Ho Chi Minh City plans to develop a regulatory framework for blockchain technology and how it is applied to smart city development. Ho Chi Minh City will develop a blockchain-oriented regulatory framework for the development of smart cities. Tran Vinh Tuyen, Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh’s People’s Committee, announced the news during the […]
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Cointelegraph takes an in-depth look into why Volvo is using blockchain to provide global traceability of cobalt that is used in its electric vehicle batteries. Volvo Cars announced last week that it is using Oracle’s blockchain platform to trace cobalt, one of the main components in electric car batteries. Following the unveiling of the company’s […]
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“Emerging technologies such as blockchain have the potential to define the war industry over the coming decades,” former NATO Secretary General Rasmussen tells Cointelegraph. When Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said that blockchain and artificial intelligence would “revolutionize war,” as Cointelegraph reported on Nov. 4, did he take things a bit too far? Jet engines […]
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Blockchain-based rewards and marketing company Refereum partners with streaming platform DLive to reward gamers for creating and watching content. United States blockchain-based rewards and marketing company Refereum has announced its latest partnership with decentralized streaming platform DLive to reward gamers for creating and watching content. According to a press release shared with Cointelegraph on Nov. […]
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Veteran journalist Jay Cassano is Cointelegraph’s new executive editor. I’m thrilled to share that I’m the new executive editor of Cointelegraph. I wanted to take this opportunity to introduce myself to our readers. This is a return to blockchain journalism for me. I first bought Bitcoin in 2011, when I was curious about this new […]
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Automaker Volvo plans to use cobalt tracked on a blockchain in the batteries following the unveiling of its fully electric car, the XC40 Recharge. Automaker Volvo announced on Nov. 6 that it will use cobalt tracked on a blockchain for its car batteries following the unveiling of its fully electric XC40 Recharge model last month. […]
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The United Nations Security Council’s Sanctions Committee on North Korea has accused the country of using a Hong Kong-based blockchain firm as a front to launder money. The United Nations Security Council’s Sanctions Committee on North Korea has accused the country of using a Hong Kong-based blockchain firm as a front to launder money. As […]
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Cryptocurrency hacks have increased alongside adoption. Here’s a list of five hacks that shook the crypto world. In tandem with improvements in technology and security, hackers have started getting more creative with the scams and hacks they carry out. You could be one click away from malware, causing harm to your files and crypto assets. […]
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From Cointelegraph Turkey: This week’s selected cryptocurrency and blockchain news from Turkey. In this week’s selected cryptocurrency- and blockchain-related news from Cointelegraph Turkey, the Turkish edition of Cointelegraph launched, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao announced that he will be visiting Turkey to speak at the Capital Market Summit in November, and a Turkish CEO is convinced […]
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15,558 physical businesses worldwide accept Bitcoin for payment, up 18% from a year earlier. But in-person transactions are still uncommon. There’s no easy way to buy, send or spend cryptocurrency in person — not even for a slice of pizza or a cup of coffee, or so it’s been said. Meanwhile, the number of physical […]
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