{"id":8453,"date":"2021-08-05T10:14:09","date_gmt":"2021-08-05T14:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/?p=8453"},"modified":"2021-08-13T06:42:47","modified_gmt":"2021-08-13T10:42:47","slug":"the-revolution-is-coming-tracking-sperm-on-bitcoin-with-eggschain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/2021\/08\/05\/the-revolution-is-coming-tracking-sperm-on-bitcoin-with-eggschain","title":{"rendered":"Tracking sperm on Bitcoin with Eggschain \u2014 Wei Escala"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>What if sperm were uploaded \u2014 or perhaps, erm, unloaded \u2014 onto the Bitcoin network, and those seeking to become pregnant could turn the emotional, complex task into something more approachable, where they choose the right swimmers on the blockchain according to attributes like education level, hobbies and physical attributes?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wei Escala is the founder and CEO of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eggschain<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, an Austin-based startup building a supply chain solution for the assisted reproduction industry. In vitro fertilization (IVF) is the process of implanting a fertilized egg into a woman\u2019s uterus in order to induce pregnancy. This requires sperm, which is sometimes contributed by a partner and sometimes by a donor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It\u2019s part of a new breed of projects <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">built on Stacks<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><span id=\"m_1775470401819400820gmail-docs-internal-guid-ca9d27c1-7fff-d598-dcf3-180b5eb790bb\">a blockchain that shares a native connection with Bitcoin through proof-of-transfer, <\/span>which \u201cenables decentralized apps, smart contracts, and digital assets\u201d to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stacks.co\/technology\">settled<\/a> and verified on Bitcoin blocks.\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eggschain is one of these new decentralized apps, or DApps.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But why do sperm donations and embryo implantations need to be registered on a blockchain, to begin with? The answers lie in scalability for a seamless sperm selection process across various jurisdictions, not to mention high-level patient-data protection, guarding against loss or misfiling of data, and making the system more transparent overall.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If things go well, Eggshain\u2019s blockchain-based matching solution may soon bear fruit around the world. It\u2019s not here yet, but the revolution is coming.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Eggschain<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eggschain\u2019s blockchain is secured by Bitcoin via <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stacks<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, a Y Combinator-incubated startup \u201cbuilding a user-owned Internet secured by Bitcoin.\u201d <\/span><span id=\"m_1775470401819400820gmail-docs-internal-guid-c2b44c0a-7fff-da44-4f29-22653593a096\">In practice, this means that Stacks operationalizes smart contracts and DApps, such as Eggschain, by synching up with Bitcoin on every 10-minute block to embed an indelible, permanent record.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dear community, the moment we have all been waiting for.<\/p>\n<p>We couldn&#39;t be happier to announce our first cohort of 25 startups building on Bitcoin w\/ Stacks.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2iZ1kOiGhy\">https:\/\/t.co\/2iZ1kOiGhy<\/a> \ud83d\udc48<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; startups.btc (@StacksStartups) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StacksStartups\/status\/1407660030074101772?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 23, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Eggschain solution has not yet been released. \u201cI don\u2019t want to commit to a timeline,\u201d Escala says, in part because, \u201cWe are among the first developers building on the Stacks blockchain.\u201d This seems to be a reasonable answer, as it is common for blockchain projects to hit delays \u2014 whether caused by technical, legal or budgetary challenges.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While lower transaction fees influenced the choice to build on a Bitcoin sidechain instead of other chains like Ethereum, Bitcoin\u2019s reputation as an incorruptible ledger was decisive. Bitcoin \u201cwill be around for hundreds or thousands or millions of years,\u201d Escala says, as if stating a basic scientific fact. While speaking of millions of years can be written off as overzealous marketing, choosing a chain to track reproduction means backing the one most likely to survive far into the future.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pullquote align-center\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cBitcoin is the oldest blockchain in the world and very established, and the gas fees on Stacks are low compared to some of the other leading blockchains by a huge magnitude.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Escala explains that \u201cWhen your sperm is donated, that is a transaction that gets hashed onto the blockchain,\u201d complete with an indelible time stamp. Further transactions take place \u201cwhen the sperm is implanted into a woman or into an egg.\u201d The time between egg fertilization and implantation can stretch for years, and sperm has been <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/GMA\/OnCall\/story?id=7303722\">kept<\/a> frozen for as long as <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">22 years<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and still been used successfully.