PYMNTS.com April 17, 2022

HashCash Consultants, a blockchain development company, will be taking part in a new non-fungible token (NFT) creation project involving the healthcare industry and peoples’ health records, according to a Saturday (April 16) press release.

HashCash said it is partnering with a U.K.-based company to explore the idea, although that company isn’t named in the release. The concept involves individuals volunteering to have their health data made into NFTs, allowing them to share those NFTs with healthcare services to participate in studies or research.

Per the release, when an individual does things like order a DNA testing kit or get a nutrition plan based on their genetics, they’re sharing data and history with those companies — who can sell the records...

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