Zachari Saltmer, One Big Fund co-founder, decodes blockchain innovation and venture capital

Zachari Saltmer of One Big Fund decodes blockchain innovation and venture capital in an exclusive interview with crypto.news

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How India is emerging as a hub of blockchain and DeFi innovation

The fintech community has often viewed innovation and regulation as opposing forces, and cryptocurrency is no different. The post How India is emerging as a hub of blockchain and DeFi innovation appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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US Congressmen Want IRS to Balance Taxation and Innovation in the Cryptocurrency Space

A bipartisan quartet of US congressmen wants the IRS taxation policy not to dissuade taxpayers from participating in blockchain token staking. These politicians believe America’s ingenuity can help drive this promising staking technology.

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IOST and PROXI Partner to Bring Real Value and Innovation to DeFi

IOST–an enterprise-grade, Proof-of-Believability (POB) blockchain protocol, and PROXI are partnering to bring real value and innovation to the wildly popular decentralized finance (DeFi) space as per an official announcement on August 4.

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Huobi Group Establishes Huobi DeFi Labs to Innovate and Build in the DeFi Space

Leading Blockchain Company in Asia and the world, Huobi Group has set up Huobi DeFi Labs, a platform that will focus on research, innovation, project incubation, and development in the decentralized finance sector of the crypto market.

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Huawei Files for New Blockchain-Based Storage Patents

Huawei, the Shenzhen-based provider of telecommunication equipment and seller of consumer electronics, has applied for new blockchain patents for storage purposes. Steaming ahead, Huawei’s filing highlights its desire to stay ahead of competitors and be an innovation leader.

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Australian State Treasury Proposes ‘Flexible’ Regulatory Reform for Blockchain

The New South Wales Treasury is exploring regulatory reform for blockchain technology citing the need to promote innovation.

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Why Interoperability Is the Key to Future Innovation and Adoption

Blockchain interoperability has a big goal: to empower developers to choose what’s right for their application, not what is right for the platform they’re locked into.

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Bank of Korea Launches a Department Devoted to Blockchain and AI

Bank of Korea is launching a digital innovation department that will leverage blockchain and AI to improve business efficiency.

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Six blockchain startups selected for innovation program

Out of the 100 Technology Pioneers selected by the World Economic Forum, six were...

The post Six blockchain startups selected for innovation program appeared first on Coin Journal.

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Innovation Grant Worth $15 Million to Encourage Asian Blockchain Startups

Singaporean blockchain developers Building Cities Beyond creates an innovation grant to encourage development on its ecosystem.

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Policy Framework for Digital Assets in India

India is at an inflection point in fintech innovation. The countries’ government and policymakers have the opportunity to foster responsible adoption of new digital asset and blockchain technology by creating transparent, principles-based regulatory frameworks that support it.

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COVID-19 Accelerates Digital Innovation and the Breakdown of Analogue Living

Now, more than ever, the need for economic efficiency and transparency is omnipresent, and emerging technologies such as blockchain have highlighted the dire need for such solutions.

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Chainlink, IBM, ING, Microsoft, NASDAQ, and R3 Among First to Join InterWork Alliance to Set Tokenization Standards

Top financial and blockchain industry companies have formed the InterWork Alliance (IWA) in a bid to standardize the business and enterprise tokenization market. The alliance launched as a platform-neutral, non-profit organization, aiming to “create standard frameworks to boost the overall innovation and development of tokenized ecosystems.

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ViaBTC Group Announces Strategic Upgrade to Advance Innovation and Improve Customer Experience

Hong Kong, 30 May, 2020 – ViaBTC Group, an innovative technology company specialized in blockchain and dedicated to providing users with comprehensive digital asset management services, today announced a strategic upgrade, which included a new organizational structure, product innovations and service improvements.

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China’s Top Digital Bank to Foster DLT Innovation in Singapore’s Universities

Top Chinese digital bank WeBank is partnering with OpenNodes to drive blockchain innovation among Singaporean universities.

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72-hour Live Global Blockchain Education Event – Featuring: 100+ University Network, And Blockchain Leaders Including: Ripple’s Xpring, Hedera Hashgraph, And 20+ More

MouseBelt, an ecosystem promoting blockchain innovation by supporting hands-on development of the emerging projects and leaders in the industry, today announced their upcoming virtual conference REIMAGINE 2020.