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In practice, this means that a donor will be able to see how many times their sperm has been used, giving them a rough idea of how many children they might have and in what general areas. This may even serve to gamify the sperm donation experience, even if the donor is not willing to ever be contacted by their offspring.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<script>(function() {\n\twindow.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || {\n\t\tlisteners: [],\n\t\tforms: {\n\t\t\ton: function(evt, cb) {\n\t\t\t\twindow.mc4wp.listeners.push(\n\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\tevent   : evt,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tcallback: cb\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t);\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\t}\n})();\n<\/script><!-- Mailchimp for WordPress v4.8.6 - https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/mailchimp-for-wp\/ --><form inert id=\"mc4wp-form-1\" class=\"mc4wp-form mc4wp-form-5517 mc4wp-ajax\" method=\"post\" data-id=\"5517\" data-name=\"JNEWS style form\" ><div class=\"mc4wp-form-fields\"><div class=\"jeg_mc4wp_heading\">\r\n  <h3>The best of blockchain, every Tuesday<\/h3>\r\n  <p>Subscribe for thoughtful explorations and leisurely reads from Magazine.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<p>\r\n    <input type=\"email\" name=\"EMAIL\" placeholder=\"Email address...\" required \ placeholder="disabled" disabled="disabled" title="form boxes are disabled in cached version of the site" value="Disabled" style="opacity:0.3;" />\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n    <input type=\"submit\" value=\"SUBSCRIBE\" \ placeholder="disabled" disabled="disabled" title="form boxes are disabled in cached version of the site" value="Disabled" style="opacity:0.3;" />\r\n<\/p><br>\r\nBy subscribing you agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/terms-and-privacy\" target=\"_blank\">Terms of Service and Privacy Policy<\/a><\/div><label style=\"display: none !important;\">Leave this field empty if you're human: <input type=\"text\" name=\"_mc4wp_honeypot\" value=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" autocomplete=\"off\" \ placeholder="disabled" disabled="disabled" title="form boxes are disabled in cached version of the site" value="Disabled" style="opacity:0.3;" /><\/label><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_mc4wp_timestamp\" value=\"1634243087\" \ placeholder="disabled" disabled="disabled" title="form boxes are disabled in cached version of the site" value="Disabled" style="opacity:0.3;" /><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_mc4wp_form_id\" value=\"5517\" \ placeholder="disabled" disabled="disabled" title="form boxes are disabled in cached version of the site" value="Disabled" style="opacity:0.3;" /><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_mc4wp_form_element_id\" value=\"mc4wp-form-1\" \ placeholder="disabled" disabled="disabled" title="form boxes are disabled in cached version of the site" value="Disabled" style="opacity:0.3;" /><div class=\"mc4wp-response\"><\/div><\/form><!-- \/ Mailchimp for WordPress Plugin -->\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Though Bitcoin itself is a transparent blockchain that allows transactions to be traced back, Escala explains that Eggschain, as it functions with Stacks, cannot be \u201cbacktracked\u201d in such a way that the \u201cfamily tree\u201d can be tracked up and down. This is by design, as \u201cJust because someone received your donated sperm, it doesn\u2019t give them the authority to read through your life \u2014 it is almost an invasion of your privacy,\u201d according to Escala.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pullquote align-center\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cPatient identifiable information cannot be on the blockchain.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4>Freezing desire<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In India and much of Africa, it is normal for women to have their first baby by the age of 20. At 25, the United States <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationmaster.com\/country-info\/stats\/People\/Mother&#039;s-mean-age-at-first-birth#amount\" class=\"broken_link\">represents<\/a> the lowest <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">mean age<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in the Western world, with the average first-time mother in countries like Germany, Singapore, Japan, the United Kingdom and Australia flirting with or even surpassing 30 \u2014 the age at which fertility begins to decline.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Though access to contraceptives and changed values contribute to the higher ages in the West, careers and finances often play a role. The pressure to delay pregnancy is all the more increased with the modern reality that career growth often requires frequent moving between offices and countries \u2014 though perhaps the work-from-home era will bring change. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Heath issues like cancer, which is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/health-45497304#:~:text=There%20will%20be%2018.1%20million,a%20growing%20and%20ageing%20population.\">rising<\/a> worldwide, is another driver for the treatment, as woman seek to preserve their eggs before they are potentially damaged through chemotherapy treatment. All things considered, it is easy to see why many women are choosing to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/2021\/04\/28\/roger-vers-next-life-cryonics-meets-crypto\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">freeze<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> their eggs \u2014 just in case they decline in quality or run out before they want to use them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8457\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8457\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8457\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/pasted-image-0-3-300x254.