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Nestlé Rises to DLT Challenge, Expands IBM Food Trust Blockchain Tool to Coffee
6.4.2020
Food retail giant Nestlé keeps bolstering the food industry with blockchain by expanding IBM Food Trust to its coffee brand Zoégas
Data Transparency and Fake Trading Volumes — Institutionalizing Crypto
15.3.2020
Are data and transparency the things to open the crypto world to institutional investment?
Adventures in CSS Semi-Transparency Land
9.3.2020
Recently, I was asked to make some tweaks to a landing page and, among the things I found in the code, there were two semitransparent overlays — both with the same RGB values for the background-color — on top of an image. Something like this:
<img src='myImage.jpg'/>
<div...
Binance CEO Admonishes Justin Sun Over Steem Fiasco: ‘Transparency Works’
7.3.2020
Binance CEO Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao has advised Justin Sun to listen to the community before making major decisions, such as the recent takeover of the Steem blockchain
From Taxes to Transparency: The IRS Gets Schooled on Crypto
3.3.2020
A panel of experts spoke before the U.S. IRS on recent changes in crypto technology that are shaking up the world of taxation
Blockchain to Bring Transparency to Uranium Markets
3.3.2020
Major uranium producer Uranium One and DLT startup Insolar have teamed up to explore blockchain’s capabilities in uranium and energy trading
Does Blockstack Really Have 1 Million Verified Users?
14.2.2020
Does the blockchain confirm Blockstack’s claim of 1 million verified users? It does, sort of
B2C2 Teams With SFOX Exchange to Bring Transparency to OTC Trades
13.2.2020
B2C2, a London-based over-the-counter (OTC) market maker, is sharing its data and allowing transactions on the Los Angeles-based exchange aggregator SFOX
Treasury Secretary Mnuchin Gives Testimony on Cryptocurrency, New Regulations Rolling Out Soon
13.2.2020
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin gave his testimony on cryptocurrency before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday. Mnuchin said crypto is a “crucial area” that the Treasury has spent a lot of time on. He also talked about stablecoins and announced that new crypto regulations...
‘Full Transparency Not Ideal for Cryptocurrency’ Says Chainalysis Exec
13.2.2020
Major global crypto AML service provider Chainalysis does not support full transparency in crypto despite not being able to track all privacy coins
Iowa Caucus App Fiasco Shows Need for Open Source Transparency
4.2.2020
Iowa's election fiasco shows the risks of relying on centralized, digital systems and software that lacks transparency
Government Think Tank Niti Aayog Identifies Key Blockchain Use Cases for India
4.2.2020
The policy think tank for the government of India, Niti Aayog, has published a strategy document identifying a number of key areas blockchain technology can significantly benefit the country. “By empowering citizens through features of transparency, decentralization and accountability...
Resurfaced Binance Whitepaper Change Prompts Transparency Questions
22.1.2020
After a significant change in the major crypto exchange Binance's whitepaper resurfaced, it raised numerous questions regarding transparency and accountability within the crypto industry, which is now lost in speculations, while Binance does not provide clear answers.
As reported last year,...
Coinbase-Led Crypto Ratings Council Plans Transparency Boost as New Members Join
16.1.2020
The Crypto Ratings Council, formed by Coinbase, Kraken and other exchanges last year, has added eToro and Radar as members. It's also planning to unveil its asset rating framework this year
Kraken Reveals 49% Increase in Law Enforcement Investigations
8.1.2020
The publication of crypto exchange Kraken’s 2019 Transparency Report has provoked discussion about the scale of government surveillance. According to the report, Kraken received 710 requests last year (or two per day), impacting approximately 1,222 accounts. The report provides further...
MetaMask Contributor Says Project Lacks Support From ConsenSys
26.12.2019
A contributor of Ethereum browser extension Metamask has reported that the MetaMask team is “totally overwhelmed”
Ethereum Foundation USD 100 Million Deal Raises Transparency Questions
16.12.2019
Source: iStock/Ivan-balvan
The waters of transparency issues have been stirred with Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin saying that the Ethereum Foundation (EF) sold ETH 70,000 at the top. It was worth c. USD 100 million at the time, and less than USD 10 million today.
“I did get the Ethereum...
Elliptic Launches Tool to Connect Banks with Cryptocurrency Exchanges
11.12.2019
SBI Group-backed crypto compliance firm Elliptic launches a new tool that will allow banks to work more closely with crypto exchanges
UPS and Agritech Firm Use Blockchain to Verify Beef Shipment From US to Japan
13.11.2019
American logistics giant UPS delivered a blockchain-verified beef shipment from the U.S. to Japan
Unilever, O2 and Sky Join Blockchain Pilot for Digital Ad Transparency
12.11.2019
Unilever, O2 and Sky and several popular U.K. platforms have all signed on to a blockchain pilot aiming to improve digital ad transparency