As a blockchain startup, we are very proud that Pistis.io has been recognized in the latest report from American Council on Education: “CONNECTED IMPACT - Unlocking Education and Workforce Opportunity Through Blockchain” as a blockchain service platform to “provide a shareable Lifelong Learning Profile where each credential is viewable along with learning artifacts."

Our blockchain services already cover the key services outlined in the report:

• 1. Empower all learners
• 2. Unlock lifelong learning, and
• 3. Improve economic mobility.

Pistis.io has just announced the official release of Pistis.io Social Distancing (PSD) mobile app on Google Play store and the iOS version for iPhones is currently under review by Apple. To protect the health safety of millions of people going back to work and students going back to school, it is imperative for all of us to follow CDC’s guidelines and practice social distancing. Pistis.io is offering this mobile app completely free as our contribution to support the fight to stop the spread of COVID19 coronavirus. PSD does not require any user account to use, nor does it collect any user data in order to protect users privacy. PSD wearable version for Android watches, iWatch, and other wearables is also under development.

In less than a month, we can help education institutions to get the digital diplomas ready for your students. - Says Pistis.io CEO. In US, at least 42 states have so far implemented “Stay at Home” orders to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Schools, colleges and universities have shut down and moved their classes online. Many schools that are planning to hold virtual graduation ceremonies, have run into dilemma to get the student diplomas ready. The best solution is to issue digital diplomas on blockchain, which is secure and less expensive, easy to access and to share; it is also tamper-proof and readily verifiable. Students will need the diplomas to apply for jobs or pursue advanced level learning, Pistis.io can help them get it ASAP.

"Pistis.io is launching its global Pistis Learner’s Record (PLR)", says Feng Hou, Co-Founder and CEO of Pistis.io Inc. which has created the revolutionary blockchain platform service Pistis.io, ”We believe that individual learners should own and control their learning records, and PLR will help them re-imagine learning with easy-to-issue, easy-to-share, and easy-to-verify digital credentials on blockchain.”

For more details, click here. or check out this video about PLR.

Pistis.io was announced as one of the Elite 200 companies who will compete in the GSV Cup and will now present at the 2020 ASU GSV Summit. The ASU GSV Summit gathers leaders in government, education, and work advancing social and economic mobility by bending the arc of human potential through innovation. Three companies will be chosen as finalists during the Summit, receiving a prize package of $250,000 in cash and $100,000 in Google Cloud credits.

For more details, click here.

“Pistis.io is a revolutionary blockchain platform service that makes it EASY for everyone to use blockchain,” says the company’s Co-Founder and CEO Feng Hou. “We are honored to be selected as one of the Elite 200 companies and the only blockchain learning credential management service to compete for the GSV Cup. Learners of all ages from anywhere in the world can use Pistis.io today to build their lifelong learning profile on blockchain.”