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/pasted-image-0-3-300x254.png 300w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/pasted-image-0-3.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8457\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eqq quality begins to reduce at 30 and drops fast from 35. Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shecares.com\/pregnancy\/fertility\/fertility-and-age\">SheCares<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When her best friend chose to freeze her eggs in 2018, Escala \u201cwas a witness every step of the way \u2014 I felt like I almost lived through the entire experience.\u201d In addition to a friend, however, she is a businesswoman, and she sensed an opportunity to improve the IVF process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In June 2018, Escala founded Eggschain.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Breeding process<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Provided there is no preselected partner, the process of choosing sperm \u2014 or more accurately, a sperm donor \u2014 is an intimate and difficult one. For one, donors need to be checked at \u201can established lab for STDs, HIV and any hereditary diseases,\u201d with their sperm held in quarantine for often up to six months.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Depending on the sperm bank and the laws of the donor\u2019s country, there is often extensive information available about the prospective donor, such as education level, hobbies and physical attributes \u2014 all of these attributes attached to the given sperm sample by way of Eggschain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<script>(function() {\n\twindow.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || {\n\t\tlisteners: [],\n\t\tforms: {\n\t\t\ton: function(evt, cb) {\n\t\t\t\twindow.mc4wp.listeners.push(\n\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\tevent   : evt,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tcallback: cb\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t);\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\t}\n})();\n<\/script><!-- Mailchimp for WordPress v4.8.6 - https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/mailchimp-for-wp\/ --><form inert id=\"mc4wp-form-2\" class=\"mc4wp-form mc4wp-form-5517 mc4wp-ajax\" method=\"post\" data-id=\"5517\" data-name=\"JNEWS style form\" ><div class=\"mc4wp-form-fields\"><div class=\"jeg_mc4wp_heading\">\r\n  <h3>The best of blockchain, every Tuesday<\/h3>\r\n  <p>Subscribe for thoughtful explorations and leisurely reads from Magazine.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<p>\r\n    <input type=\"email\" name=\"EMAIL\" placeholder=\"Email address...\" required \ placeholder="disabled" disabled="disabled" title="form boxes are disabled in cached version of the site" value="Disabled" style="opacity:0.3;" />\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n    <input type=\"submit\" value=\"SUBSCRIBE\" \ placeholder="disabled" disabled="disabled" title="form boxes are disabled in cached version of the site" value="Disabled" style="opacity:0.3;" />\r\n<\/p><br>\r\nBy subscribing you agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/terms-and-privacy\" target=\"_blank\">Terms of Service and Privacy Policy<\/a><\/div><label style=\"display: none !important;\">Leave this field empty if you're human: <input type=\"text\" name=\"_mc4wp_honeypot\" value=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" autocomplete=\"off\" \ placeholder="disabled" disabled="disabled" title="form boxes are disabled in cached version of the site" value="Disabled" style="opacity:0.3;" /><\/label><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_mc4wp_timestamp\" value=\"1634243087\" \ placeholder="disabled" disabled="disabled" title="form boxes are disabled in cached version of the site" value="Disabled" style="opacity:0.3;" /><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_mc4wp_form_id\" value=\"5517\" \ placeholder="disabled" disabled="disabled" title="form boxes are disabled in cached version of the site" value="Disabled" style="opacity:0.3;" /><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_mc4wp_form_element_id\" value=\"mc4wp-form-2\" \ placeholder="disabled" disabled="disabled" title="form boxes are disabled in cached version of the site" value="Disabled" style="opacity:0.3;" /><div class=\"mc4wp-response\"><\/div><\/form><!-- \/ Mailchimp for WordPress Plugin -->\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI can say I want a sperm donor who has curly hair, and maybe a college degree \u2014 and ideally, this sperm donor plays violin,\u201d Escala explains, listing attributes that can often be selected for. She also suggests that someone who likes basketball might choose a donor who is \u201cof a certain height\u201d and plays basketball.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All of these anonymous attributes can be added to the blockchain, effectively becoming the \u201cstats\u201d of the specific sperm, making selecting a sperm a smoother experience. While not remotely comparable to a serious medical procedure, the chain&#8217;s function has a metaphorical similarity to certain<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/2021\/04\/15\/gabby-dizon-making-computer-games-real\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> NFT-based games<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, where characters\u2019 \u201cDNA\u201d is tracked on the blockchain as it get passed on to \u201cdescendants.\u201d The ethical implications of choosing designer babies are presumably left to the users to wrestle with.