Olsztyn, Poland is using SmartKey built on Ethereum to streamline emergency services. Olsztyn, Poland is reportedly the first city in the world to leverage Ethereum’s blockchain to aid the provision of emergency services, offering yet another tangible use case for distributed ledger technology. Olsztyn has completed a successful trial run of SmartKey, a bridging technology […]
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The Blockchain Service Network integrates three more major blockchains. Chinese government-backed blockchain initiative, the Blockchain Service Network, or BSN, is introducing support for another batch of major blockchain protocols. On Nov. 26, it announced that it will integrate Polkadot, Oasis and Bityaun into its ecosystem on Nov. 30. Polkadot’s blockchain protocol is designed to connect multiple […]
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Tied in with a national shopping event, the trial will add “offline” and “touch” functionality. The Chinese city of Suzhou will be the second to roll out a “red envelope” trial for the forthcoming digital yuan, according to a report in local media outlet The Paper. Following the successful pilot scheme run in the city […]
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Experts in blockchain technology and crypto take on the question: What impact has the COVID-19 outbreak had on the industry? Who could have imagined a year ago how different our lives would be in just 12 months? Without any doubt, last November will remain a significant point in humanity’s history — the time when it […]
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CFO at Singapore’s central bank told Cointelegraph about his plans to implement Singapore’s wholesale CBDC. Singapore is ready to launch it’s own central bank digital currency, or CBDC, said Sopnendu Mohanty, chief FinTech officer at Singapore’s central bank and financial regulator, Monetary Authority of Singapore. Speaking on the subject during an exclusive interview with Cointelegraph, […]
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“I stayed silent for many years because I knew that there’d be consequences when I talked in public.” On a typically brisk winter evening in Saket, South Delhi, Jyoti Singh and a male friend enjoyed a trip to the movies to watch Ang Lees Life of Pi. Heading home afterwards they waited at a bus […]
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BlockShow 2020 at Singapore FinTech Festival to reflect on achievements of blockchain and how the mainstream finance industry is starting to accept blockchain and digital currency tech. BlockShow has unveiled the speakers for the upcoming cryptocurrency-related event taking place in Singapore in December. As previously announced, the Singapore FinTech Festival, or SFF 2020, is organized in […]
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Hong Kong appears to be tightening the screws on unregulated crypto exchanges. Proposed regulations targeting Hong Kong’s blockchain industry could have far-reaching consequences for the crypto derivatives market, according to new research from Messari.io. In a report published on Wednesday, researcher Mira Christanto said the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong, which happens to be […]
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The 166th wealthiest person in the world has revealed that he has invested in Bitcoin. Ricardo Salinas Pliego, the second-wealthiest man in Mexico, has revealed that 10% of his “liquid portfolio” is invested in Bitcoin (BTC). The billionaire shared a video captured in “a Latin country” depicting banks throwing out garbage bags filled with paper […]
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The app will provide travelers at the New York state airport with surface cleanliness data in real-time. With an eye towards the rapidly spreading coronavirus pandemic, Albany Airport has begun experimenting with the “Wellness Trace App” to track the cleanliness of surfaces and objects inside the airport. The app, developed by General Electric Co. (GE) […]
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