Societe Generale to Use as Many as Five Blockchains in Capital Markets Trials
A tech-focused subsidiary of Societe Generale said it will trial up to five different blockchains to understand their usefulness in capital markets. Source
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China’s BSN Will ‘Localize’ Public Blockchains for Local Use
China’s state-sanctioned blockchain infrastructure project is finally bringing public chains to its Chinese users – but with a significant twist. The Blockchain-Based Service Network (BSN), a standardized internet services provider for decentralized applications (dapp) developers, plans to make 24 public chains available in its network for Chinese users starting from the
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Blockchain’s demographics seem to be shifting in surprising ways, says new report
People in their 20s and 30s now appear to make up the majority of crypto traders worldwide. This represents a shift away from previous numbers, which indicated not so long ago that people in their 30s and 40s made up Blockchain’s main demographic.According to a Sept. 7 report from BitFlyer,
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Will Ethereum 2.0 be blockchain’s iPhone moment?
The promise of Ethereum is to become a “world computer.” This is an always-on computing platform that houses smart contracts and decentralized apps (dapps) used by billions of people. Ethereum 1.0 is the hugely successful proof of concept. It has proved that the system works; thousands of people are interacting
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Blockchains and the Eastern Bloc, August 14–21
Every Friday, Law Decoded delivers analysis on the week’s critical stories in the realms of policy, regulation and law.Editor’s noteThe political machinations of Eastern Europe have dominated recent headlines. Protests unprecedented since the fall of the Soviet Union have rocked Belarus for weeks. Outrage over the Aug. 8 election that
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Polkadot Wants to Enable You to Launch Custom Blockchains in One Hour
During yesterday’s Unitize blockchain conference, developer Bruno Škvorc illustrated how a Polkadot-based blockchain can be launched within one hour.When speaking at event on July 7, Škvorc explained in detail how to create a blockchain based on Polkadot’s modular “Substrate” architecture. Furthermore, he illustrated how blockchains built this way can be
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Building Blockchains Secretly in South America
Blockchain could bring technological revolution in Latin America said Mario Blacutt, NULS core developer and Nerve Network founder, in an exclusive interview with Cryptox. Blacutt revealed his thoughts on the region’s blockchain environment and the hurdles he faced after former Bolivian President Evo Morales banned cryptocurrencies in 2014.Blacutt, who recently
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Blockchains Are an Excellent Solution for Privacy, Part 3
Some entrepreneurs have been trying to increase data privacy by combining encryption and blockchain technology. There are projects like Oasis Labs and Enigma that focus entirely on preserving users’ privacy. Meanwhile, others have been focusing on preventing data retention by companies. Thus, there is no way to guarantee that personal
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Blockchains Are an Excellent Solution for Privacy, Part 1
Several data violations, like the Cambridge Analytica scandal, have brought forth questions regarding how companies and governments should deal with the data entrusted to them, and they have also increased the search for the development of new technologies to preserve the privacy of companies and users.Consequently, countries and regulators have
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Chinese Stakeholders Don’t Want to Share Their Personal Data With Government Run Blockchains
Chinese local governments are facing difficulties when implementing blockchain applications due to stakeholders unwillingness to share privately owned data, according to a local report on June 10.Data is kingAccording to the investigation, there are more than 30 related local governments procuring blockchain technology. Their aim is to leverage blockchain to
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