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Finding Digital Answers to Global Sustainability Threats
7.4.2020
Due to the new phase of technological adoption and the emergence of unprecedented cataclysms, 2020 may become a year of digitalization and impact finance
How the Ethereum Foundation Got UNICEF to Embrace Blockchain
24.2.2020
A donation to UNICEF may be the Ethereum Foundation’s shrewdest investment yet
United Nations Is Among New Entrants in Forbes’ 2nd Blockchain 50 List
20.2.2020
Forbes’ second annual Blockchain 50 list features new entrants including the United Nations and the world’s second-largest bank CCB
Blockchain for the Environment: It Is Real and It Is Here
20.2.2020
Blockchain technology could be the main tool in the efforts to combat climate changes
Virgil Griffith Pleads Not Guilty to Evading U.S. Sanctions in North Korea Jaunt
30.1.2020
Virgil Griffith pleads innocent in North Korea sanctions case
Uncovering the Motives Behind North Korea’s Crypto Conference
17.1.2020
Experts warn not to attend North Korea’s upcoming crypto conference, saying the intentions behind the event are malicious
United Nations Says Stay Away From North Korean Crypto Conference
15.1.2020
U.N. sanctions experts have warned the public against attending a cryptocurrency conference in North Korea
United Nations Must Embrace Blockchain: UN Secretary-General
28.12.2019
United Nations must embrace blockchain technology, according to the organization’s secretary-general António Guterres
UN to Prevent Hong Kong Migrant Workers Exploitation with Blockchain
16.12.2019
UN-led International Organization for Migration and Diginex plan to use blockchain to prevent the exploitation of migrant workers
UN Claims Hong Kong Blockchain Firm Is North Korean Laundering Sham
6.11.2019
United Nations committee accuses North Korea of using a Hong Kong blockchain firm as a front to launder funds
United Nations Agency Unicef Launches Cryptocurrency Fund
9.10.2019
Unicef announced Wednesday that it has launched a cryptocurrency fund and become the first United Nations organization to hold onto its crypto donations. Without converting them into fiat, the fund will hold two cryptocurrencies and disburse them to support projects benefiting children worldwide....
UN Wants the Private Sector to Lead Shift to Renewables from Fossil Fuels
21.9.2019
As everyone knows, experts and scientists believe that climate change is one of the biggest environmental threats that are facing the world at this point. Hence, there is a genuine thrust towards using more cleaner and renewable sources of energy as opposed to fossil fuels among policymakers across...
U.S. Sanctions North Korean Hacking Groups for Supporting illicit Weapon and Missile Programs
15.9.2019
Recently, the U.S. has sanctioned three elements it blamed for executing cyber attacks in the interest of the North Korean government to help Pyongyang’s “illicit weapon and missile programs.” Further, the operation might focus on the Bluenoroff, Lazarus Group, and Andariel,...
Sierra Leone Aims to Finish National Blockchain ID System in Late 2019
2.9.2019
The government of Sierra Leone plans to adopt a blockchain-enabled national identity system by the end of 2019
North Korea Denies All Allegations Related to Thefts from Crypto Exchanges and Banks
2.9.2019
The United Nations Security Council committee on North Korea stated that: The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea cyber actors were raising money for its WMD (weapons of mass destruction) programs, with total proceeds to date estimated at up to two billion US dollars. But, North Korea‘s...
UN Official: Crypto Makes Policing Child Trafficking ‘Exceptionally Difficult’
30.8.2019
Cryptocurrencies provide a "new layer of secrecy that favors the criminals," said a top-ranking staffer of the UN's Office on Drugs and Crime
UN Official: Cryptocurrency Makes Criminals Harder to Catch
29.8.2019
Cryptocurrencies have made combating money laundering significantly harder, according to a United Nations official
UN Investigating 35 North Korean Cyberattack Instances in 17 Nations
14.8.2019
The United Nations experts have said that they are probing a minimum of 35 cyberattack incidents in as many as 17 nations carried out by North Koreans. As per The Associated Press reports, North Koreans are using cyberattacks for raising money illegally for the nuclear program. Moreover, they...
BTC-e’s Vinnik Case Drags on as New Accusations Continue Emerging
9.8.2019
The U.S. has filed a new indictment in an ongoing tug-of-war with Russia over the fate of the accused BTC-e operator
North Korea Stole $2 Billion in Cryptocurrency From Exchanges, Says UN
6.8.2019
UN: crypto hacks make big cash for North Korean gov’t