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Japanese Senior LDP Lawmaker Calls For Digital Yen Development Within 2-3 Years
Another of the senior lawmakers in the Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has called for the urgent development of the digital yen so that Japan can compete with China in this sector. Kozo Yamamoto, more exactly, said on February 10 that Japan should create its own digital currency in 2 or 3 years. As reported […] дальше »
2020-2-10 19:23
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Blockstack Introduces New Consensus Mechanism, Proof Of Transfer (PoX), For Miners
Blockstack, a blockchain-based solutions company, released its whitepaper on a new consensus mechanism, the Proof of Transfer (PoX). The consensus mechanism is set to integrate the Blockstack onto blockchain allowing users to gain returns by “stacking” their Bitcoin (BTC) and gaining Stacks (STX) token. дальше »
2020-2-8 03:43
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Japan Lawmakers Proposes Close Coordination with the US over Digital Currency
Politicians in Japan are appealing to the G7 members to collaborate and perform research on digital currency as a response to China’s schedule to launch the digital Yuan. Some Japanese lawmakers believe China's Digital Currency Electronic Payment (DCEP) could spread widely among the emerging economies and threaten the dollar's dominance. дальше »
2020-2-8 00:02
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US Navy Awards $9.5M To SIMBA Chain To Secure Messages On Blockchain Tech For The DoD
SIMBA Chain was awarded a 5 year Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III contract, at close to $10 million, by the Naval Air Warfare Center. The SBIR phase III contract is non-competitive and carries a non-compete clause, as announced by the U. дальше »
2020-2-7 18:47
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Crypto software provider ChainUP joins Japan Cryptocurrency Business Association
ChainUP, the blockchain technology developer and crypto exchange service provider, today announced that it has officially joined the Japan Cryptocurrency Business Association (JCBA). The blockchain software developer will actively explore the application of blockchain technology in the areas of fintech, medicine, public administration, and IT infrastructure, contributing to the advancement of Japan’s digital economy and […] CryptoNinjas: Crypto software provider ChainUP joins Japan Cryptocurrency Business Association дальше »
2020-2-7 14:57
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Six Major Central Banks To Meet in April to Discuss Joint Research On Digital Currencies
The heads from 6 major central banks including the European Central Bank and Bank of Japan will have their first meeting in mid-April regarding shared research on virtual currencies, reported Nikkei newspaper on Thursday. дальше »
2020-2-6 18:08
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Private Digital Payment Systems Are Pushing The Fed Reserve To Look At DLT-Based CBDCs
On Feb 5th during a sit down with Stanford University dean, Federal Reserve governor, Lael Brainard was optimistic at the possibility of launching their own digital currency. They are in the process of analyzing a wide array of concerns they could potentially face including policy and legal concerns. дальше »
2020-2-6 17:48
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Problems With New Voting App at Iowa Caucus, Is Time For To Adopt Blockchain Apps?
Last night at the Iowa Democratic Party’s Caucus, the new mobile voting app provided had serious problems that led to inconsistencies in data from the voting submitted. The caucus is the place where Iowa Democrats were supposed to vote for their next leader who will run opposing in an effort to defeat President Donald Trump […] дальше »
2020-2-5 23:23
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China’s Top Private Bank Chair: Blockchain Tech Adoption Will Upgrade All Areas Of The Economy
China’s Blockchain potential could be unleashed to boost agriculture, finance and manufacturing, Chairman of Minsheng Bank states. In a report published on the Economic Information Daily, a China based publication, the Chairman of the first Bank in China to adopt blockchain technologies, Minsheng Bank, Hong Qi, said the world of blockchain, digital currencies and decentralized […] дальше »
2020-2-5 22:37
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Gartner Blockchain Report: Smart Contracts To Boost Data Quality by 50% In 3 Years
In a new report, “Predicts 2020: Data and Analytics Strategies — Invest, Influence and Impact” by Gartner Inc. , a global research and advisory firm, the overall data accuracy and quality is set to boost by 50% in the next three years due to blockchain technology adoption. дальше »
2020-2-5 22:13
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UAE’s Ministry Of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) To Put Digital Health Data On Blockchain
