Saudi Arabian Blockchain and AI development startup IR4LAB,  is tracking food packages distributed to families during the holy month of Ramadan as part of charity donations.  The Blockchain solution leverages DocCerts,  which has been utilized to issue a unique authenticity card for each package and assigned a unique ID and QR code to it. Recipients can scan or enter the ID to obtain real-time details about the package delivered, including its source and contents. Once the package is verified, an entry is added to the transaction history, allowing confirmation of receipt in real-time and eliminating the need for time-consuming reporting back to the donors. In addition, the system has an approval workflow feature, which is especially useful for transactions that involve multiple stakeholders. This is often the case with charity initiatives that involve various organizations, including government entities, private corporations, and non-profit organizations. Charity initiati...

  This week several entities each one in a different sector announced that they have become the first in their fields to accept crypto payments. Writing this piece I get a feeling that this will soon become common practice. For the past few months all one reads is more and more entities in UAE accepting crypto payments, whether they are schools, restaurants, property developers, Emirates airlines, retail shopping centers such as Majid Al Futtaim and many more. This time it is the turn for art galleries and charities. The majority of crypto enthusiasts and those passionate about Blockchain and crypto have been waiting for this for a long time; it signals the entrance of crypto into mainstream economy and once that happens there is no turning back. Bearish or bullish markets are of little significance because everyone is into crypto. So Yesterday UAE based Galloire, art gallery announced that it is now accepting crypto payments such a Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDC for artwork sales ...