The World Health Organization has launched a blockchain-based platform for global information and tracking of the COVID-19 pandemic. The World Health Organization (WHO) has partnered on March 28 with major blockchain and tech companies to launch a distributed ledger technology (DLT)-based platform for sharing data concerning the coronavirus pandemic. The platform, MiPasa, is built on […]
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India’s Tech Mahindra said faster reconciliation and a reduction in paperwork are just two of the benefits of its implementation of the Marco Polo blockchain platform. Tech Mahindra, the IT subsidiary of Indian conglomerate Mahindra Group, has become the first Indian business to use R3’s blockchain-based Marco Polo Network for conducting cross-border transactions. It said […]
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The increasing number of internet users could be a major driving force for crypto and blockchain adoption worldwide. As we enter the start of a new decade, the number of internet users has reached a truly astonishing level: Almost 4.5 billion people were active users as of January, encompassing 59% of the global population. With […]
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Tax primer for retailers and e-tailers who want to use crypto. During 2019 alone, thousands of merchants worldwide were accepting Bitcoin (BTC) as a payment method. Despite this, a lot of current and would-be merchants are confused about how to pay taxes on their cryptocurrency sales. This guide was created by a United States business […]
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The Australian Securities Exchange has once again delayed its transition to blockchain, due in part to uncertainty around the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic. The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has once again delayed its transition to the blockchain, due in part to uncertainty around the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic. In an announcement […]
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A report has found that equity fundraising has dramatically overtaken ICOs as the leading for leading source of capital for blockchain companies. A report published by research firm CB Insights has found that equity funding has dramatically overtaken initial coin offerings (ICOs) as the dominant means of finance in the blockchain space. While the largely […]
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security named “blockchain managers” as “essential critical infrastructure” amid the coronavirus lockdown. A memorandum published by the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has named “blockchain managers” among the nation’s “essential critical infrastructure” workers. On March 19, the DHS’ Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published a memo emphasizing […]
Continue ReadingMajor investment bank Citigroup announced it has increased its equity stake in Ethereum-based trade finance platform Komgo. U.S.-headquartered bank Citi has upped its investment in the Ethereum-based decentralized trade financing startup Komgo. Kris van Broekhoven, the global head of commodity trade finance at Citigroup, revealed that the bank has “topped up” its equity in Komgo […]
Continue ReadingInterpol partners with a South Korean startup that specializes in examining crypto flows on the dark web to help fight darknet cybercrime. The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) has announced a partnership with South Korean data intelligence startup, S2W Lab, to analyze dark web activity, including cryptocurrency transactions. The startup announced the partnership on March […]
Continue ReadingBig Four audit firm Ernst & Young’s Japanese branch is launching a blockchain for tracing the supply chain and authenticity of sake and fruit. EY Japan, the Japanese branch of global accountancy firm Ernst & Young, has announced plans to launch a blockchain system for tracking Japanese sake and fruit and preventing the sale of […]
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