The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) in partnership with other government agencies in the UAE has rolled out a blockchain-based platform to store health data, Cointelegraph reports. According to a local news outlet in the country, The Emirates News Agency, the new blockchain-based platform is primed to enhance efficiency in the health ministry as […] дальше »
2020-2-4 23:54
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New ‘Spider’ Crypto Routing Scheme By MIT Boost Blockchain Transactions By 4x
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have developed a fresh technology that they claim will help ease the congestion on the cryptocurrency payments networks, Cointelegraph reports. Dubbed Spider, the new crypto routing scheme will provide enhanced efficiency for payment channel networks commonly known as PCN. дальше »
2020-2-3 21:20
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How Blockchain Can Boost your Career
Blockchain Career: It is no secret that technology plays a more prominent role in various stages in the world today. Increasingly, technology is shaping almost all sectors today – from the public sector to the private sector. дальше »
2020-1-31 11:59
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Japan ‘Must Be Prepared’ To Launch A CBDC If Public Demand Increases: BoJ Official
According to a Bank of Japan’s (BoJ) deputy governor, the country needs to keep on doing research on what issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) would mean, even if a launch is not yet in the cards. дальше »
2020-1-31 20:23
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Bank of France Gov: Central Bankers Should Issue Digital Currencies, Not Private Companies
Villeroy de Galhau, Governor of the Bank of France, said on Saturday that virtual currency can be useful especially when cash transactions are decreasing in various nations, however, it should be the prerogative of central banks to issue it and not private firms, Reuters reports. дальше »
2020-1-26 19:48
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MENA’s Unbanked to Drive Crypto Adoption While China’s 5G SIM Cards to Enable Digital Payments
In the next five years, half of the smartphone owners who don’t have a bank account will use a mobile-accessible cryptocurrency account, said Miriam Burt, managing VP at Gartner while delivering his Keynote presentation titled: “Gartner’s Strategic Predictions for 2020 and Beyond,” at Oracle OpenWorld 2020. дальше »
2020-1-24 22:02
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Japanese Lawmakers Are Open to Issuing A Digital Yen To Compete With Libra, Digital Yuan
A group of Japanese lawmakers from the ruling party came forward with the proposal of Japan issuing its own digital currency. It seems China’s determination to create the digital yuan and Facebook’s Libra has alarmed Tokyo more than a little bit. дальше »
2020-1-24 20:57
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Hacker Noon To Embed Blockchain Tech Into Its Blog, Allowing More Interactions With Readers
Hacker Noon, a knowledge website, announced they will launch on a blockchain, shortly after leaving Medium for calls of centralization. The official announcement from David Smooke, CEO of Hacker Noon, the blog-style based content site, stated the annotations of users (comments and reactions) will be stored on the users extra storage space to increase efficiency […] дальше »
2020-1-23 19:52
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Ex-CFTC Chairman Giancarlo Opens Up About The Possibility Of A US Digital Dollar (CBDC)
More talk of a possible launch of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) was heard at the Davos Conference hosted by The Block this Wednesday. One of the lead speakers at the conference, Former United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) chairman, J. дальше »
2020-1-23 17:08
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Hong Kong, Thai Central Banks Plan To Issue Joint Digital Currency For Cross Border Payments
According to an official joint press release from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Bank of Thailand (BOT), the two institutions are working on a blockchain that enables efficient transactions between banks in the two countries. дальше »
2020-1-23 20:45
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Will Starbucks Use Crypto To Manage Its SBUX Prepaid Cards? Korean Banks Feel The Threat
The coffee behemoth Starbucks wants to use crypto to manage their almost $1. 6 billion in cash obtained through customer's use of prepaid gift cards. The Seattle-based company has over 30,000 stores all over the world. дальше »
2020-1-21 00:22
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Cryptocurrencies Decentralized Structure Makes Terrorist Financing Difficult To Track: Chainalysis
Chainalysis has released their conclusions from a study, that has helped the firm establish that extremist groups are coming up with new ways to help finance their actions. Many of these new ways involve the use of different cryptocurrencies. дальше »
2020-1-18 19:48
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Will Russia’s New Prime Minister Help Foster The Adoption Of Cryptocurrencies?
