2020-2-10 12:00 |
The Australian government has unveiled a new push for blockchain innovation in an updated national roadmap released Friday. origin »
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The Australian government has released an updated official national blockchain roadmap geared towards facilitating mass blockchain adoption throughout the country. The new blockchain roadmap aims at exploring the potential of blockchain to further developments in industries such as finance, banking, and agriculture to name a few.
2020-2-7 18:00 | |
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NITI Aayog — the Indian government’s Policy Commission has submitted a national blockchain strategy describing the emerging technology as “the new trust paradigm. ” The government think tank is the latest state authority in the country to call for greater utilization of decentralized ledger technology (DLT) within India.
2020-2-4 22:00 | |
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New York state senators have drafted two bills this month that propose a ban on paying ransomware attackers with tax-payers money. New York Refuses to Negotiate with Criminals In April of 2017, the National Security Agency (NSA) was hacked by an unidentified team of hackers who called themselves the Shadow Brokers.
2020-1-28 00:00 | |
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Thanks to its hard monetary policy and lack of national affiliation, Bitcoin has been described by many as the perfect hedge against global economic uncertainty. Around the world, the questionable policies of central bankers create new reasons for people to turn to the cryptocurrency every day.
2020-1-22 01:00 | |
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In this roundup, we cover several crypto-related actions by the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the New York regulator’s crypto job posting. We also cover new Chinese laws, South Korea’s tax clarification, India’s blockchain education, the IMF working with the Philippines’ central bank, as well as crypto regulatory developments in Turkey and Qatar.
2020-1-7 17:00 | |
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China’s National Intellectual Property Administration (NIPA) just revisited their guidelines on the patent assessment process for new technologies such as AI and blockchain. The new blockchain guidelines will begin on February 1, 2020.
2020-1-5 07:19 | |
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According to recent reports, Uzbekistan has recently decided to ban crypto purchases, even when it comes to licensed crypto exchanges. A few weeks ago, Uzbekistan’s National Agency for Project Management introduced new regulatory amendments.
2019-12-24 15:30 | |
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The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s legislature, has approved amendments that introduce legal terms and definitions pertaining to the crypto space. The new legislation, which aims to transpose the FATF standards into national law, also identifies who is to take responsibility for the oversight of cryptocurrencies in the country.
2019-12-9 03:54 | |
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The Indian government is drafting a paper outlining a new national blockchain framework, a minister wrote Wednesday.
2019-11-28 22:00 | |
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Cryptocurrency has dealt with many different scams, but one recent issue arose in a separate arrest in New Zealand. The national police force reportedly seized a total of NZ$6. 2 million and NZ$6. 7 million in cryptocurrency.
2019-11-24 19:20 | |
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The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has an agenda to set industry standards across the financial sector, including blockchain, a senior official from the bank said on Wednesday. Speaking at a meeting of the National Technical Committee, PBoC vice president Yifei Fan said the bank aims to better regulate new technologies applied across the financial […]
2019-11-22 09:00 | |
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The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) revealed that a new regulatory pilot program will be rolled out in three provinces seeking to limit the size of unregistered cash transactions allowed in the nation.
2019-11-17 00:22 | |
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The 2019 National Proceeds of Crime Conference (NPOCC) held in Brisbane, Australia from November 13-15 addressed “Globalisation and Digitisation of the Criminal Economy,” and featured 200+ delegates hearing from representatives of organizations such as the Australian Federal Police, Singapore and New Zealand police, United States Department of Justice, and the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission.
2019-11-15 20:15 | |
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China has been sending mixed signals about its preparedness to issue a national crypto. Despite the new blockchain push, there is still no timeframe for the anticipated launch of the digital yuan and few details have been revealed so far.
2019-11-9 22:00 | |
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Crypto exchange Binance has taken some major steps in setting new standards for cryptocurrency services. Adding support for the Ukrainian national currency, signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Ukrainian government, and implementing a cryptographic protocol for distributed key generation and signing – these are only a few achievements of the company led by Changpeng Zhao (CZ).
2019-11-8 17:42 | |
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Crypto exchange Binance has taken some major steps in setting new standards for cryptocurrency services. Adding support for the Ukrainian national currency, signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Ukrainian government, and implementing a cryptographic protocol for distributed key generation and signing – these are only a few achievements of the company led by Changpeng Zhao (CZ).
