The Berkeley Blockchain Xcelerator, an incubator plan for distributed ledger technology, or DLT, startups run out of UC Berkeley, has welcomed Snark Health into its bound cohort.

Snark Wellness seeks to gainsay COVID-19 past "edifice a framework for data-driven discussions and shared learnings" to enable the "rapid dissemination of information to improve patient outcomes."

Health startup fighting coronavirus joins UC Berkeley blockchain incubator

Snarks platform aims to facilitate the sharing of best practices and information regarding the coronavirus pandemic betwixt individuals, non-governmental organizations, and authorities agencies at local, country, and national levels. Snark's website states:

"There remain many unanswered questions in regards to the clinical, operational and financial aspects of the COVID-xix pandemic. Through the procedure of answering these disquisitional questions, we are edifice a new framework while simultaneously laying the foundation for global triage support, improved access to wellness care services and clinical research."

'Hippocratic Coin' monetizes medical data for patients and healthcare workers

Snark is currently in the process of rolling out an Unstructured Supplementary Service Information system for distribution data to communities that do not have access to a smartphone or the net.

The startup plans to develop a "Virtual Health Customs" and a distributed framework for clinical research.

Snark's website also outlines plans for the evolution of a cryptocurrency that will allow doctors and patients to earn coin through participating in Snark's information monetization program, dubbed 'Hippocratic Coin.'

Blockchain companies used to create open databases regarding COVID-nineteen

The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted many applications for blockchain technology, including the benefits of transparent data repositories.

On March 27, the blockchain platform, Algorand, launched a global survey to inform an open up database documenting the pandemic's spread. Both ill and healthy individuals are encouraged to participate in the survey. Respondents are requested to update their responses over time and their status or symptoms change. Each participant must answer from a unmarried IP address.

In China, blockchain has been deployed to tape medical records and medical supplies, and to create a transparent public database for tracking charitable donations.