The Russian Federation Prime Minister has made a call asking his country people to try and prioritize the development of the digital economy. RIA NOVOSTI, a Russian news outlet on 16th January 2020 reported that Mikhail Mishustin, who had earlier in the day been confirmed as the new Russian Prime Minister had placed some priorities […] дальше »
2020-1-18 21:30
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Former CFTC Chair launching the Digital Dollar Project with Accenture
J. Christopher (Chris) Giancarlo, former Chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), along with Charles Giancarlo and Daniel Gorfine, have partnered with Accenture to create the Digital Dollar Project (the Project) to advance exploration of a United States Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). дальше »
2020-1-16 21:04
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Rumor Mill: The Fed Will Be Launching A Digital Dollar This Week
A flurry of rumors about a digital dollar to be launched by the US Federal Reserve is doing the rounds in the cryptocurrency market. It all started with a Tweet that says Fed to announce a digital dollar as soon as tomorrow. дальше »
2020-1-16 23:08
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US Treasury Department Pilots Blockchain-Based Federal Grants Tracking System
The US Treasury Department, which is in charge of government revenue, has been reported to experiment with blockchain tech in order to develop a system that tracks federal grants. The proof-of-concept (PoC) program that’s intended for a blockchain-based grant recipients’ letter of credit is about to be completed, says Craig Fischer, the manager of the […] дальше »
2020-1-14 20:46
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Dish Network Patents ‘Anti-Piracy Management System’ Using Blockchain Technology
Dish Network has just published on Thursday a patent for its new blockchain-based anti-piracy system that enables owners to see how their content is getting used. Dish claims the system can oversee and implement ownership rights more efficiently by putting platforms on alert mode when their content is being used without approval. It seems the […] дальше »
2020-1-13 19:48
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OECD forms a high-level expert group on blockchain
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), announced today the formation of an expert group to provide advice on its work on blockchain and other distributed ledger technologies; this will include the development of high-level blockchain policy principles. дальше »
2020-1-13 17:04
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Bitcoin Will Adopt Altcoin Innovations If They Increase Its Value Proposition, Claims Analyst
Major relaunches of popular altcoin networks show that efforts at further innovation have so far failed. One popular analyst claims that Bitcoin will adapt to such innovations if they are ever capable of increasing the cryptocurrency’s core value proposition. дальше »
2020-1-12 06:19
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Thailand FinTech Startup, Lightnet, Secures $31.2 Million to Scale Stellar Development
A Blockchain oriented startup dubbed ‘Lightnet’ has secured $31. 2 million in Series A funding for scaling its network. The Thailand based firm was supported by big players in Asia’s Financial services space with United Overseas' UOB Venture Management leading the pack. дальше »
2020-1-12 20:40
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Brooklyn Nets Star Spencer Dinwiddie To Tokenize His NBA Contract On Monday
It looks like Brooklyn Nets’ guard Spencer Dinwiddie’s contract will be tokenized after all, even if the NBA pushed back the player’s plan to come up with a tokenization platform especially developed for entertainers. дальше »
2020-1-11 21:45
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China’s PBoC Completes ‘Top-Level’ Design For Digital Yuan, Launch Date Still Unknown
The People Bank of China (PBoC) has just completed a top-layer design and the testing of its central bank digital currency (CBDC) that should be released very soon. As reported by Chinese news outlet Sina on January 10, the tests and top-layer design for the digital Yuan were accomplished and developed according to relevant standards. […] дальше »
2020-1-11 21:18
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IBM And Maersk’s TradeLens Blockchain Tracking Platform Adds Largest Shipping Port In Oman
Salalah, the largest port in Oman, has signed up to IBM and Maersk’s blockchain supply chain platform TradeLens. According to a Times of Oman report from Wednesday, the port has only recently been included in the shipping data project, in an attempt to make some digital transformations. дальше »
2020-1-9 22:25
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China Going Crazy With Blockchain, Big Brands Joining in While Projects See A Record 110% Growth
China’s “Blockchain not Bitcoin” narrative has been known for a long time and going strong as ever. In October, President Xi Jinping himself emphasized the country to “take the leading position” in blockchain technology and “seize the opportunity. дальше »
2020-1-8 20:24
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Virginia’s General Assembly To Discuss Blockchain-Based Voting, Could Become Law in Two Years
The State of Virginia might adopt a blockchain based voting system within the next two years if a bill that was recently pre-filed is passed. This newly proposed bill seeks to determine the use case of blockchain in voter record security and cost efficiency in Virginia’s elections. дальше »
2020-1-7 16:11
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Chinese Tech Giant Baidu Has Rolls Out Its Open-Sourced XuperChain Blockchain Network
Internet giant Baidu has just released its own cryptocurrency called Xuperchain. The news comes as China is preparing for launching the Yuan digital currency. According to finance. ifeng. com, Baidu’s Xuperchain has just been launched on January 6 with the Open Network, which is designed to empower SMEs and developers. дальше »