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8468\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8468\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-8468\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/axie-1024x497.jpg\" alt=\"Axie Infinity\" width=\"500\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/axie-1024x497.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/axie-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/axie-770x373.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/axie-750x364.jpg 750w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/axie-1140x553.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/axie.jpg 1534w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8468\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Axie Infinity is a game where &#8220;Axies&#8221; pass on their genetics. Source: Axie Infinity<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Corporate travels<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Escala does not fill the stereotype of a shoot-from-the-hip cowboy blockchain entrepreneur. Despite spending a career in marketing \u201cand a lot of supply chain,\u201d she presents as a meticulous scientist who is careful with definitions and technicalities \u2014 a nerd, even.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">She was born in Austin, Texas and moved to Singapore at the age of 15. There, she attended Temasek Junior College where she studied physics, math and organic chemistry before heading back to Austin \u201cto be closer to my good friends and join the bustling startup scene there.\u201d She enrolled in a computer science program at The University of Texas at Austin, where she became interested in cryptography and machine-human interaction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI graduated right after 9\/11, so a few of my offers were rescinded,\u201d she recalls. Despite the turbulence, by March 2002 she was working as a stockbroker and financial adviser with American Express in Salt Lake City, Utah. She also worked as a branch manager for SunTrust Bank in Hampton, Virginia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div  class=\"jeg_postblock_carousel jeg_postblock_carousel_3 jeg_postblock jeg_col_8 jnews_module__0_6168920fd01f1    \">\n                    <div class=\"jeg_carousel_post\" data-nav='' data-autoplay='true' data-delay='4500' data-items='3' data-margin='20'>\n                        <div class=\"jeg_post_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"jeg_post format-standard\">\n                    \n                    <div class=\"jeg_thumb\">                        \n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/2021\/10\/07\/fungible-fan-tokens-forming-proxy-market-day-trade-sports-teams-at-high-valuations\" ><div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-1000 \"><img width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-75x75 size-jnews-75x75 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Fan tokens\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 75px) 100vw, 75px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/magazine-sports-fan-tokens-75x75.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/magazine-sports-fan-tokens-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/magazine-sports-fan-tokens-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/magazine-sports-fan-tokens-350x350.jpg 350w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"overlay_content\">\n                        <div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n                            <h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/2021\/10\/07\/fungible-fan-tokens-forming-proxy-market-day-trade-sports-teams-at-high-valuations\">Fan tokens: Day trading your favorite sports team<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <div class=\"jeg_post_meta\"><div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/2021\/10\/07\/fungible-fan-tokens-forming-proxy-market-day-trade-sports-teams-at-high-valuations\" ><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> October 7, 2021<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"jeg_post_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"jeg_post format-standard\">\n                    \n                    <div class=\"jeg_thumb\">                        \n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/2021\/10\/05\/when-banks-collapse-iceland-2008-firsthand\" ><div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-1000 \"><img width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-75x75 size-jnews-75x75 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Icelandic Bank Collapse\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 75px) 100vw, 75px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/magazine-Iceland-firsthand-75x75.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/magazine-Iceland-firsthand-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/magazine-Iceland-firsthand-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/magazine-Iceland-firsthand-350x350.jpg 350w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"overlay_content\">\n                        <div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n                            <h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/2021\/10\/05\/when-banks-collapse-iceland-2008-firsthand\">What it\u2019s like when the banks collapse: Iceland 2008 firsthand<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <div class=\"jeg_post_meta\"><div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/2021\/10\/05\/when-banks-collapse-iceland-2008-firsthand\" ><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> October 5, 2021<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"jeg_post_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"jeg_post format-standard\">\n                    \n                    <div class=\"jeg_thumb\">                        \n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/2021\/10\/01\/crypto-city-guide-to-tokyo\" ><div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-1000 \"><img width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-75x75 size-jnews-75x75 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Crypto City: Guide to Tokyo\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 75px) 100vw, 75px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MAG-crypto-city-Tokyo-75x75.