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Brazil Authorities to Adapt Cross-Sector Regulations to React to Digital Transformation

June 14, 2019cashtechnews

Brazil will regulate the development of new technologies’ applications in capital markets, finance and insurance following a new initiative. Major government and financial authorities in Brazil have teamed up to develop a regulatory sandbox model targeting new technologies such as blockchain, Cointelegraph Brazil reports on June 13. The new regulatory initiative brings together the Central […]

Lithuania to Regulate Cryptocurrency Exchange Sector With Obligatory ID Checks

June 14, 2019cashtechnews

The Baltic nation’s finance ministry will prepare new rules in line with EU directives on anti-money laundering. Lithuania is preparing new rules to govern cryptocurrency transactions, requiring businesses to prove the identity of clients, local daily news outlet Delfi reported on June 12. As part of its obligations to impose European Union anti-money laundering (AML) […]

WSJ: Facebook Crypto Project Seals $10M Investment Each From Visa, Mastercard, Paypal, Uber

June 14, 2019cashtechnews

Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, Uber and others have allegedly each invested around $10 million in the governance consortium. Facebook has allegedly sealed backing from over a dozen firms that include Visa, Mastercard, PayPal and Uber for its soon-to-be-unveiled cryptocurrency project. The news was reported by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on June 13. Source ostensibly familiar […]

Study: Blockchain Market in Automotive & Aerospace Industries to Reach Over $20B by 2029

June 13, 2019cashtechnews

The blockchain market in the automotive and aerospace fields will reach over $20 billion by 2029, according to a recent report from market research project Reportlinker. The blockchain market in the automotive and aerospace fields will reach over $20 billion by 2029, according to a recent report from market research project Reportlinker published on June […]

Conglomerates’ Deep Pockets Continue Blockchain Growth in South Korea Despite Crypto Ban

June 13, 2019cashtechnews

A tough crypto regulatory stance has not discouraged Korea’s largest companies from investing in blockchain. Unlike in other countries, where startups are at the heart of blockchain development, the South Korean blockchain landscape has “chaebols,” large, family-owned business conglomerates in Korea, at its heart. Just about every month, reports and announcements of large South Korean […]

National Fisheries Institute and IBM’s Food Trust Work on Seafood Blockchain Traceability

June 13, 2019cashtechnews

United States seafood trade association National Fisheries Institute is working with IBM’s blockchain supply chain solution. United States seafood trade association National Fisheries Institute (NFI) is working with IBM’s blockchain supply chain solution Food Trust to trace seafood, food-related news outlet FoodOnline reports on June 11. Per the report, this is the first effort to […]

Korea: Former Financial Regulator Deputy Governor to Serve as Blockchain Association Chief

June 13, 2019cashtechnews

The former deputy governor of South Korea’s financial regulator has been nominated to lead the Korea Blockchain Association. The former deputy governor of South Korea’s financial regulator, the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), has been nominated to lead the Korea Blockchain Association. The news, revealed by the association on Monday, was reported by local English-language daily […]

General Motors Leads $23M Funding Round for Spring Labs Blockchain Firm

June 12, 2019cashtechnews

Blockchain startup Spring Labs recently raised $23 million in Seed A funding round, says funds will go towards security products built on its Spring Protocol blockchain platform. United States-based blockchain startup Spring Labs has raised $23 million in a Seed A funding round, according to a press release on June 12. Spring Labs will purportedly […]

Less Than 5% of Crypto Code Commits on Github Made By Women: Report

June 12, 2019cashtechnews

Analysis of more than one million code commits on Github found that less than 5% of contributions are made by women. Less than 5% of the code committed to the top 100 cryptocurrency projects on Github were contributed by women, according to a Medium article posted by journalist Corin Faife on June 10. The author […]

Is Bitcoin’s Increasing Anonymity a Threat to Privacy Coins?

June 12, 2019cashtechnews

Bitcoin’s privacy is getting better, but does it pose an existential threat to anonymous cryptocurrencies? It’s no secret that Bitcoin isn’t actually anonymous, despite what various outside observers of crypto might claim. It is, in fact, pseudonymous, as its transactions are vulnerable to being traced to specific individuals by governments and intelligence agencies with enough […]

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Brazil Authorities to Adapt Cross-Sector Regulations to React to Digital Transformation

Lithuania to Regulate Cryptocurrency Exchange Sector With Obligatory ID Checks

Study: Blockchain Market in Automotive & Aerospace Industries to Reach Over $20B by 2029

Conglomerates’ Deep Pockets Continue Blockchain Growth in South Korea Despite Crypto Ban

National Fisheries Institute and IBM’s Food Trust Work on Seafood Blockchain Traceability

Korea: Former Financial Regulator Deputy Governor to Serve as Blockchain Association Chief

General Motors Leads $23M Funding Round for Spring Labs Blockchain Firm

Less Than 5% of Crypto Code Commits on Github Made By Women: Report

Is Bitcoin’s Increasing Anonymity a Threat to Privacy Coins?

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