2019-11-8 17:42 | |
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Inspired by its new fascination with blockchain, China now seems to have changed its mind about cryptocurrency mining. The latest version of a national macroeconomic plan indicates that the government in Beijing has given up intentions to suppress the bitcoin mining industry, in which Chinese companies have become global leaders.
2019-11-7 19:00 | |
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The National Development and Reform Commission of China appears to had a change of heart on cryptocurrency mining. In the 2019 version of the Industrial Structure Adjustment Guidance Catalogue, cryptocurrency mining is no longer considered an industry that needs to be eliminated.
2019-11-6 12:14 | |
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Faced with a rapidly-devaluing national currency and an economy in crisis, the Central Bank of Argentina has just announced harsh new restrictions on the amount of U. S. dollars the nation’s citizens can buy.
2019-10-29 14:18 | |
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On October 26, the Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress in China revealed that a new cryptography law will go into effect January 1, 2020, according to local news outlet Xinhuanet. The announcement...
2019-10-27 10:22 | |
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Now, the Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress in China has passed a new law on Oct. 26 to regulate cryptography. The law will be implemented from January 2020, reported local news channel CCTV.
2019-10-26 20:02 | |
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The Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA), an important organization related to securities, has recently decided to assemble and launch a task force to address the way that digital assets are labeled in financial markets.
2019-10-23 21:27 | |
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A global association of national numbering agencies has set up a new task force to assess the adoption of identification standards for digital assets
2019-10-24 20:41 | |
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Google launched its new flagship the Pixel 4 today, but sadly the phone won’t be coming to India. The reason is the Soli Radar chip used in the new phones. The chip uses a 60 GHz ISM band which is not listed for commercial use in India as per National Frequency Allocation Plan (NFAP).
2019-10-15 18:23 | |
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An article found on the De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) website has surprised many in the crypto space, with its bold claim that “If the entire system collapses, the gold stock provides a collateral to start over.
2019-10-13 12:18 | |
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The blockchain companies in Canada are eager to understand more about how the national government stands on the crypto space, a new report made by the Canadian Digital Chamber of Commerce has shown. According to the new report, which was devised to comprehensively analyze the national blockchain market, several new companies appear very bullish about […]
2019-10-10 22:42 | |
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Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) are an important subject in Switzerland right now. The Swiss National Bank (SNB) has recently started a partnership with the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) to begin a study on CBDCs, which will be conducted at the BIS Innovation Hub Center, which is based in Switzerland. According to the latest […]
2019-10-9 01:13 | |
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The Swiss National Bank and SIX Group to research digital central bank money within new BIS Innovation Hub
2019-10-9 21:27 | |
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Blockchain Life 2019 takes place in one week. The organizers have already sold over 4000 tickets. Among speakers are the founders of top blockchain and crypto companies, investors, developers, crypto traders, CEOs of projects, entrepreneurs and businessmen.
2019-10-9 11:53 | |
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In the UK, approximately one in four people experience mental health issues, according to the mental health charity Mind. Although illnesses including anxiety and depression aren’t a new phenomenon, research proves that mental health issues are at an all time high — and national health services, like the NHS, are struggling to keep up with the growing need for more accessible resources.
2019-10-7 14:09 | |
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Recommended pre-reading: https://ethresear. ch/t/minimal-anti-collusion-infrastructure/5413 Alice slowly walks down the old, dusty stairs of the building into the basement. She thinks wistfully of the old days, when quadratic-voting in the World Collective Market was a much simpler process of linking her public key to a twitter account and opening up metamask to start firing off votes.
2019-10-2 04:03 | |
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Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has openly declared his regime’s love for cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum. The controversial politician on Tuesday said his government is using cryptocurrencies to access national and international payment infrastructure.
2019-10-1 13:44 | |
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Mark Cuban, owner of the National Basketball Association's Dallas Mavericks recently appeared on Wired to answer people's questions on Twitter. One such question was from a crypto enthusiast who asked, “if you're really into providing the opportunity for people to grow their network, why they hate for crypto? I CEO is the new IPO?” “Bitcoin […]
2019-9-29 18:32 | |
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D-Wave today announced its next generation “Advantage” quantum computer system. It’ll pack a whopping 5,000 qubits and myriad improvements to processing speed and power. And the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico will be among the first to have access.
2019-9-25 01:14 | |
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Former U. S. National Security Agency (NSA) subcontractor Edward Snowden is being sued by the Department of Justice (DoJ) for his latest memoir. The agency won’t stop Metropolitan Books from publishing Snowden’s new book but the government will take the revenue he earns from the memoir instead.
