Has Russia fixed its elections with permissioned blockchain technology from Waves? Close to 30,000 votes were recorded on the blockchain during the Russian parliamentary elections in what appears to have been the biggest case of blockchain-based voting yet. The blockchain component of the online voting platform was built by Waves Enterprise. The voting concluded early yesterday, […]
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Polkadot snatches yet another oracle provider from a different blockchain. Distributed storage project Bluzelle will be collaborating with the Web3 Foundation to bring its oracle system for use in the Polkadot decentralized finance ecosystem. The project formally announced on Sept. 15 that it would integrate its services with the Polkadot network, specifically its price oracle […]
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Web 3.0 will certainly be a step toward a more decentralized, immutable and censorship-resistant version of the web. Lately, the controversial topic of censorship on Big Tech platforms reached a turning point when U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign account was banned on both Twitter and Facebook for “spreading coronavirus misinformation.” The conversation over who has […]
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Binance’s lax KYC requirements are creating more legal problems for the exchange. Binance’s famously light Know Your Customer requirements are being targeted by the current owners of Zaif, a Japanese cryptocurrency exchange that got hacked in 2018. Plaintiffs are claiming that its weak KYC requirements and high daily withdrawal limit facilitated the laundering of $60 […]
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The Swiss arm of Russia’s largest bank is exploring blockchain-based trade finance. A subsidiary of Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank, has joined a blockchain-based platform for commodity trade finance. Sberbank Switzerland AG has signed an agreement with Swiss trade finance platform Komgo to apply its blockchain-powered trade finance service. Representatives from Sberbank Switzerland AG told Cointelegraph […]
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The DAML smart contract language is getting more popular. BNP Paribas’ securities arm has partnered with Digital Asset to develop a number of real-time trade and settlement applications using DAML-based smart contracts, the firm announced on Sept. 15. The new DAML-driven apps will connect BNP Paribas Securities Services with major global stock exchanges like the Australian […]
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A new report from Chainalysis has found that Eastern Europe is responsible for more darknet activity and ransomware volume than any other region. Blockchain forensics firm Chainalysis has found that darknet markets exert a disproportionate presence in Eastern Europe’s crypto sector. In an excerpt from Chainalysis’ 2020 Geography of Cryptocurrency Report, the firm asserts that […]
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‘Virtual crypto assets are securities, unless proven otherwise,’ the Nigerian SEC said. The Securities and Exchange Commission of Nigeria has officially defined digital assets under its regulatory umbrella. In a Sept. 14 statement, the Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, defined tokens and coins in the country’s financial markets. The commission stated that these […]
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This campaign rally probably did not turn out quite as the candidate had envisioned it. Presidential candidate Brock Pierce was served for his connection to alleged securities fraud during his campaign rally in New York City earlier today. Source: Twitter. James Koutoulas, the lawyer leading this case, told Cointelegraph that Pierce was served legal documents in […]
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Virtual asset service providers (VASPs) are looking for effective cryptocurrency compliance solutions as new regulations are introduced globally to combat illicit activity on the blockchain. What solutions are available to them? With the exposure of traditional banks and financial institutions to crypto-assets and all the risks involved, as well as the continued advice from governmental […]
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