Russia Is Getting Serious About Blockchain, but Remains on the Fence About Cryptocurrencies

Crypto was a hot topic at a forum featuring Russia’s top people from the economic sector. Last week, an annual forum featuring Russia’s top people from the economic sector was held in St. Petersburg, and cryptocurrencies were a hot topic there. Notably, government agents and state-controlled businesses were vocal about their interest in blockchain, but […]

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

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 […]

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Russian Authorities Sign MoU With Maersk to Officially Launch TradeLens in Russia

Russia will officially pilot Maersk and IBM’s blockchain shipping tool TradeLens in St. Petersburg, following a new MoU. Russian authorities have signed an agreement with Danish logistics giant Maersk to officially launch blockchain shipping platform TradeLens, according to a press release on June 6. As a part of the agreement, the port at Russia’s second-biggest […]

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Russian Parliament Considers Imposing Fines on Crypto Mining by End of June

The Russian State Duma is considering imposing administrative responsibility for mining cryptocurrencies. Russia’s parliament, the State Duma, is considering imposing administrative responsibility for the mining of cryptocurrencies, local news outlet TASS reported on June 7. In an interview with TASS, Anatoly Aksakov, the chairman of the State Duma Committee on the Financial Market, said that […]

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