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With Argentineans facing rising inflation to near 40%, solutions appear to contain the impact on national farmers. A business blockchain platform is partnering with a peer-to-peer (P2P) marketplace to launch a program to tokenize Argentina’s agriculture. Source : https://news.bitcoin.com/blockchain-platform-to-set-up-a-tokenization-solution-for-argentinean-farmers-as-peso-keeps-plummeting/ Date : January 28, 2021 at 09:38PM Tag(s) : #BLOCKCHAIN ENG…

Under a plan to eventually exit its blockchain-related investments, Overstock is converting its Medici Ventures subsidiary into a fund managed by venture capital firm Pelion Venture Partners. Source : https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/overstock-turns-medici-ventures-into-a-fund-to-reap-value-of-blockchain-assets-2021-01-26 Date : January 26, 2021 at 06:01PM Tag(s) : #BLOCKCHAIN ENG Share this… Email Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Print

Nearly a year ago, back when the world first started becoming aware of coronavirus, many started thinking about how to use emerging technologies to track it, and possibly contain it. Tracking it via blockchain proved to be the most promising solution due to its immutability and ability to store large…

Banque de France, France’s central bank, has completed a CBDC pilot. The bank unveiled this news through an official announcement on January 19, noting that it had joined hands with SETL, a UK-based settlement and payment infrastructure provider, to achieve this milestone. Reportedly, this trial sought to test the function…

The Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative (MOBI), a non-profit organization comprising leading automakers, has launched the second instalment of its vehicle identity (VID) standard on the blockchain. A press release unveiled this news on January 19, noting that this release seeks to eliminate practices like rolling back odometers and selling flood-damaged…

Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) and Japanese Conglomerate Mitsubishi Corporation has announced a partnership to develop blockchain technology that optimizes peer-to-peer (P2P) energy trading. Source : https://invezz.com/news/2021/01/19/mitsubishi-partners-with-tokyo-tech-to-develop-blockchain-technology/ Date : January 19, 2021 at 01:52PM Tag(s) : #BLOCKCHAIN ENG Share this… Email Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Print

China’s Blockchain-based Service Network (BSN) has put plans in place to integrate central bank digital currency (CBDC) before the end of the year. Source : https://invezz.com/news/2021/01/18/chinas-plan-to-integrate-cbdcs-into-bsn-blockchain-right-on-track/ Date : January 18, 2021 at 03:16PM Tag(s) : #BLOCKCHAIN ENG Share this… Email Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Print

Norilsk Nickel, a Russia-based metals company, has announced it backs IBM’s Responsible Sourcing Blockchain Network (RSBN), which supports responsible sourcing and production in mining. Source : https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/russian-metals-firm-norilsk-nickel-backs-ibms-responsible-sourcing-blockchain-pact-2021-01 Date : January 17, 2021 at 11:13PM Tag(s) : #BLOCKCHAIN ENG Share this… Email Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Print

China’s Blockchain-based Service Network (BSN) – a permissioned blockchain network for building decentralized applications and tokens – plans on releasing a beta central bank digital currency (CBDC) as early as the second half of 2021, according to a Jan. 15 blog post. Source : https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/chinas-blockchain-based-service-network-to-integrate-central-bank-digital-currency-2021-01 Date : January 18, 2021 at 05:50AM…

The U.S. President-elect Joe Biden is set to name Gary Gensler as the new chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to replace Elad Roisman. During Obama’s administration, Gensler led the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) from 2009 to 2014. Source : https://news.bitcoin.com/us-president-elect-biden-to-nominate-mit-blockchain-professor-gary-gensler-as-sec-chairman/ Date : January 14,…

A hospital in China sent the first electronic bill to a patient on its blockchain-based invoice management platform on Monday. Source : https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/chinese-hospital-issues-first-electronic-bill-on-blockchain-2021-01-13 Date : January 13, 2021 at 10:13PM Tag(s) : #BLOCKCHAIN ENG Share this… Email Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Print

PRESS RELEASE. January 13, 2021 – T-Systems MMS, a subsidiary of the largest telecommunications provider in Europe, Deutsche Telekom, announces today a partnership with Flow blockchain developed by Dapper Labs, the company behind CryptoKitties and NBA Top Shot. T-Systems’ flagship deployment on Flow will be the operation of an Execution…

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed long standing inequities in healthcare. Underserved populations have suffered the highest incidence and death rates, while also experiencing the worst of the financial hardship. Source : https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/covid-19-exposed-inequities-in-healthcare.-heres-how-blockchain-helps-2021-01-12 Date : January 12, 2021 at 08:19PM Tag(s) : #BLOCKCHAIN ENG Share this… Email Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp…

Update on MIT/Harvard challenge contest: Current submissions deadline Jan 15 2021 may be extended by a week at the request of some participants. Discussion on forum here: https://forum.freeton.org/t/contest-challenge-mit-harvard-paper-on-blockchain-faults-in-election-systems/6777 Source : https://www.gbaglobal.org/update-on-mit-harvard-challenge-contest-on-free-ton-blockchain/ Date : January 12, 2021 at 07:20PM Tag(s) : #BLOCKCHAIN ENG Share this… Email Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Print

Blockchain startup Conflux has received over $5 million research grant from the Shanghai Science and Technology Committee and Changning District government, which is part of the city’s municipal government. Source : https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/shanghai-government-invests-%245m-in-blockchain-startup-conflux-2021-01-12 Date : January 12, 2021 at 07:25AM Tag(s) : #BLOCKCHAIN ENG Share this… Email Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp…

One of the basic tenets of the Democratic process is “One person, one vote.” Source : https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/can-blockchain-bring-democracy-back-to-full-circle-2021-01-05 Date : January 5, 2021 at 08:50PM Tag(s) : #BLOCKCHAIN ENG Share this… Email Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Print

On December 30, the decentralized finance (defi) platform Detoken and the firm General Protocols announced the launch of Anyhedge, the first public defi product built on the Bitcoin Cash network. Detoken users will be able to hedge or long their bitcoin cash and earn a funding premium while holding their…

The world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock, is seeking to hire a vice president to help build and execute strategies and “drive demand” for the company’s crypto and crypto-related offerings. Source : https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/blackrock-seeks-vp-blockchain-lead-to-drive-demand-for-firms-crypto-offerings-2020-12-27 Date : December 28, 2020 at 05:17AM Tag(s) : #BLOCKCHAIN ENG Share this… Email Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp…

The urgency with which the blockchain ecosystem must act to ensure the development of comprehensive privacy and confidentiality solutions cannot be overstated Source : https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-blockchain-ecosystem-is-crying-out-for-increased-privacy-and-confidentiality-2020-12 Date : December 22, 2020 at 08:17PM Tag(s) : #BLOCKCHAIN ENG Share this… Email Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Print

The Italian Banking Association (ABI) has started experimentation with a digital euro based on distributed ledger technology. Source : https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/italian-banks-start-experiments-with-digital-euro-built-on-blockchain-tech-2020-12-22 Date : December 23, 2020 at 03:43AM Tag(s) : #BLOCKCHAIN ENG Share this… Email Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Print