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Former government contractor avoids jail for mining crypto at work

A former government contractor in Australia who mined crypto using state-owned supercomputers has avoided jail time. According to The Sydney Morning Herald, Jonathan Khoo was ordered to complete 300 hours of community service for installing code on two supercomputers run by Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, or CSIRO, to

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South Korean government agency to use blockchain-based employee ID system

The Korea Internet & Security Agency, or KISA, is the first public entity of South Korea to implement a blockchain-powered employee ID system through a smartphone app starting October.According to Yonhap, the agency will also issue tokens called “KISA Coin” to reward KISA’s best employees, enabling them to purchase snacks,

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140 Government Services Applications Are Using Blockchain

The Beijing government will release its first blockchain application blueprint on government  services in China today, according to the local news on July 15.  According to the blueprint, 140 government service applications are already on the blockchain. These applications are divided into three categories: "data sharing and exchange", "business collaborative processing"

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Japanese Government Set to Include CBDC in Official Economic Plan

The Japanese government is expected to include consideration of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in its official economic plan. The news comes 10 days after the Bank of Japan’s announcement that it will start experimenting with the digital yen to check its feasibility from a technical perspective.According to Nikkei,

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