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South Korean Crypto Tax Reports, Canada's CBDC + More News
17.6.2020
Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
Regulation news
South Korea’s deputy prime minister and finance ministry chief Hong Nam-ki has confirmed the reports about...
Mixed Feelings as Russia Readies for Landmark Blockchain Vote
17.6.2020
Blockchain-powered voting is coming to Russia – but digital democracy platforms are getting a mixed reception from Russian political parties as the country gears up for a crunch referendum on presidential powers.
As previously reported, Russian citizens in certain parts of the country – including...
South Korea Announces USD 680M ‘Digital New Deal’ + More News
16.6.2020
Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
Blockchain news
The South Korean government has announced a USD 680 million spending plan on a post-COVID 19 “Digital New Deal,”...
These Are 8 Biggest Crypto Funds According to a New Database
12.6.2020
There are eight crypto funds with more than USD 250 million in assets under management (AUM), according to the newly-launched Dove Mountain Data, a live database of all funds deploying capital into crypto.
This free, live database was created by Regan Bozman, Director Of Business Operations...
Putin Urges Lawmakers to Hurry up Blockchain, Crypto Sandbox Progress
12.6.2020
Russian President Vladimir Putin wants his cabinet speed up the rollout of crypto and blockchain regulatory sandboxes to stave off economic recession – even if lawmakers continue to drag their feet over crypto legislation.
As reported, an industry insiders told Cryptonews.com that Russia’s latest...
70% of Surveyed Chinese Companies Want to Spend Big on Blockchain
12.6.2020
Many Chinese companies that were betting big on blockchain technology prior to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic have lost none of their fervor for the technology – and some could even be keen to spend more on adoption in the post-COVID-19 world.
Per Xinhua, a survey of some 350 Chinese...
Blockchain-powered Cross-border Trade Pilot Claims Breakthrough
12.6.2020
A Chinese pilot zone specializing in free trade and blockchain technology claims to be enjoying blockchain-powered cross-border trade success – while the central government is now getting serious about blockchain-powered cross-border trade, and will draw up a list of “key blockchain...
Russian Central Bank ‘on the Verge of’ Issuing Blockchain Mortgages
11.6.2020
Despite its disdain for all things cryptocurrency-related, Russia’s Central Bank has lost none of its enthusiasm for blockchain – and looks to be doubling down on the technology with its fast-expanding plans to issue digital, blockchain-powered mortgages.
The Central Bank, which has already issued...
The Rise and Fall of a Chinese Blockchain Star Kaiying Network
10.6.2020
Just four years ago, Wang Yue was being fêted by the likes of Forbes as one of the “world’s youngest billionaires.” At 32, he had the world at his feet, as the head of gaming giant Shanghai Kingnet Technology, also known as Shanghai Kaiying Network Technology or just Kaiying Network – a company...
Chinese Company Launches Blockchain-powered Lottery in Cambodia
9.6.2020
Chinese news agencies are reporting that the Fujian-based Hongbo has launched blockchain-powered lottery tickets in Cambodia – with its operator claiming its product is “the world’s first paper-based blockchain-powered lottery.”
Hongbo is a commercial printing company and long-term lottery...
Japanese Housing Giant to Begin Blockchain-powered Home Rentals
9.6.2020
Sekisui House, Japan’s biggest housebuilder, says it will launch a blockchain-powered home leasing platform for its Sher Maison range – and could allow renters to sign contracts and pay utility bills using blockchain-based solutions directly from their smartphones.
Per Cnet Japan, Sekisui House...
ConsenSys' New Business, Shareholders and ID on Blockchain + More News
8.6.2020
Joseph Lubin, Ethereum Co-founder and CEO of Consensys. Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
Regulation news
Ethereum (ETH)-focused major blockchain company ConsenSys...
EOS Developer Block.one Prepares Voice For July Launch
8.6.2020
DeFi Usage to Accelerate in Next 24 Months - Investor
6.6.2020
As the technical infrastructure underpinning decentralized finance (DeFi) continues to improve, this sector is likely to take its share from centralized lending and trading venues, according to Kyle Samani, Managing Partner at crypto investment firm Multicoin Capital. However, great challenges...
100k+ Chat App Users Opt in to KakaoTalk’s New Crypto Wallet in 1 Day
4.6.2020
South Korea’s Kakao says that over 100,000, or around 2% of the users of the chat app KakaoTalk have already activated the app’s new crypto wallet function – less than a day after the wallet went live.
As previously reported, KakaoTalk’s Klip wallet went live on June 3, with support for...
Samsung & LG ‘Pursuing Business with Big International Crypto Players’
4.6.2020
Source: Adobe/S_E
South Korean experts say that domestic business big-hitters like Samsung and LG are stepping up their crypto-related activities with overseas companies – rather than domestic players – as part of a strategy that has begun to take shape in the past few weeks.
As previously...
Cryptobartender Serves Drinks for Crypto, Doing its Part in Pandemic
4.6.2020
Cryptobartender. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube/CryptoTexty
A device called Cryptobartender is doing its part to help social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic, by selling drinks for crypto.
Cryptobartender is a device that allows users to buy water, wine, whiskey, or any other type...
Shell, Exxon and More Complete ‘Successful’ Blockchain Pilot
3.6.2020
Major oil and gas companies could be set to do away with conventional payments systems in favor of blockchain-powered solutions – after a 10-company consortium including energy giants such as Royal Dutch Shell and Exxon successfully piloted oilfield water-handling payments at an American shale...
BMW Blockchain Pilot, Bitcoin Competition + More News
1.6.2020
Source: Adobe/david_franklin
Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
Blockchain and DLT news
BMW’s blockchain platform Vantage is set for a pilot in South Korea,...
Decentraland’s Virtual World Makes History by Streaming SpaceX Launch
1.6.2020
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched from Launch Complex 39A on NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station. In addition to being the first commercial human space mission, SpaceX’s latest launch of its Falcon 9 rocket with a manned...