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MAG-crypto-city-Tokyo-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MAG-crypto-city-Tokyo-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MAG-crypto-city-Tokyo-350x350.jpg 350w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"overlay_content\">\n                        <div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n                            <h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/2021\/10\/01\/crypto-city-guide-to-tokyo\">Crypto City: Guide to Tokyo<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <div class=\"jeg_post_meta\"><div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/2021\/10\/01\/crypto-city-guide-to-tokyo\" ><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> October 1, 2021<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"jeg_post_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"jeg_post format-standard\">\n                    \n                    <div class=\"jeg_thumb\">                        \n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/2021\/09\/27\/before-nfts-surging-interest-pre-cryptopunk-collectibles\" ><div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-1000 \"><img width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-75x75 size-jnews-75x75 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Before NFTs: Surging interest in pre-CryptoPunk collectibles\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 75px) 100vw, 75px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MAGAZINE-Before-NFTs-Surging-interest-in-pre-CryptoPunk-collectibles-75x75.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MAGAZINE-Before-NFTs-Surging-interest-in-pre-CryptoPunk-collectibles-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MAGAZINE-Before-NFTs-Surging-interest-in-pre-CryptoPunk-collectibles-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MAGAZINE-Before-NFTs-Surging-interest-in-pre-CryptoPunk-collectibles-350x350.jpg 350w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"overlay_content\">\n                        <div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n                            <h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/2021\/09\/27\/before-nfts-surging-interest-pre-cryptopunk-collectibles\">Before NFTs: Surging interest in pre-CryptoPunk collectibles<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <div class=\"jeg_post_meta\"><div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/2021\/09\/27\/before-nfts-surging-interest-pre-cryptopunk-collectibles\" ><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> September 27, 2021<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"jeg_post_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"jeg_post format-standard\">\n                    \n                    <div class=\"jeg_thumb\">                        \n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/2021\/09\/16\/bitcoin-ledger-as-a-secret-weapon-in-war-against-ransomware\" ><div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-1000 \"><img width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-75x75 size-jnews-75x75 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bitcoin ledger as a secret weapon in war against ransomware\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 75px) 100vw, 75px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/magazine-Crypto-isnt-a-good-tool-for-ransomware-75x75.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/magazine-Crypto-isnt-a-good-tool-for-ransomware-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/magazine-Crypto-isnt-a-good-tool-for-ransomware-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/magazine-Crypto-isnt-a-good-tool-for-ransomware-350x350.jpg 350w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"overlay_content\">\n                        <div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n                            <h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/2021\/09\/16\/bitcoin-ledger-as-a-secret-weapon-in-war-against-ransomware\">Bitcoin ledger as a secret weapon in war against ransomware<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <div class=\"jeg_post_meta\"><div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/2021\/09\/16\/bitcoin-ledger-as-a-secret-weapon-in-war-against-ransomware\" ><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> September 16, 2021<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Not quite satisfied with her career in finance, Escala completed an MBA in marketing, strategy and general management at Emory University\u2019s Goizueta Business School in Atlanta. This was followed by 15 years of corporate career growth, which saw Escala bounce between cities across the continental United States, staying on most jobs for a year or two.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ohio. New York. Texas. Ohio. Kentucky.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">And back to Austin, Texas in 2017. There, she worked as CEO of Powerista, which could help anyone to \u201cbuild a website in under 2 minutes!\u201d It didn\u2019t last but is still being marketed by someone with obvious marketing chops.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8458\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8458\" style=\"width: 341px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-8458\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/pasted-image-0-2-300x153.