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ODEM CEO Maaghul Speaks at Taipei’s DATE 2018 E-Commerce Expo
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Sept. 26, 2018 – Rich Maaghul, co-founder and CEO of On-Demand Education Marketplace, will carry the ODEM story to the Discover Advanced Trends in E-Commerce (DATE 2018) Expo this week in Taipei. Maaghul, an invited guest of the Expo organizers, will speak on the topic of how ODEM is using blockchain technology to…
Read MoreODEM and Educational Sponsorships
Have you ever donated or considered giving to a charitable cause and wondered how the money would be spent? Did the funds achieve your intended goal? I’ve asked those questions many times in the context of accountability and a worrying decline in public willingness to give to worthy causes. At On-Demand Education Marketplace, we understand…
Read MoreODEM Activation on the Mainnet: What’s the Big Deal?
ODEM, creator of the On-Demand Education Marketplace, achieved a major technical milestone last week by activating the ODEM Platform’s decentralized application (DApp) on the Ethereum Blockchain, or mainnet. Dr. Adel ElMessiry, ODEM’s Chief Technology Mentor, activated the DApp before a live audience at the #SWITCH! Conference in Vilnius, Lithuania. Immediately following the achievement, he generated a…
Read MoreODEM Activates Smart Contracts on the Ethereum Blockchain
Vilnius, Lithuania — Sept. 20, 2018 – ODEM, creator of the world’s first On-Demand Education Marketplace, is pleased to announce the successful activation of smart contracts on the Ethereum Blockchain in support of the ODEM Platform. Dr. Adel ElMessiry, ODEM’s Chief Technology Mentor, completed the deployment of the contracts today at a live event at the #SWITCH! Conference…
Read MoreODEM Achieves Development Milestones on the Ethereum Mainnet
Vilnius, Lithuania — Sept. 19, 2018 – ODEM, creator of the world’s first On-Demand Education Marketplace, is pleased to announce the achievement of several significant development milestones and achievements leading to full deployment of the ODEM Platform by early next year. Among ODEM’s latest technical accomplishments: Successfully passed third-party auditing and testing of the DApp (decentralized…
Read MoreBlockchain for Beginners: The Important Definitions to Know
“Blockchain technology isn’t just a more efficient way to settle securities. It will fundamentally change market structures, and even the architecture of the internet itself.” Abigail Johnson, CEO, Fidelity Investments Ask someone to explain blockchain technology, the encryption system that underlays digital currencies, and you are likely to receive a blank stare in response. However,…
Read More10EQS Taps Education Platform ODEM for Talent Acquisition
CHIASSO, Switzerland, Sept. 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — ODEM, the world’s leading On-Demand Education Marketplace, is delighted to announce a revenue-generating, collaborative relationship with 10EQS, a premier provider of accelerated business solutions. The companies will deploy blockchain technology to enhance 10EQS’ ability to provide immediate business insights by widening its pool of emerging industry experts. New…
Read MoreODEM and Program Revenue Sharing
Enabling educators to efficiently partner with other academics through curriculum licensing is an important part of our mission at On-Demand Education Marketplace. It’s one example of how we’re using blockchain technology to make high-quality, in-person education more accessible, affordable and verifiable. Through the use of blockchain-based smart contracts, our ODEM Platform will allow educators to…
Read MoreODEM Tokens and Platform Settlement
The ODEM Token (ODE) is at the heart of our mission at On-Demand Education Marketplace (ODEM) to make higher education more accessible, affordable and verifiable. ODE acts as a core currency on the ODEM Platform by employing blockchain-based transaction mechanisms that link students, educators and other service providers. Using the ODE utility token on the…
Read MoreODEM and Perpetual Curriculum Royalties
Ensuring that educators receive their fair share of revenue from their teaching and curriculum development is an important goal of On-Demand Education Marketplace. Blockchain technology, the encryption software that underlays digital currencies such as Bitcoin, is increasingly being considered to ensure that intellectual property owners are properly compensated. For example, the music and entertainment industry…
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