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California State Legislature Passes Law Establishing a Blockchain Working Group

California’s state legislature has passed a bill which aims to form a working group on blockchain technology. According to the bill, the primary role of the working group will be to find out how blockchain can be introduced and used in government, schools, and other public institutions. It will also determine how blockchain can fit […] дальше »

2018-9-1 03:00


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Is Bitcoin Mining Going To Destroy The Planet?

Is mining Bitcoin worth the threat it poses our very existence? Whilst Bitcoin offers communities and society a chance to access a new technology and a form of value that is not regulated by the government, it’s production and mining does have a detrimental impact on the planet, yet, few people seem to recognise that this is the case, especially those scholars who are big on blockchain. дальше »

2018-8-10 06:00


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VeChain Announce Huge New Partnership With Giant Japanese Network

VeChain have announced a new partnership with NTT Docomo, the biggest mobile phone network provider in Japan. The partnership will see the pairing of NTT Docomo and the VeChainThor project. NTT Docomo are the biggest mobile phone network providers in Japan, supplying over 76 million customers with access to a mobile network across the country. дальше »

2018-8-6 13:30


VeChain (VEN) Partners With Largest Telecommunication Company In Japan

Not long that Ethereum World News reported that VeChain (VEN) is being tapped by the Chinese Government to provide drugs and vaccines traceability solution to the whole China, the blockchain company has revealed that in its efforts to dish out more traceability solutions and state of the art use cases, it is partnering with NTT […] The post VeChain (VEN) Partners With Largest Telecommunication Company In Japan appeared first on Ethereum World News. дальше »

2018-8-6 20:15


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Queensland Backs Cryptocurrency Point-of-Sale Project for Tourism

The Queensland government in Australia is backing a cryptocurrency point-of-sale system that officials believe will help boost tourism throughout the area. Thus far, they have given over $8 million in Australian dollars ($6 million USD) to roughly 70 different companies that will work to inspire innovation and create new ideas within the region’s travel space. дальше »

2018-8-2 00:27


Iran’s Blockchain Association President Says US Govt Confiscated 500 BTC

The head of Iran's Blockchain Association, Sepehr Mohammadi, recently claimed that the US government has confiscated over 500 BTC from Iranian citizens traveling into and out of the country. In April, the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) banned banks and financial institutions in the country from dealing with cryptocurrencies. The CBI claimed that “All cryptocurrencies […] дальше »

2018-7-24 00:31


Notes on Blockchain Governance

In which I argue that “tightly coupled” on-chain voting is overrated, the status quo of “informal governance” as practiced by Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Zcash and similar systems is much less bad than commonly thought, that people who think that the purpose of blockchains is to completely expunge soft mushy human intuitions and feelings in favor of completely algorithmic governance (emphasis on “completely”) are absolutely crazy, and loosely coupled voting as done by Carbonvotes and similar systems is underrated, as well as describe what framework should be used when thinking about blockchain governance in the first place. дальше »

2018-7-21 23:03


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Chinese authorities are sampling sewage to flush out drug users

The Chinese government is analyzing urine and feces from sewage as part of a sweeping national crackdown on illegal drug use. China isn’t the first country to sift through sewage in order to collect data on illegal drug use, but as far as we know it’s the first to implement the technique in actual law enforcement situations — a move which prompts a litany of privacy and citizen safety concerns. дальше »

2018-7-16 21:10