Couple Wed on Blockchain with Virtual Rings
Couple Wed on Blockchain with Virtual Rings April 07, 21 by John Jeffay (IDEX Online) - A bride a nd groom used their smartphones to exchange virtual rings in a blockchain wedding. Peter Kacherginsky and Rebecca Rose authorized the Ethereum transactions at a traditional Jewish ceremony in San Francisco, California, USA. The couple, who both work for the cryptocurrency company Coinbase, swapped specially-designed NFTs (non-fungible tokens) named Tabaat - the Hebrew word for ring - at a cost of over $500. "The blockchain, unlike physical ob jects, is forever," said newly-wed Rose on Twitter. ...