The year 2019 was rich with major privacy developments, but 2020 may rock regulatory landscape even more. Data privacy has long been seen as one of the major non-monetary usages of blockchain technology. Many governments and corporations are already running recordkeeping systems based on distributed ledgers to securely store internal data. Tech enthusiasts believe that […]
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Telecom giant Telefonica partners with the local Association of Science and Technology Parks to grant to about 8,000 firms in Spain access to its blockchain. Spanish telecommunications giant Telefonica has reportedly partnered with the local Association of Science and Technology Parks (APTE) to grant access to its blockchain to about 8,000 firms in Spain. According […]
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What else will be interesting to follow in 2020 Alexander Zaidelson, CEO of Beam I am trying to follow general technology topics and also global politics. Developments in the larger world outside crypto community are bound to influence our industry in many ways. Whale Alert I try to follow a lot of different topics, but […]
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China’s National Intellectual Property Administration is further streamlining the rules in regard to the guidelines of blockchain patent applications. The National Intellectual Property Administration (NIPA) in China continues to clarify the guidelines for blockchain patent applications, which are set to become effective as of Feb. 1. At the end of December 2019, the NIPA announced […]
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With Anthem announcing their blockchain project, the technology’s mainstream acceptance continues to increase. On Dec. 12, the second-largest health insurance company in the United States announced plans to leverage blockchain technology to secure the medical data of all its 40 million members over the next three years. The most unique quality of a blockchain is […]
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OneConnect, the financial technology subsidiary of Chinese insurance giant Ping An, is seeking a $500 million IPO. OneConnect, the financial technology subsidiary of Chinese insurance giant Ping An, has updated its filing for an initial public offering (IPO) with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to an F-1 filing dated Dec. 2, […]
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The evolution of JPMorgan Chase’s blockchain products, an expert take by former JPM and U.S. SEC tech leads. JPMorgan Chase — whose CEO, Jamie Dimon, once notably expressed skepticism over cryptocurrency — was actually one of the first financial institutions to “learn to love the blockchain.” In 2015, the bank created a division dedicated to […]
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In a hearing on Thursday, the Congressional Fintech Task Force questioned expert witnesses on the outlook for consumer data protection in a quickly changing industry. On Nov. 21, the United States Congressional Task Force on Financial Technologies held a hearing on the role of big data in financial services. The last major legislation focused on […]
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A bipartisan team of senators introduced legislation that would regulate Facebook’s Libra stablecoin under securities law. American lawmakers have reportedly introduced a bill aiming to put Facebook’s Libra under the jurisdiction of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Two Texas representatives, Sylvia Garcia and Lance Gooden, have proposed legislation that would put even more regulatory […]
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Regulators in the Chinese autonomous province of Inner Mongolia intend to dispatch inspection units to assure the clean-up of local crypto mining companies. Regulators in the Chinese autonomous province of Inner Mongolia continue to crack down on the province’s crypto mining companies. The Global Times reported on Nov. 13 that northern China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous […]
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