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In an Oct. 21 announcement, the Associated Press, or AP, said Smart contract developers would have access to the agency's "economic, sports and call data" once the node was operational. According to the AP, it will post on-chain data for developers to access and reference in any relevant applications, as well as provide information about the upcoming elections and serve artists working with non-fungible tokens.
"Chainlink technology is the ideal way to provide smart contract developers anywhere in the world with direct, on-demand access to AP's trusted career call, sports and economic data," said the director of blockchain and licensing at AP. AP data, Dwayne Desaulniers. "Working with Chainlink allows this information to be compatible with any blockchain."
The AP said its main reason for the switch to blockchain was "trust," as the data on the chain it provided would be "a verified, secure and publicly accessible record of information." The news agency added that it would be willing to change its approach based on the developers' response, as it kept "one finger on the pulse of the blockchain economy."
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This is not the news agency's first foray into blockchain technology. The AP was reportedly interested in exploring ways to secure intellectual property rights, support ethical journalism, and track content use when partnered with Civil, a blockchain-based journalism startup in 2018. In addition, the AP published the results from the controversial 2020 US presidential election on the Ethereum and EOS blockchains.
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