Russian region Saratov Oblast has held a successful blockchain election, with almost 40K participants. Saratov Oblast, a region in Southern Russia, has conducted a reportedly successful blockchain election with 40,000 participants, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph Dec. 18. On Dec. 12, participants voted to elect members of the local Youth Parliament via […]
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Trump has appointed a vocal Bitcoin supporter as his new chief of staff. United States President Donald Trump has appointed vocal Bitcoin supporter Mick Mulvaney as the new White House chief of staff. The 51-year-old politician, who is currently serving Trump’s administration as the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), will become […]
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Ukraine’s former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who is planning to participate in the 2019 presidential elections, wants to combat corruption using blockchain technology. Ukraine’s former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who is currently running a presidential campaign for the March 2019 elections, wants to tackle corruption using blockchain, according to a recent Facebook post from Sunday, […]
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Thailand-based crypto exchange Satang has set a goal to raise nearly $10 million in a coming Security Token Offering, the funds of which it will invest in developing a wallet. Thai cryptocurrency exchange Satang Corp. plans to raise nearly $10 million in a security token offering (STO), despite the recent market meltdown, Asia-focused business publication […]
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The South Korean government will test blockchain technology for online voting, with a trial scheduled for December this year. The South Korean government is considering using blockchain technology for an electronic voting system, business technology news website ZDNet reports Nov. 28. The Ministry of Science and ICT and the National Election Commission (NEC) plan to […]
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The presidential candidate of Nigeria’s leading opposition party promises to regulate cryptocurrency if he wins the elections in February. The presidential candidate of Nigeria’s leading opposition party has promised to support blockchain and cryptocurrency, local news outlet the DailyPost article reported Nov. 24. The Nigerian news outlet reportedly analyzed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate […]
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Founder and CEO of U.S. retail giant Overstock reveals estimated date for selling his retail business to invest more in blockchain projects. Patrick Byrne, founder and CEO of U.S. retail giant Overstock, is planning to sell the retail arm of his company to focus on blockchain by early next year, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) […]
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The lawyer representing the alleged former operator of BTC-e, Alexander Vinnik, has accused the Greek Supreme Court of “grossly violating” his rights. The lawyer representing the alleged former operator of now-defunct crypto exchange BTC-e, Alexander Vinnik, has accused the Greek Supreme Court of “grossly violating” his rights, major Russian state-owned news agency TASS reported Nov. […]
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The director of Citizen Participation of the Catalan government claimed that the authority is considering the use of blockchain in its e-voting system. The head of the Catalan government‘s citizen participation council states that the authority is considering blockchain for the community’s voting system, Spanish daily newspaper La Vanguardia reports Monday, Nov. 19. Earlier in […]
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Details of Russia’s national stablecoin have surfaced. On November 7, the chairman of Russia’s State Duma Committee on Financial Markets announced details of the “CryptoRuble,” a long-discussed government cryptocurrency project. Specifically, the official said that a state-backed stablecoin would be a complete equivalent to the Russian fiat ruble, but in a digital space. Russian […]
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