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Amid the ongoing political unrest and frequent internet shutdown or censorship, the local media outlets in Belarus are using decentralized technology to connect with peers outside. Solutions like NewNode, VPNs, and other proxies have surged in popularity.The political unrest in Belarus continues to escalate after the latest controversial elections in
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The China Securities Regulatory Commission, or CSRC, recently issued a letter approving five regional equity markets. They will include equity centers in Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shenzhen. These and other regions received authorization to begin experimenting with a blockchain pilot in early July.Blockchain and equity tradingAccording to Beijing Local
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The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a blueprint and pilot study for food safety, highlighting blockchain as a viable option for some of the identified challenges. The blueprint, released earlier this week, breaks down some of the challenges facing food distribution throughout the country and looks at how
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The US Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations group, part of Homeland Security,is pushing the US Senate to consider blockchain for voting. In a memo recently issued, members of
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Bitstamp, one of the longest-running active cryptocurrency exchanges, is considering launching a batch of new crypto asset listings.Curiously, Bitstamp is contemplating support for Zcash (ZEC), despite an increasing number of exchanges seeking to distance themselves from privacy coins due to associated regulatory risks.Bitfinex considers first new listings in 3
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The cryptocurrency sector worldwide saw several historic regulatory events last week. In this roundup, we cover a landmark bitcoin ruling by a
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The blockchain world may soon be seeing a major merger with the traditional financial sector.JPMorgan Chase, the United States’ largest bank, is reportedly considering merging its in-house blockchain unit Quorum with major Ethereum-focused firm ConsenSys.According to a Reuters report on Feb. 11, unnamed persons familiar with the matter claim
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Major South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb is reportedly looking to undertake administrative litigation over an $68.9 million (80 billion won) tax bill.English-language local news outlet KoreaHerald reported on Dec. 29 that the local tax agency has handed down over 80 billion won in taxation on the exchange.A first occurrence
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Japanese financial services giant SBI Holdings is considering to pay shareholder dividends in the form of XRP tokens, following the same practice by its subsidiary MorningStar.After MorningStar started offering its shareholders dividends in XRP earlier this year, SBI CEO Yoshitaka Kitao revealed that the company is now considering to
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Russia is allegedly preparing a ban on the use of cryptocurrencies to pay for goods and services.A report from Izvestia on Nov. 29 cites several sources allegedly familiar with ongoing discussions at the country’s central bank, financial regulator and Ministry of Finance in support of a ban.Legal measures not
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