Last week, one of South Korea's largest firms announced
plans to develop a blockchain-based music copyright management
system. The digital copyright system reportedly employs a major
technology firm's Managed Blockchain Service to maintain a
history of the broadcasting of copyrighted songs. The system also
aims to improve fairness and transparency in the copyright industry
by offering the owners and users of the intellectual property to
share the resulting ledger and develop an equitable payment scheme
for the use of such property.
Also last week, Nebula Genomics, a privacy-focused personal
genomics company, reportedly became the first personal genomics
company to offer anonymous purchasing for genetic testing services.
According to reports, users can purchase whole-genome sequencing
and submit samples without revealing their name, address or credit
card number through pseudo-anonymous payments enabled by
cryptocurrencies. Nebula Genomics reportedly also offers
