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Digital Currency Might be a Win-Win for Governments & Protesters Alike
25.6.2020
Thanks to smaller processing fees and quickened fiscal response in crisis situations, the digital dollar could save the American taxpayers billions of dollars for sending and processing stimulus checks, argues Forbes contributor Roger Huang. Furthermore, it would legitimize and increase...
17 Companies to Make Blockchain ID Platform; CBDC Calatyst + More News
24.6.2020
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.
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A total of 17 Chinese tech companies, including a number of banks, will co-launch a decentralized...
Brazilian Bank Joins Hands w/ Chainalysis, Steps Up Crypto Compliance
24.6.2020
Source: Adobe/Anton Balazh (edited by Cryptonews)
Things are hotting up for crypto users in Brazil, where commercial bank Banco Topázio has announced that it will be using monitoring and transaction tracking solutions provided by blockchain security firm and data analysis specialist, Chainalysis...
Wirecard Ex-CEO in Custody, Blockchain-powered Baby Milk + More News
23.6.2020
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.
Legal news
Ex-CEO of German payment processor and financial services provider Wirecard is in police custody over suspicion...
‘400 Companies’ to Use Chinese Blockchain Pilot Zone + More News
22.6.2020
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.
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Some 400 companies are participating as Guangzhou, in Guangdong Province, launches China’s first blockchain pilot...
Stablecoins & ‘Legal Crypto’ to Power S Korean Plastic Surgery Revival
22.6.2020
South Korean companies will increasingly look to stablecoins and blockchain technology as they look to boost the number of people coming into the country to undergo cosmetic surgical procedures.
South Korea’s plastic surgery industry is worth an estimated USD 5 billion a year, and prior to...
Russians Offered Gift Card Incentive to Use Blockchain Voting Platform
22.6.2020
Blockchain voting could be set for a faster rollout than expected – both in terms of business management and large-scale democracy, with companies and nations alike looking to resume business as usual. So keen are governments to get voters out of polling booths and onto their blockchain-powered...
Japan: SBI to Issue Blockchain-powered Local Gov’t Gift Certificates
19.6.2020
SBI Holdings, a Japanese financial giant, crypto exchange operator and Ripple’s biggest Asia-based partner, is to begin developing blockchain-powered gift certificates with the Fukuoka Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Per Fisco, via Kabutan, the initiative will be conducted in the city of Ukhia...
New Tool to Track Tax Evaders, Digital Collectors LBCOIN + More News
19.6.2020
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
A new Brazilian tax evasion tool could allow tax authorities and law enforcement agencies to police crypto, reports...
Tencent Registers Advertising, Fund Management Blockchain Patents
19.6.2020
Chinese business giant Tencent has registered a series of new blockchain patents, according to a new report – a possible hint that the company is on the verge of launching a series of new blockchain-related operations.
Per the Securities Times (via EGSEA), the Shenzen-based company, whose core...
Austria to Put Ardor Blockchain-Based Comms in Citizens' Hands
18.6.2020
A child chain called Ignis by software company Jelurida will be a part of a new project - QualiSig - that has for a goal secure, blockchain-based communication between Austrian authorities, the country's institutions and citizens in the times of the pandemic. Data control will be the responsibility...
A Blockchain Fix for China’s ‘Salmon-related’ COVID Spike + More News
18.6.2020
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.
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China’s “salmon”-related coronavirus spike could be addressed by adopting blockchain technology, per multiple media...
Ethereum-Based Anti-Corruption Project Set for Trial in Colombia
18.6.2020
Blockchain technology may offer a solution for countries looking to get rid of corruption while increasing transparency in their governments, a recently published report from the World Economic Forum (WEF) suggests.
According to the report, titled Exploring Blockchain Technology for Government...
South Korean Public Power Firm Takes Blockchain Plunge
17.6.2020
South Korean energy provider the Korea Electric Power Exchange (KPX) has become the first public institution in the country to adopt a blockchain-based proposal evaluation system.
Per a report from Energy Daily, KPX will now use a Hyperledger Fabric-based solution to weigh up power-related business...
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.
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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.
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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...