News - Palau

KOROR, Palau — In a room filled with digital residents, Palau law makers, and media representatives, Ethereum co-founder and digital resident of Palau Vitalik Buterin minted his Legal DID, or Decentralized Identification.

Koror, Palau — From the Marshall Islands to Ukraine, to New York, to the Northern Mariana Islands, Web3 explorers and innovators from around the world attended the Palau Blockchain Summit from Aug. 26 to 28.

The House Committee on Natural Resources will host a Congressional Field Hearing on Guam from 10 a.m. to noon on Aug. 24 at the Hilton Guam Resort & Spa.

The countdown has begun to see whether a new regional airline will take to the air. Alii Palau is due to fly between Singapore and Palau, with its maiden flight scheduled for Sept. 12, according to the airline.

While the U.S. Missile Defense Agency awaits approval for the $9.6 billion it’s seeking in the fiscal 2023 budget, it is moving ahead with plans for Guam.
 

Entrepreneurship is in the blood for Miel Sequeira-Holm, creator of Pura Vida Palau products. Her reef-friendly products are sold primarily online though she’s aspiring to open a brick-and-mortar once she saves enough money. 

While the process of stationing the Enhanced Integrated Air and Missile Defense System in Guam has just begun, officials shared some details on what the island can expect.
 

A $3.6 million effort is being made to stop the spread of the brown treesnake. The species, which was accidentally introduced to Guam, has wreaked havoc on the local bird population and has caused multiple Guam Power Authority outages over the decades.