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Blockchain Unleashed at the United Nations General Assembly on the Global Crisis

Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old has been on the headlines for the global climate crisis movement and has delivered a compelling speech at the 73rd United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on how businesses and political involvement have stolen her dreams by the lack of response to the crisis. The burning platform created by Thunberg and the Global Climate … Continue reading Blockchain Unleashed at the United Nations General Assembly on the Global Crisis

Avo Receives First Virtual General Insurer License in Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s Insurance Authority (IA) announced on Tuesday that it has granted the first authorization for virtual general insurance under Fast Track. The license was granted to Avo, a local insurtech company providing products like health and travel insurance. The IA introduced the Fast Track Scheme in September of 2017 to provide a dedicated application … Continue reading Avo Receives First Virtual General Insurer License in Hong Kong

ACCESS Becomes World’s First Organization to Deploy Blockchain Voting in Annual General Meeting

The Association of Cryptocurrency Enterprises and Start-ups, Singapore (ACCESS), a non-profit organization for the cryptocurrency and blockchain sector in Singapore,  has set the ball rolling as the first institution across the globe to utilize blockchain technology for an Annual General Meeting (AGM).  As reported by HrmAsia on Jan. 13, ACCESS officially utilized blockchain for on-premise … Continue reading ACCESS Becomes World’s First Organization to Deploy Blockchain Voting in Annual General Meeting

Iranian General Pushes for Crypto Use to Evade US Sanctions and After Being Blacklisted by the FATF

Saeed Muhammad, a commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ “Army of Guardians of the Islamic Revolution,” called for Iran to use cryptocurrencies to bypass sanctions imposed on his country by the United States.  The sanctions imposed by the Trump administration and the withdrawal of the US from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in … Continue reading Iranian General Pushes for Crypto Use to Evade US Sanctions and After Being Blacklisted by the FATF

General Motors Files Patent for Blockchain-Based Autonomous Vehicle Navigation Map

Major car manufacturer American multinational corporation General Motors filed a patent on October 1, 2018, which uses the application of blockchain technology and integrates vehicle sensors to build a much-improved navigation map for autonomous vehicles.   The patent was filed on October 1, 2018. However, it was only recently published on the official site of the US Patent & Trademark … Continue reading General Motors Files Patent for Blockchain-Based Autonomous Vehicle Navigation Map

Libra Association Appoints Former Homeland Security General Counsel to Head Its Legal Services

On 26th August 2020, Libra Association has announced the appointment of Stevan Bunnell to replace Robert Werner as the new general counsel. The Libra Association has appointed Stevan Bunnell, the former general counsel for the US Homeland Security Department as its new top lawyer. Before this appointment, Bunnell co-chaired data privacy-focused legal firm O’Melveny & … Continue reading Libra Association Appoints Former Homeland Security General Counsel to Head Its Legal Services

Tezos Blockchain Chosen for French Digital Euro by Societe Generale-Forge

Societe Generale-Forge, a tech startup by French investment bank Societe Generale, has selected the Tezos blockchain for its central bank digital currency (CBDC) experiment as part of the French central bank’s digital euro experiment.  Societe Generale-Forge recently announced its plans to use Tezos for its digital euro stablecoin, in collaboration with Nomadic Labs, a major … Continue reading Tezos Blockchain Chosen for French Digital Euro by Societe Generale-Forge

General Motors May Follow Tesla in Accepting Bitcoin Payments but Will Not Invest in Bitcoin – GM CEO

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE General Motors Company may be open to accepting Bitcoin as an official method of payment in the future.  During the firm’s fourth-quarter earnings call conference, General Motors CEO, Mary Barra, disclosed that the automobile company may accept the crypto as a form of payment. Barra revealed this probability when … Continue reading General Motors May Follow Tesla in Accepting Bitcoin Payments but Will Not Invest in Bitcoin – GM CEO

US SEC Names CFTC Commissioner Dan Berkovitz as Incoming General Counsel

More leadership changes are coming to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as the market regulator has announced Dan Berkovitz as the next General Counsel for the agency. In a double announcement on Tuesday, the market regulator said its current General Counsel, John Coates, will leave the agency in October, opening the door … Continue reading US SEC Names CFTC Commissioner Dan Berkovitz as Incoming General Counsel

America to Build its Digital Dollar Based on General Consensus

The United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that the move by the American Federal Reserve to develop a Digital Dollar or Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) can only take place following a general consensus amongst all parties of interest. Speaking at a Reuters’ Next conference interview, Yellen highlighted the White House, central bank, and … Continue reading America to Build its Digital Dollar Based on General Consensus

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