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Alibaba’s Ant group filed the most blockchain patents since 2015, with Ping An group hot on its heels, according to a new report from Intellectual Asset Management Magazine. Ant Group, owner of AliPay, one of the most popular mobile payment apps in China, has filed 2,298 patent families in total, according
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Veteran crypto team NEM Group has announced the successful launch of its Symbol mainnet.According to a March 17 announcement, NEM now comprises a “two chain ecosystem,” with NEM’s existing NEM NIS1 chain continuing to operate alongside Symbol. Symbol’s launch wasn’t entirely smooth sailing, with the mainnet going live two days
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It is no longer news that the United States has restated its commitment toward lowering carbon emissions and taking an active part in the quest to normalize environmentally friendly measures on the global scene. This drastic shift in policymaking will spur the introduction and establishment of more stringent approaches to
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Women working in the blockchain sector are still few and far between. While exact statistics are unclear, technology has, in general, remained a male-dominated field. For instance, a recent report from Deloitte found that only 7% of fintech startup founders are women. The report also noted that startups founded and
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Though the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry is at an early stage of development, it is a fast growing field that offers tremendous career opportunities for women, women leaders in blockchain say. “We have such an opportunity in a place like blockchain, where it’s new for everyone. It’s harder in industries where
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Six months after its first response to the European Commission’s crypto legislative proposal, the International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications, or INATBA, has released a detailed report on key issues regarding the planned regulations.According to the recently published document, INATBA argued that the commission's Markets in Crypto Assets regulations do
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Blockchain technology can be a catalyst for change. Here at Forkast.News, we see it first-hand as we cover the industry. As we celebrate International Women’s Day today, we would like to put a special spotlight on some of the notable women who are making an outsized impact on this still largely male-dominated
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Synthetic identity fraud is a new form of identity theft where fraudsters use fabricated, synthetic IDs to steal credit from the victim. This synthetic identity happens to be a completely new identity created by combining components of real and conceptualized information like the social security number (SSN) of a real
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Blockchain tech may soon become an integral part of the world’s largest basketball league. According to a report from Sportico yesterday, a group of some of the wealthiest and most powerful National Basketball Association team owners are forming a committee to investigate blockchain use cases for the NBA. Called the Blockchain
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U.S.-based crypto advocacy group, the Blockchain Association, is lobbying key figures in the Biden administration to advocate for more favorable regulations.The Association’s executive director, Kristin Smith, told Fox Business the group has already met with or is in the process of scheduling meetings with high-ranking Whitehouse officials including Treasury Secretary
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