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How Blockchain Can Spark Efficiencies, Innovation in Small Businesses

The Blockchain is a series of blocks, with details on a particular transaction included in every block in the chain. The data is collected in a block and then added to the chain if a deal takes place.

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US Govt Watchdog GAO Job Listing Reveals Blockchain Expert Wanted for DLT Prototypes

The recent job post ads by the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) Innovation Lab for blockchain technology experts on development of “use case prototypes” last month reveals the watchdog body is quietly pushing for more blockchain experts in the public sector.

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Hawaii Launches Digital Currency Sandbox to Attract Crypto Firms

Hawaii is introducing a two-year regulatory sandbox intended to foster innovation within the blockchain and crypto sectors

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US State Reps Submit Bill Spurring Blockchain Innovation in Rhode Island

Rhode Island state representatives introduce a new motion to further blockchain adoption

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Origin of Bitcoin and Ethereum Logos Show Wildly Different Degrees of Decentralization

The cryptocurrency industry makes a pretty big deal out a decentralization. For many, the biggest innovation the blockchain tech-backed networks like Bitcoin and Ethereum makes possible is the complete removal of any central power in various systems.

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Canadian Govt Funds Two Blockchain Firms To Track Steel Through Supply Chain

Reports have surfaced that the Canadian Government has sought the services of two Blockchain solutions firm to create a Blockchain platform that would help trace its steel. The government through an initiative tasked with development of Canadian SME’s, the Innovation, Science, and Financial Development Canada (ISED) has awarded Mavenett and Peer Ledger each $150,000 to […]

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Cardano Unleashing Scalability Through Hydra Sharding

Cardano is bringing sharding to its blockchain through Hydra, its latest scalability innovation, announced IOHK founder Charles Hoskinson. Hail Hydra!!! You get a second live video today: https://t.

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Samsung, LG-Backed Institution Launches Mobile ID System Using Blockchain Technology

According to local reports from the news agency, JoongAng Ilbo, SK Telecom is partnering with NH Bank to develop a “mobile employee ID” within the NH Digital Innovation Campus in Seocho-gu in Seoul.

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Unity in Europe — DGen's Conclusion to Fueling Blockchain Innovation

Fragmented regulatory framework is the main obstacle for the flourishing blockchain industry in Europe

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Cyprus SEC Embraces Blockchain Despite Unregulated Status of Crypto

Nine of the 19 companies engaged with Cyprus’ innovation hub operate using blockchain

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Blockchain security token startup Agora closes 7-figure funding from FinLab EOS VC

Frankfurt’s Agora Innovation, announced today a seven-digit pre-series A investment from FinLab EOS VC, a venture capital fund backed by Block. one, the publisher of the blockchain protocol EOSIO, and FinLab AG, one of the first and largest investors focused on financial services technologies and blockchain sector in Europe.

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Security token startup Agora closes 7-figure funding from FinLab EOS VC

Frankfurt’s Agora Innovation, announced today a seven-digit pre-series A investment from FinLab EOS VC, a venture capital fund backed by Block. one, the publisher of the blockchain protocol EOSIO, and FinLab AG, one of the first and largest investors focused on financial services technologies and blockchain sector in Europe.

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Mastercard and Ripple’s Xpring Join Industry Group to Promote Blockchain Education

Mastercard, the innovation arms of Ripple and Binance and eight other firms joined a group supporting blockchain education in universities worldwide.

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Australian Government Eyes Business Benefits in New National Blockchain Roadmap

The Australian government has unveiled a new push for blockchain innovation in an updated national roadmap released Friday.

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U.S. Air Force To Begin Using Blockchain Technology

The United States Air Force, in concert with the Department of Defense, has awarded a contract to Fluree to develop a blockchain-based communication platform. This move is part of the Air Force’s AFWERX technology innovation program.

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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.

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SIMBA Chain awarded $9.5M from U.S. Navy to deploy blockchain-secure messaging solution

SIMBA Chain, a blockchain technology company and smart contracts platform, today announced it has been awarded a five-year Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III contract from the Naval Air Warfare Center in San Diego, Cal.

