Two former employees at BitTorrent have sued Tron founder and CEO Justin Sun for alleged labor violations and harassment. Two former employees at BitTorrent, the peer-to-peer torrent client acquired by Tron in 2018, have sued Tron founder and CEO Justin Sun for alleged labor violations and harassment. Unsealed court documents filed in California on Oct. […]
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China leads the blockchain-based mobile digital payment revolution. Society is now witnessing the implementation of digital currencies, AI and blockchain technology worldwide. These new digital technologies require a high consumption of electric energy, which is currently produced with coal and fossil fuels that adversely impact the environment. A global shift toward green energy will require […]
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Fintech and blockchain developer Ant Financial, an affiliate of e-commerce giant Alibaba, has been ranked the fifth most valuable private firm in China. Fintech and blockchain developer Ant Financial, an affiliate of e-commerce giant Alibaba, has been ranked the fifth most valuable private firm in China. In an inaugural rankings report by Hurun, which is […]
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Chinese President Xi publicly supports blockchain development in the country. The first blockchain industrial park was opened in Shanghai’s Baoshan District in November 2016 with the goal of not only developing blockchain technology for government-related work, but also for connecting the technology with finance, insurance, real estate, intellectual property and other industries. Shortly after the […]
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Being stifled by USD dominance in trade, BRICS countries are discussing the launch of a multinational crypto. Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, or the BRICS economic bloc, are engaging in discussions to issue cross-national digital money in order to reduce the dependence of their economies on the United States, as reported by Cointelegraph […]
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Alibaba Group’s movie-making arm Alibaba Pictures plans to tokenize distribution rights for its new film “Striding into the Wind.” Alibaba Group’s movie-making arm Alibaba Pictures reportedly plans to tokenize distribution rights for its new film “Striding into the Wind,” Chinese English-language publication China.org.cn reports on Nov. 22. The company has purportedly signed an agreement with […]
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Chinese companies submitted around 7,600 blockchain patent applications between 2009 and 2018, about three times as many as U.S.-based companies. Measured by patent applications in the sector, China is handily outpacing other countries including the United States in blockchain technology. On Nov. 20, Japan-based financial newspaper Nikkei reported that Chinese companies submitted around 7,600 applications between […]
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Cryptocurrency and blockchain firms are well-represented among a recent KPMG ranking of fintech firms. On Nov. 18, Big Four auditing firm KPMG released its 2019 Fintech100 ranking, which lists the top 100 fintech firms in the world. The list saw a drop in Bitcoin-related companies but reinforced innovation in the payments industry. As was the […]
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The Chinese president’s blockchain remarks are draining this VP’s cell phone battery. Speaking at BlockShow Asia 2019, Hyperledger Vice President APAC Julian Gordon described the personal impact that the Chinese president’s pro-blockchain remarks have had on him: “Xi Jinpin made that announcement 10 days ago. The reason I know that is because my phone is […]
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Blockchain development in China will see a compound annual growth rate of 65.7% from 2018 to 2023, according to new research by IDC. China’s spending on blockchain technology will exceed $2 billion in 2023, official state-run publication Xinhua reported on Nov. 10. The report claims that blockchain development in China will see a compound annual […]
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