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Red Date Technology, one of the builders of China’s Blockchain-based Service Network, has obtained licensing rights from R3 to resell both the free and enterprise Corda implementations in China.According to a press release by R3, the news marks the first occasion of the BSN developer being able to resell enterprise
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The self-described “Internet of blockchains,” Cosmos, has launched its Inter-Blockchain Communication standard, or IBC, enabling crypto assets to be transferred easily between independent blockchains.Comos’ IBC went live on March 29, enabling token transfers between Cosmos and other IBC-compatible blockchains.The feature, which has been in development for five years, was voted
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For the first time, the words blockchain and digital currency have been officially written into China’s blueprint for the next half decade. The National People’s Congress published the 14th five-year plan — a guiding document for the country’s future social development and economic growth — after the curtain dropped this
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the launch of the city's blockchain-powered “Excelsior Pass” vaccination passport on March 26.The passport is issued through a free and voluntary platform that verifies Covid-19 vaccinations or negative test results via a QR code for smartphone scanning or printing. The Excelsior Pass is intended
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The Australian government has opened applications for grants up to $3 million each in funding to blockchain projects targeting supply chain tracking in the minerals industry and tax tracking in the food and beverage sector.Applications are open until April 29, with any sole trader, partnership, publicly-funded research organization, or entity
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Already a hotbed for sustainable finance, Asia is poised to become even more so as China makes green finance a national priority for 2021 and the next five years. In a speech titled “Make Full Use of China’s Monetary Policy Space and Promote Green Finance” at the recent Roundtable of China
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Shares of Riot Blockchain (RIOT) and other cryptocurrency miners sold off sharply on Thursday, as Bitcoin’s (BTC) gravitational pull on the market continued to broaden. RIOT declined by as much as 14.4% during Thursday’s session, extending its losing streak to four days. The stock has declined 29% over that stretch and
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Crypto and blockchain adoption for humanitarian causes is set for another expansion as the Danish Red Cross has sponsored a catastrophe bond aimed at providing relief in the aftermath of a volcanic eruption.According to CIR Magazine, the catastrophe bond — often shortened to cat bond — has the backing of
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Please welcome to the show two JPMorgan blockchain leaders Christine Moy, who’s the global head of Liink, formerly known as IIN, or the Interbank Information Network, and Naveen Mallela, global head of Coin Systems. Christine and Naveen, welcome to the show. Christine Moy: Thanks for having us. Lau: I love that despite
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Chia Network — founded by peer-to-peer file sharing protocol BitTorrent creator Bram Cohen — launched its new eco-friendly blockchain and native cryptocurrency chia (XCH) today. The Chia blockchain aims to be a more decentralized, energy efficient and secure platform by tapping on unused hard drive space on regular computers. Unlike the predominant
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