2019-9-18 18:15 | |
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The US justice department has sued whistleblower Edward Snowden, following the release of his new book, Permanent Record. The department alleges this book violates a non-disclosure agreement Snowden signed with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the National Security Agency (NSA) while working as a contractor for the two agencies.
2019-9-18 08:38 | |
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The New York Times has now officially transformed into the National Enquirer 2. 0. The so-called newspaper’s story regarding another unverified, uncorroborated, unbelievable sexual assault allegation against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh is an affront to journalism.
2019-9-17 04:39 | |
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Blockchain company CPI Tech has launched a new asset management solution that could change investments on a global scale, crossing economic, class, and national borders to revolutionize faltering financial markets.
2019-9-12 21:00 | |
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After becoming the first national stock exchange to list tokenized securities in August, the Seychelles-based MERJ exchange plans to offer its security token offering to European investors through a new partnership with Globacap.
2019-9-8 21:55 | |
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China’s state-backed digital currency is almost ready for launch, but apart from the fact that it would act as a stablecoin pegged against the country’s national currency, there is not much information on the project.
2019-9-6 10:41 | |
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As the National Football League (NFL) kicks off tonight, the league will rake in riches in a whole new way. Last year, the supreme court struck down a federal law from 1992, which banned sports betting in most states.
2019-9-6 02:58 | |
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The start of the new National Football League (NFL) season in the United States will see fantasy players able to use bitcoin to subscribe for their sports app, according to a press release by BitPay.
2019-9-6 01:00 | |
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The U. S. National Security Agency (NSA) is going from crypto surveillance to crypto creation. According to Bloomberg reporter William Turton, the agency is developing “quantum-resistant crypto.
2019-9-8 22:24 | |
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The U. S. National Security Agency (NSA) is going from crypto surveillance to crypto creation. According to Bloomberg reporter William Turton, the agency is developing “quantum-resistant crypto.
2019-9-6 22:24 | |
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The National Security Agency (NSA) has been involved in the crypto space mostly to tracking criminals that used Bitcoin (BTC) so far, but it seems that this might be prone to change soon. According to reports from Bloomberg, Anne Neuberger, the director of the NSA’s cyber division, has revealed that the agency is working in […]
2019-9-6 22:15 | |
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The National Security Agency's new Cybersecurity Directorate may be working to develop its own, uncrackable "crypto." But which crypto?
2019-9-5 12:03 | |
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Bitwala, a German blockchain-based startup, has announced the launch of an all-in-one platform for banking with Euros, as well as buying and selling bitcoin. With a quick set-up via video verification, the new app will enable users to start banking and trading Bitcoin within minutes.
2019-9-1 01:30 | |
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The British Broadcasting Corporation has made crypto assets the subject of one of its English language classes. The decision by the UK’s national television service shows that digital currency is becoming closer than ever to normalisation in society.
2019-8-16 23:00 | |
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As per an all new job listing available online, the U. S. Department of Commerce (DOC) is currently seeking to recruit a tech scientist who specializes in various niche domains related to cryptocurrency and blockchain technologies.
2019-8-13 19:15 | |
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Cosmos is the internet of blockchains - an ever-expanding ecosystem of interconnected, blockchain-based apps and services. Powered by the Interchain Stack, Cosmos boasts over 100 IBC-enabled chains. - Medium
Aethir, Beam Foundation, and MetaStreet have partnered to launch Tactical Compute, a $40 million initiative designed to meet the growing demand for computing power in artificial intelligence and blockchain.
More than 24,000 United Nations staff are set to gain blockchain skills as the UN expands its academy, developed in partnership with the Algorand Foundation. The United Nations Development Programme is expanding its blockchain education academy to provide training to…
BlackRock is expanding its tokenized fund — BUIDL — to multiple blockchains. BlackRock has announced the expansion of its BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund — BUIDL — which is tokenized by Securitize, to five additional blockchains: Aptos (APT), Arbitrum…
The blockchain industry might get a boost as former U.S. President Donald Trump wins a second term, promising to keep his promises, including a long list of Bitcoin- and crypto-related pledges.
After more than a year of hype and expectation, layer-2 network Scroll's governance token launch is beginning to fall short of expectations after being plagued by token allocation issues.
Arkham Intelligence, a blockchain data firm, plans to launch a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange next month, according to reporting from Bloomberg. Backed by investors like OpenAI founder Sam Altman, the startup is relocating its operations from London and New York to…