EU Launches Estimated €400M Blockchain, AI Fund to Avoid Lagging US, China
A new fund has been set up with the aim of preventing the EU falling behind nations like the U.S. and China on blockchain and AI innovation. Source
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Blockchain Security Firm CertiK to Launch Beta for Smart Contracts-Focused Chain
The CertiK Foundation, an organization that develops security infrastructure for blockchains, will introduce the open beta of its CertiK Chain next week.Per a press release shared with Cointelegraph on Nov. 22, CertiK Foundation is about to launch the Testnet 3.0 open beta for CertiK Chain designed to enable smart
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Blockchain Sleuthing Firm Chainalysis Slashes 20% of Workforce
Chainalysis laid off 39 employees Thursday citing the need for a "path to profitability." Source
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China Central Bank to Set Standards for 17 Fintech Categories, Including Blockchain
The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has an agenda to set industry standards across the financial sector, including blockchain, a senior official from the bank said on Wednesday. Speaking at a meeting of the National Technical Committee, PBoC vice president Yifei Fan said the bank aims to better regulate new
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Vermont Utility Customers to Trade Renewable Energy Credits on LO3 Blockchain
With an ambitious 100% renewables goal by 2025, the new marketplace by Green Mountain Power and LO3 Energy is an eco blockchain play. Source
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With 7,600 Blockchain Patent Applications, Chinese Firms Far Outpace US
Measured by patent applications in the sector, China is handily outpacing other countries including the United States in blockchain technology.On Nov. 20, Japan-based financial newspaper Nikkei reported that Chinese companies submitted around 7,600 applications between 2009 and 2018 — about three times as many as U.S.-based companies.A total of 12,000
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Two European Salmon Producers Use IBM’s Blockchain Platform to Track Supply Chain
Salmon farming company Cermaq and smoked salmon producer Labeyrie began using IBM’s cloud blockchain technology to trace their product supply chains.Cermaq announced the development in a Nov. 20 press release, revealing that it cooperated with Labeyrie and IBM’s blockchain platform IBM Food Trust to enable customers to get information
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ArcBlock Partners with Ride-Sharing Service GoFun to Develop Services and DApps on Blockchain
ArcBlock has announced a new partnership with GoFun, a leading ride-sharing service, to support the development of their new GoFun Connect adding new blockchain-enabled capabilities and data services to benefit their customers, partners, and dealers. advertisement Tan Yi, CEO of GoFun, said: “GoFun Travel and GoFun Connect will work with new and existing
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Why Not Pay Sources for Stories? — Asks Blockchain Media Startup
Tel Aviv-based media outlet BLOCKTV announced details of a tokenized rewards system to incentivize sources to share exclusive news tips. This comes after BLOCKTV revealed that its native token, BLTV, would be listed on the Bittrex Global exchange on Nov. 21.BLOCKTV CEO Aviram Elad told Cointelegraph:“We see the BLTV
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Graph Blockchain to Acquire Shroom Street – Cracking Psychedelics Market
Canada’s Graph Blockchain is to acquire fellow Canadian company Shroom Street Limited, a psychedelic focused brand that is developing a psychedelic truffle e-commerce marketplace, psychedelic lifestyle brand, and media company that covers the latest developments in psychedelic science, activism and investing, for an aggregate purchase price of $1,000,000 CAD payable through
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