Industry | software, blockchain technology |
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Founded | 2013 |
Headquarters | Seoul, Korea |
Blockchain Labs is a software company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, specializing in blockchain technology. [1] [2] It was established in 2013 in San Francisco, California. [3] The company is known for COOV, a digital certificate verification system it developed for COVID-19 vaccinations, officially adopted by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. [4] [1] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
Blockchain Labs was established in 2013 in San Francisco, California. [8] In 2018, the company engineered InfraBlockchain, a public cryptocurrency-free blockchain, allowing the technology to be utilized in practical applications. [10] [11] [12]
In August 2020, Blockchain Labs developed COOV (corona overcome), a blockchain-based vaccine pass used by 43 million Korean citizens based a public cryptocurrency-free blockchain. Vaccination verification through the COOV app is also recognized by the European Union. [13] [14] [1] [5] The app won IF design award in 2022. [15] [16]
The company provided its blockchain-based decentralized identity (DID) technology to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) for data protection, after which COOV launched in April 2021. [1] [17] The app was downloaded by two million people in June 2021 alone. [17] [18] In 2022, Blockchain Labs launched the blockchain-based messaging app BlockChat. [19] [20]
The company’s key products include COOV, (a digital certificate verification system that uses InfraBlockchain technology to authenticate data without creating an traceable record, [1] [14] [5] InfraBlockchain (a public blockchain without any cryptocurrency), and BlockChat (a decentralized messenger). [21] [22] [23]
Industry | software, blockchain technology |
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Founded | 2013 |
Headquarters | Seoul, Korea |
Blockchain Labs is a software company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, specializing in blockchain technology. [1] [2] It was established in 2013 in San Francisco, California. [3] The company is known for COOV, a digital certificate verification system it developed for COVID-19 vaccinations, officially adopted by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. [4] [1] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
Blockchain Labs was established in 2013 in San Francisco, California. [8] In 2018, the company engineered InfraBlockchain, a public cryptocurrency-free blockchain, allowing the technology to be utilized in practical applications. [10] [11] [12]
In August 2020, Blockchain Labs developed COOV (corona overcome), a blockchain-based vaccine pass used by 43 million Korean citizens based a public cryptocurrency-free blockchain. Vaccination verification through the COOV app is also recognized by the European Union. [13] [14] [1] [5] The app won IF design award in 2022. [15] [16]
The company provided its blockchain-based decentralized identity (DID) technology to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) for data protection, after which COOV launched in April 2021. [1] [17] The app was downloaded by two million people in June 2021 alone. [17] [18] In 2022, Blockchain Labs launched the blockchain-based messaging app BlockChat. [19] [20]
The company’s key products include COOV, (a digital certificate verification system that uses InfraBlockchain technology to authenticate data without creating an traceable record, [1] [14] [5] InfraBlockchain (a public blockchain without any cryptocurrency), and BlockChat (a decentralized messenger). [21] [22] [23]