2020-1-6 18:27
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China’s Digital Currency Still has No Launch Date But Will Continue its Development in 2020
China’s central bank said on Sunday that it doesn't have a launch date for its sovereign digital currency but will continue with its research and development, as per the local reports. A report in August said the central bank-backed digital currency could be launched as early as November but that is long gone. Last month, […] дальше »
2020-1-6 21:59
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Bank of Korea Recruits Experts To Analyze The Impact of Digital Currencies
The central bank of South Korea is hiring a group of experts that will be working in order to analyze cryptocurrencies and to expand the bank’s knowledge of virtual currencies. The information was released by the Bank of Korea in a document on December 27. дальше »
2019-12-28 20:09
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Central Bank Of The Bahamas to Launch CBDC Pilot Dubbed ‘Project Sand Dollar’ Today
People who reside in the Exuma island will be able to enroll in the Project Sand Dollar initiated by the Central Bank of the Bahamas. The Bahamian government thinks that giving residents mobile wallets will facilitate future payments on the island chain. дальше »
2019-12-28 18:43
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Waves’ annual event focuses on DeFi
Waves is an open platform for Web 3.0 applications and custom decentralized solutions, with a wide range of purpose-designed tools for making the process of developing and running dApps easy and accessible. - Medium дальше »
2019-12-27 13:18
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Outlier Ventures reveals its top blockchain predictions for 2020
Over 11 years since the creation of Bitcoin, 2020 will be the year we follow the S-Curve of technology diffusion out of the period of Installation and into Deployment, where we see ‘synergy’ and ‘consolidation’ of the technology begin to take effect. дальше »
2019-12-20 03:01
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President of Iran Proposes Cryptocurrency To Muslim Nations to Fight Economic Sanctions
Hassan Rouhani, the President of Iran, stated Muslim regions creating a cryptocurrency could be the best alternative to defeat the US dollar’s dominance. He called the economic sanctions of US, tools used to dominate and bully other nations. дальше »
2019-12-20 23:16
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Ernst & Young’s ERC-20 Token and Smart Contract Analyzer Available For Public Testing
Accountancy company Ernst&Young (EY) has made its smart contract and token service available in open beta. The beta version for the public has been launched on Wednesday. It allows users to put in code for an analysis, while security risks are being identified by testing how efficient and functional a smart contract is. The coding’s […] дальше »
2019-12-18 18:48
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ECB Builds a Proof of Concept using Corda to Explore Anonymity in CBDC
European Central Bank (ECB) is now exploring anonymity in central bank digital currencies that would safeguard the privacy of those users who conduct low-value transactions but ensure high-value transfers are subject to anti-money laundering (AML) checks. дальше »
2019-12-17 21:43
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After Being Banned on Telegram, ISIS Adopts Blockchain-Based Messaging for Propaganda
It has been reported by Vice that the organization has already started testing a blockchain-based messaging app in order to spread propaganda and communicate anonymously. This app is known as BCM Messenger and comes after the group has already tried using Riot, TamTam, Hoop, and RocketChat. дальше »
2019-12-16 22:13
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TikTok Owner ByteDance and a Chinese State Owned Media Partners on Blockchain and AI
The proprietor of renowned video sharing social media platform TikTok has inked a deal for a joint venture with a Chinese state owned media company to develop artificial intelligence as well as blockchain-based business models, Bloomberg reports. дальше »
2019-12-14 20:14
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IBMR launches Algorand powered microfinance platform for Southeast Asia
IBMR. io, a social impact economic development reserve, and advisory, announced today a partnership with Algorand, the open source, permissionless, pure proof-of-stake blockchain protocol. The two companies have joined together to launch a new microfinance ecosystem platform, ARCC. дальше »
2019-12-13 23:47
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Tolar and Telematch launch blockchain test infrastructure for Slovenia
Tolar HashNET, a 4th generation blockchain, in cooperation with Telemach, leading Slovenian telecommunications provider, today announced the launch of SIChain in Solvenia, making it one of the first countries to establish a blockchain test infrastructure. дальше »
2019-12-13 22:53
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$980 Billion Dutch Banking Giant, ING, To Step Into Cryptocurrency Custody Game
ING, a Dutch bank, is presently seeking to get involved in cryptocurrency with a new custody solution of their own. According to reports from Reuters, sources familiar with the matter have stated that the new technology will make it possible for clients to store digital assets with the bank. дальше »
2019-12-12 17:39
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Bank of Korea (BOK) Is Hiring a Digital Currency Expert
Bank of Korea (BOK) is stepping up the development of its central bank-issued digital currency by hiring experts, suggests local media reports. The central bank is looking for a PHD level specialist who will be in charge of the digital innovation research and payment department. дальше »
2019-12-11 23:03
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