello");
MatchCollection matches = regex.Matches(input);

if (matches.Count > 0)
{
	Console.WriteLine("Pattern(s) found:");
	foreach (Match match in matches)
	{
		Console.WriteLine($"t {match.Value}");
	}
}
else
{
    Console.WriteLine("Pattern not found.");
} You can see in the example above that if we can enumerate the collection of matches instead of just dealing with a single. The Various Regex Options in C# When working with regular expressions in C#, several options can be used to modify the behavior of the pattern matching. These options are defined by the enumeration in C#. , we can combine the different enum values to mix and match these C# regex options to get the desired behavior we want. RegexOptions Because this is a flag enum Let’s take a closer look at some commonly used options and understand their use in different scenarios so that you can make informed decisions and leverage regex in C# more effectively! RegexOptions.Compiled This option improves performance by precompiling the regular expression pattern into an assembly. It’s especially useful when the same regular expression pattern is used repeatedly. By compiling the pattern once, subsequent matches can be performed more efficiently. To use this option, simply add RegexOptions.Compiled as a parameter when creating your Regex object. Let’s consider an example where we could benchmark the results of using this option or not using BenchmarkDotNet: using System;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;

using BenchmarkDotNet.Attributes;
using BenchmarkDotNet.Running;

[MemoryDiagnoser]
[ShortRunJob]
public sealed class EmailValidationBenchmark
{
    // NOTE: you could (should) extend this example
    // to try out all sorts of emails and collections
    // of emails!
    private const string TestEmail = "[email protected]";
    private const string Pattern = @"^[a-zA-Z0-9._+-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+.[a-zA-Z]{2,}$";

    private static readonly Regex EmailRegexCompiled = new Regex(
        Pattern,
        RegexOptions.Compiled
    );

    private static readonly Regex EmailRegexNonCompiled = new Regex(
        Pattern
    );

    [Benchmark]
    public bool ValidateEmailWithCompiledOption()
    {
        return EmailRegexCompiled.IsMatch(TestEmail);
    }

    [Benchmark(Baseline = true)]
    public bool ValidateEmailWithoutCompiledOption()
    {
        return EmailRegexNonCompiled.IsMatch(TestEmail);
    }
}

class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        var summary = BenchmarkRunner.Run<EmailValidationBenchmark>();
    }
} Try this example out — or, better yet, try setting up a benchmark like this for your own regex and seeing if compiled makes a difference for you! Do you notice if there’s a difference in memory usage or just runtime? Next question for you to try in your benchmarks: Do you want to be creating a new regex with the compiled flag on every time you use it, or is there performance overhead for doing that? Measure it and see if there’s a benefit to doing the compilation of the regex ONCE and storing that regex in an instance variable for re-use! RegexOptions.IgnoreCase This option enables case-insensitive matching, allowing the regular expression pattern to match both uppercase and lowercase characters. This is important to note, because if you weren’t already aware — yes, regex is going to be case-sensitive. Hopefully, you haven’t had too many headaches over this yet! By using this option, when searching for the word “apple” using the pattern “apple”, enabling RegexOptions.IgnoreCase would match “apple”, “Apple”, and “APPLE”. To use this option, include RegexOptions.IgnoreCase as a parameter when creating your Regex object. We can see this in action in the following example: using System;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;


string input1 = "I love eating apples!";
string input2 = "APPLES are great for health.";
string input3 = "Have you seen my Apple?";

Console.WriteLine($"Input 1 contains 'apple': {ContainsApple(input1)}");
Console.WriteLine($"Input 2 contains 'apple': {ContainsApple(input2)}");
Console.WriteLine($"Input 3 contains 'apple': {ContainsApple(input3)}");

static bool ContainsApple(string input)
{
    // hmmm... should we have pulled this out
    // and used the compiled flag?
    Regex appleRegex = new Regex(
        "apple",
        RegexOptions.IgnoreCase);
    return appleRegex.IsMatch(input);
} RegexOptions.Multiline This option changes the behavior of the ^ and $ anchors when used in the pattern. By default, ^ matches the start of the input string and $ matches the end of the input string. However, with RegexOptions.Multiline enabled, ^ also matches the start of each line within the input string, and $ matches the end of each line. This option is particularly useful when dealing with multi-line input. To use this option, include RegexOptions.Multiline as a parameter when creating your Regex object, which you can see in this example below! We’ll use this code to look for lines that start with a comment character denoted by the hashtag/pound symbol, #: using System;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;

string multiLineText = 
    """
    This is some sample text.
    # This is a comment.
    And here's another line.
    # Another comment.
    """;

foreach (var comment in FindComments(multiLineText))
{
    Console.WriteLine(comment);
}

static string[] FindComments(string input)
{
	// Use RegexOptions.Multiline to treat ^ as the start of each line.
	Regex commentRegex = new Regex("^#.*$", RegexOptions.Multiline);

	var matches = commentRegex.Matches(input);
	string[] comments = new string[matches.Count];
	for (int i = 0; i < matches.Count; i++)
	{
		comments[i] = matches[i].Value;
	}

	return comments;
} If you want to play around with . this example right in your browser, check out this DotNetFiddle Wrapping Up Regex Options in C# In this article, I gave you a brief rundown of some simple methods that we have access to in C# for working with regular expressions. But beyond that, we got to see a handful of different regex options in C# that we have access to that can change the behavior of our matching! Try out the code examples! Play around with them in DotNetFiddle! Consider benchmarking your code with BenchmarkDotNet if you’re looking to tune the performance of your pattern matching using regular expressions in C#. If you found this useful and you’re looking for more learning opportunities, consider and check out my ! subscribing to my free weekly software engineering newsletter free videos on YouTube

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