Company:Blockchain Labs

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Blockchain Labs
Industrysoftware, blockchain technology
Founded2013
HeadquartersSeoul, 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]

History

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]

Literature

  • Freedom and Social Inclusion in a Connected World (Springer International Publishing, 2022, ISBN:9783031194290)
  • Sou Hee Yang, The Implications of Using Digital Technologies in the Management of COVID-19: Comparative Study of Japan and South Korea (2023, Journal of Medical Internet Research, doi:10.2196/45705)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Lee, Junho; Smith, Nicola (2021-06-21). "Digital vaccine passports aim to help South Koreans get back on the road" (in en-GB). The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/digital-vaccine-passports-aim-help-south-koreans-get-back-road/. 
  2. ↑ "[기획 블록체인핫이슈 ⑮ 코로나백신접종증명서의 꽃 'DID'"] (in ko). 2021-04-15. http://www.sisaweekly.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=34226. 
  3. ↑ "AI Nexus, 2023 홍콩 웹3 페스티벌 참가" (in ko). 2023-04-24. https://www.discoverynews.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=996895. 
  4. ↑ ""블록체인 활용처 무궁무진… 건설자금·의료데이터 관리도 '깔끔'"[허진석의 '톡톡 스타트업'"] (in ko). 2023-09-02. https://www.donga.com/news/It/article/all/20230901/120980459/1. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Connolly, George. "Council Post: Key Considerations When Using Blockchain For Vaccine Passports" (in en). https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2021/08/10/key-considerations-when-using-blockchain-for-vaccine-passports/. 
  6. ↑ Jae-hee, Choi (2021-11-25). "EU envoy speaks out on S. Korea's 'discriminatory' vaccine pass system" (in en). https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20211125000584. 
  7. ↑ Larsen, Morten Soendergaard. "South Korea accused of discrimination over vaccine recognition" (in en). https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/26/south-korea-discrimination-vaccine. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Korean vaccine passport developer Blockchain Labs receives proposal from Linux - Pulse by Maeil Business News Korea" (in ko). https://pulsenews.co.kr/view.php?sc=30800019&year=2021&no=418516. 
  9. ↑ Yang, Sou Hee (2023-06-06). "The Implications of Using Digital Technologies in the Management of COVID-19: Comparative Study of Japan and South Korea". Journal of Medical Internet Research 25: e45705. doi:10.2196/45705. ISSN 1439-4456. PMID 37279042. 
  10. ↑ "US Patent for Blockchain system to which proof-of-transaction consensus algorithm is applied, and method therefor Patent (Patent # 11,636,450 issued April 25, 2023) - Justia Patents Search". https://patents.justia.com/patent/11636450. 
  11. ↑ 기자, 이종도 (2023-04-24). "AI Nexus, 2023 홍콩 웹3 페스티벌 참가" (in ko). http://www.e2news.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=253170. 
  12. ↑ 쿠키뉴스 (2022-11-09). "'블록체인랩스'가 품은 n번의 확신들" (in ko). http://www.kukinews.com/newsView/kuk202211090001. 
  13. ↑ "Locally Vaccinated Travelers to Verify Status in EU through COOV" (in en). http://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=e&Seq_Code=170718. 
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "블록체인랩스 "블록체인, 암호화폐보다 인프라에 집중해야"" (in ko). 2023-02-07. https://www.hankyung.com/article/202302079651B. 
  15. ↑ "iF Design - COOV" (in en). https://ifdesign.com/en/winner-ranking/project/coov/350862. 
  16. ↑ "iF 디자인 어워드 2022 수상작 — COVID19 속 일상을 위한 디자인" (in ko). https://blog.naver.com/ifkoreablog/222719759289. 
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Global Standards Mapping Initiative (GSMI) 2.0". 2021. https://gbbcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/GSMI-2.0-South-Korea.pdf. 
  18. ↑ "'쿠브' 개발한 블록체인랩스가 메신저 만든 이유..."블록체인 기술로 세상을 이롭게" - 바이라인네트워크" (in ko-KR). 2023-02-06. https://byline.network/2023/02/6-114/. 
  19. ↑ "COVID vaccine pass app developer launches world's 1st decentralized instant messenger" (in en). 2022-11-07. https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/tech/2023/10/133_339343.html. 
  20. ↑ Global, K. E. D.. "Blockchain-based messenger 'Block Chat' debuts" (in en). https://www.kedglobal.com/blockchain/newsView/ked202211080007. 
  21. ↑ "'쿠브앱' 만든 블록체인랩스, 세상에 없는 메신저 만들었다" (in ko). 2022-11-28. https://www.mk.co.kr/news/it/10547798. 
  22. ↑ ""우린 카카오톡과 달라"...쿠브 개발사 블록체인랩스, 무중앙서버 메신저 '블록챗' 출시" (in ko). 2022-11-07. https://www.techm.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=103369. 
  23. ↑ 쿠키뉴스 (2022-11-07). "블록체인랩스, 탈중앙 메신저 '블록챗' 공개" (in ko). http://www.kukinews.com/newsView/kuk202211070130. 



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