As protests rage in Belarus and Alexei Navalny remains in a coma, we look at new developments in crypto across the former USSR. Every Friday, Law Decoded delivers analysis on the week’s critical stories in the realms of policy, regulation and law. Editor’s note The political machinations of Eastern Europe have dominated recent headlines. Protests […]
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Do major crypto exchanges act in their best interest rather than respecting community-based project guidelines? The billion-dollar cryptocurrency space is no stranger to hype, as it is considered a factor that increases crypto prices. While this may be, hype generated from major centralized crypto exchanges may actually be creating more harm than good for users […]
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BitFlyer USA has almost all the U.S. covered now. BitFlyer USA, the American branch of Tokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange BitFlyer, unveiled upcoming compatibility in the U.S. state of Hawaii. “We chose Hawaii due to the regulatory sandbox for digital currency they set up,” BitFlyer COO Joel Edgerton told Cointelegraph. “We also chose Hawaii due to close links between […]
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Russia pilots national blockchain e-voting Russia is set to pilot a national blockchain-based e-voting system in September. The new system was developed in partnership between Rostelecom, Russia’s largest integrated provider, and Waves Enterprise. Another recent blockchain e-voting experiment in Russia ended in fiasco after the system suffered a number of setbacks and attacks. The Russian government used […]
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Colombian public entities have identified ten areas that would benefit from blockchain solutions. The Colombian Ministry of Information Technology and Communications, or MinTIC, released a first-of-its-kind draft of a guide that calls for the public sector to adopt blockchain technology, including crypto payment-related matters. In the Guide for the use and implementation of Distributed Ledger […]
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Is it enough to meaningfully resist election fraud? A new patent has been filed by the U.S. Postal Service, or USPS, following recent comments from President Donald Trump concerning the mail service’s funding in light of his fight against mail-in voting. The patent appears to use Blockchain technology to make mail-in voting a safe alternative […]
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The saga continues… After the original Yam Finance protocol collapsed due to a single line of code, its developers are planning to relaunch the project on new, audited smart contracts. In a blog post published on Friday, the developers outlined a migration plan that will see the already existing tokens get transferred on a new […]
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Has the meteoric rise of DeFi tech been brewing behind the scenes for quite some time now, or is it just a fluke? It’s no secret that 2020 has been the year of decentralized finance when it comes to the crypto world. In this regard, a number of DeFi tokens have enjoyed value surges recently, […]
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PornVisory is moving to a decentralized governance structure based on the DFO standard, which allegedly allows greater user influence than DAOs. Cryptocurrency pornography startup PornVisory is moving to a decentralized governance structure based on the (decentralized flexible organization) DFO standard. According to PornVisory, DFO governance will enable token holders to propose changes and vote on […]
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The State Government of Telangana may develop a blockchain e-voting platform for state and national-level use. The Southern Indian state of Telangana may soon develop and test a blockchain-based electronic voting system to facilitate remote voting. Speaking at a webinar conducted by the Election Commission of India and Tamil Nadu E-Governance Agency, the Principal Secretary […]
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