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"341\" height=\"174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/pasted-image-0-2-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/pasted-image-0-2.png 714w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 341px) 100vw, 341px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8458\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Great sales pitch!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It was in Austin that Escala encountered blockchain at a South by Southwest conference in 2018, and she immediately saw an application in using it to track biospecimens for personalized medicine.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Coming revolution<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Under Escala\u2019s vision, sperm banks all around the world \u2014 effectively the front end or user interface of sperm donation \u2014 could plug into the Eggschain back end. This could, in theory, allow patients a much broader pool of sperm to select from. The laws of various jurisdictions could be programmed into the chain as well, effectively minimizing the legal red tape of international inseminations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Due to the scalability potential once the system is implemented, Eggschain has set its targets high. \u201cWe hope, provide a universal tracking system for all the patients in the world,\u201d Escala says, speaking of everyone involved in the IVF process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Since Eggschain\u2019s \u201cpatented solution covers the matching and tracking of genetic material using the blockchain,\u201d that means that sperm and embryos are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the potential applications of Eggschain in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cOrgans, tissues and other bio-specimens can absolutely use the system in the future,\u201d Escala says with optimism.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div  class=\"jeg_postblock_carousel jeg_postblock_carousel_3 jeg_postblock jeg_col_8 jnews_module__1_6168920fd5a91    \">\n                    <div class=\"jeg_carousel_post\" data-nav='' data-autoplay='true' data-delay='4500' data-items='3' data-margin='20'>\n                        <div class=\"jeg_post_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"jeg_post format-standard\">\n                    \n                    <div class=\"jeg_thumb\">                        \n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/2021\/10\/07\/fungible-fan-tokens-forming-proxy-market-day-trade-sports-teams-at-high-valuations\" ><div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-1000 \"><img width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-75x75 size-jnews-75x75 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Fan tokens\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 75px) 100vw, 75px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/magazine-sports-fan-tokens-75x75.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/magazine-sports-fan-tokens-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/magazine-sports-fan-tokens-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/magazine-sports-fan-tokens-350x350.jpg 350w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"overlay_content\">\n                        <div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n                            <h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/2021\/10\/07\/fungible-fan-tokens-forming-proxy-market-day-trade-sports-teams-at-high-valuations\">Fan tokens: Day trading your favorite sports team<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <div class=\"jeg_post_meta\"><div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/2021\/10\/07\/fungible-fan-tokens-forming-proxy-market-day-trade-sports-teams-at-high-valuations\" ><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> October 7, 2021<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"jeg_post_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"jeg_post format-standard\">\n                    \n                    <div class=\"jeg_thumb\">                        \n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/2021\/10\/05\/when-banks-collapse-iceland-2008-firsthand\" ><div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-1000 \"><img width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-75x75 size-jnews-75x75 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Icelandic Bank Collapse\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 75px) 100vw, 75px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/magazine-Iceland-firsthand-75x75.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/magazine-Iceland-firsthand-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/magazine-Iceland-firsthand-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/magazine-Iceland-firsthand-350x350.jpg 350w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"overlay_content\">\n                        <div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n                            <h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/2021\/10\/05\/when-banks-collapse-iceland-2008-firsthand\">What it\u2019s like when the banks collapse: Iceland 2008 firsthand<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <div class=\"jeg_post_meta\"><div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/2021\/10\/05\/when-banks-collapse-iceland-2008-firsthand\" ><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> October 5, 2021<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"jeg_post_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"jeg_post format-standard\">\n                    \n                    <div class=\"jeg_thumb\">                        \n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/2021\/10\/01\/crypto-city-guide-to-tokyo\" ><div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-1000 \"><img width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-75x75 size-jnews-75x75 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Crypto City: Guide to Tokyo\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 75px) 100vw, 75px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MAG-crypto-city-Tokyo-75x75.