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Insolar launches enterprise blockchain on mainnet with XNS wallet and explorer

Enterprise blockchain firm Insolar, announced today the commercial launch of its mainnet. Over the last two years, the Insolar team has been working with digital transformation and innovation leaders from the Fortune Global 500 and researchers from the world’s leading universities to identify a wish list of essential benefits that are expected of distributed ledger […] CryptoNinjas: Insolar launches enterprise blockchain on mainnet with XNS wallet and explorer

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Is the Future of Blockchain Tech Innovation in the East?

China, South Korea or India: Who will replace the U.S. as the world’s tech leader?

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“USA to Lead” Innovation in Crypto and Blockchain: CFTC Chairman

Heath Tarbert, U. S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) chairman, wants the U. S to lead the world in crypto assets and blockchain innovation. The cryptocurrency advocate also expects his agency to oversee ETH futures within six months to a year.

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Israeli Regulators Request Feedback to Foster Blockchain Innovation

Israel seeks public input to identify regulations stifling blockchain innovation

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Ethereum Classic Labs (ETC Labs) Supports UNICEF Innovation Fund with $1 Million 

Ethereum Classic Labs (ETC Labs), an incubator that claims to be focused on accelerating innovative projects powered by the Ethereum Classic (ETC) blockchain network, has announced a $1 million donation to the UNICEF Innovation Fund.

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Security Tokens Realised Global Awards 2020

Juliet Summits are delighted to facilitate the 3rd installment of Security Tokens Realised Awards to recognize the companies that are leading the drive towards Securities and Assets Tokenization.  The Awards will cover the following 4 key areas: Digitizing Capital Markets for Banks and Financial Institutions   Blockchain Technology and Trading Infrastructure  Innovation Investment and STOs – […]

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Clavent Coming up with Blockchain 3.0 Conference Focusing on BFSI in Bangalore 

Reportedly 60% of blockchain adoption and innovation is happening in the Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance space. The conference will bring together the top innovators and industry experts leThe post Clavent Coming up with Blockchain 3.

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Hardware Is Hard: Two Blockchain Devices Win Plaudits at CES 2020

A blockchain-secured smartphone and home security camera won Innovation Awards at the annual trade show in Las Vegas. But don’t call the startups behind them hardware companies.

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DeFi is Blockchain’s Killer App

Decentralized finance (DeFi) is positioned to unite fragmented ecosystems and unlock billions of dollars in idle potential, ushering in another era of crypto innovation. The Promises of the Revolution Blockchain and cryptocurrencies brought promises of a new, decentralized, utopian world free from central banks, government, and censorship.

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Even if a Thousand Projects Don’t Make It, Blockchain Is Still a Change Catalyst

While we wait for crypto/blockchain success stories, it's already apparent that Satoshi's innovation is a change agent.

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Swell 2019: Fueling Blockchain Adoption and Innovation

Swell 2019 discussions and presentations centered around the numerous ways businesses today are implementing blockchain technology. But just how far-reaching is adoption of this technology?  At the event’s closing fireside, Ripple VP of Global Sales Strategy and Operations James Wallis and Celent Sr.

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Nexo partners with FIO to improve blockchain usability

Nexo is once again at the forefront of innovation for the blockchain community by becoming the newest member of FIO, the Foundation of Interwallet Operability. By partnering with FIO, Nexo becomThe post Nexo partners with FIO to improve blockchain usability appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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HSBC to abandon traditional ledgers and welcome blockchain innovation

HSBC, one of the world's premier multinational investment banks, is planning to adopt a blockchain-based approach and ditch paper records, according to a report by Reuters. Information tied to assets The post HSBC to abandon traditional ledgers and welcome blockchain innovation appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Swiss Government Moves to Remove Legal Barriers for Blockchain Development

The Swiss Federal Council has adopted a revised proposal to remove legal hurdles still holding up blockchain innovation, and will pass the legislation to the parliament.

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Thailand’s Securities Regulator will Update Laws to Cultivate Digital Asset Innovation

The Thailand Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced they are looking into amending the royal decree issued for digital assets in May 2018. According to the Bangkok Post, the SEC has already given certain crypto companies permission to legally operate and serve customers in the region, November 25, 2019.

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