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MAG-crypto-city-Tokyo-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MAG-crypto-city-Tokyo-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MAG-crypto-city-Tokyo-350x350.jpg 350w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"overlay_content\">\n                        <div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n                            <h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/2021\/10\/01\/crypto-city-guide-to-tokyo\">Crypto City: Guide to Tokyo<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <div class=\"jeg_post_meta\"><div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/2021\/10\/01\/crypto-city-guide-to-tokyo\" ><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> October 1, 2021<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"jeg_post_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"jeg_post format-standard\">\n                    \n                    <div class=\"jeg_thumb\">                        \n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/2021\/09\/27\/before-nfts-surging-interest-pre-cryptopunk-collectibles\" ><div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-1000 \"><img width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-75x75 size-jnews-75x75 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Before NFTs: Surging interest in pre-CryptoPunk collectibles\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 75px) 100vw, 75px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MAGAZINE-Before-NFTs-Surging-interest-in-pre-CryptoPunk-collectibles-75x75.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MAGAZINE-Before-NFTs-Surging-interest-in-pre-CryptoPunk-collectibles-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MAGAZINE-Before-NFTs-Surging-interest-in-pre-CryptoPunk-collectibles-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MAGAZINE-Before-NFTs-Surging-interest-in-pre-CryptoPunk-collectibles-350x350.jpg 350w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"overlay_content\">\n                        <div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n                            <h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/2021\/09\/27\/before-nfts-surging-interest-pre-cryptopunk-collectibles\">Before NFTs: Surging interest in pre-CryptoPunk collectibles<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <div class=\"jeg_post_meta\"><div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/2021\/09\/27\/before-nfts-surging-interest-pre-cryptopunk-collectibles\" ><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> September 27, 2021<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"jeg_post_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"jeg_post format-standard\">\n                    \n                    <div class=\"jeg_thumb\">                        \n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/2021\/09\/16\/bitcoin-ledger-as-a-secret-weapon-in-war-against-ransomware\" ><div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-1000 \"><img width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-75x75 size-jnews-75x75 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bitcoin ledger as a secret weapon in war against ransomware\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 75px) 100vw, 75px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/magazine-Crypto-isnt-a-good-tool-for-ransomware-75x75.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/magazine-Crypto-isnt-a-good-tool-for-ransomware-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/magazine-Crypto-isnt-a-good-tool-for-ransomware-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/magazine-Crypto-isnt-a-good-tool-for-ransomware-350x350.jpg 350w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"overlay_content\">\n                        <div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n                            <h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/2021\/09\/16\/bitcoin-ledger-as-a-secret-weapon-in-war-against-ransomware\">Bitcoin ledger as a secret weapon in war against ransomware<\/a><\/h3>\n                            <div class=\"jeg_post_meta\"><div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/2021\/09\/16\/bitcoin-ledger-as-a-secret-weapon-in-war-against-ransomware\" ><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> September 16, 2021<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cOur patented solution covers the matching and tracking of genetic material using the blockchain.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":8489,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"mc4wp_mailchimp_campaign":[],"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[154,156],"tags":[3048,2722,2732,3045,3047,3049,3051,3050,3046,3044],"yst_prominent_words":[225,211,454],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8453"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/40"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8453"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8453\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8591,"href":"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8453\/revisions\/8591"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8453"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=8453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}