BIS Economist Proposes "Embedded Supervision" to Enhance Transparency of Tokenized Markets

Economist Raphael Auer of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has championed distributed ledger technology (DLT) as a way of supervising financial market risks.   Essentially, Auer purports that, “The spread of distributed ledger technology in finance could help to improve the efficiency and quality of supervision.” In his recently released working paper, Auer made … Continue reading BIS Economist Proposes "Embedded Supervision" to Enhance Transparency of Tokenized Markets

Hong Kong Science and Technology Park: Turning Tech Startups' Visions into Reality

In October 2018, Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) announced a wide array of new initiatives, enhanced programs and support services aimed at strengthening and accelerating the growth of Hong Kong’s Innovation and Technology (I&T) sector and startups. To support its key strategy of grooming promising technology startups—HKSTP operates effective startup incubation programs to turn … Continue reading Hong Kong Science and Technology Park: Turning Tech Startups' Visions into Reality

Australia Securities Exchange Moves For Blockchain Technology, CHI-X Calls For More Regulatory Supervisions

A report by Reuters on October 30, announced that the Australia Securities Exchange (ASX) plans on integrating distributed ledger technology by April 2021, replacing its clearing system, registry, and settlement with the technology for the sole purpose of cutting costs for customers. However, Chi-X, its only competitor, is afraid of the advantages the technology may … Continue reading Australia Securities Exchange Moves For Blockchain Technology, CHI-X Calls For More Regulatory Supervisions

US Congress Plans New Provisions for Cryptocurrency Derivatives Markets

The US Congress aims to pass a new bill deciding on data collection for digital commodities contracts and swaps.  The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) clarified how all information can be accessed, helping efforts to fight manipulation and fraud in crypto markets. If the new bill is passed, it would be the first to place … Continue reading US Congress Plans New Provisions for Cryptocurrency Derivatives Markets

Ukrainian Security Department And Law Enforcement Uncover a Crypto Mining Farm in a Railway Subdivision in Lviv

According to a report, Ukrzaliznytsia has uncovered a hidden cryptocurrency mining farm in the Lviv railway subdivision, which has been making use of the country’s electricity without paying for it. This secret mining company was discovered by Ukrzaliznytsia’s security department, in conjunction with law enforcement officials. Oleg Nazaruk, Director of the Department of Economic and … Continue reading Ukrainian Security Department And Law Enforcement Uncover a Crypto Mining Farm in a Railway Subdivision in Lviv

Basel Committee on Banking Supervision Seeks Advice on Designing Prudential Treatment for Crypto-assets

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision published a paper going over the ‘design of prudential treatment for crypto-assets.’ on Dec.12. It covers several areas such as the risks rising from crypto-asset exposures, as crypto-assets are typically volatile and considered immature due to the lack of standardization and consistent product evolution, especially during periods of financial uncertainty. … Continue reading Basel Committee on Banking Supervision Seeks Advice on Designing Prudential Treatment for Crypto-assets

US Television Network Provider Dish Aims to Track and Stop Piracy Using New Blockchain Systems

The Dish Network Corporation is a US television network provider based in Colorado, with over 16,000 employees and 9.5 million subscribers across all of America. In recent years with subscribers moving to newer forms of media, including internet-based streaming services such as Netflix, Dish has struggled to maintain its customer base, with 381,000 subscribers lost … Continue reading US Television Network Provider Dish Aims to Track and Stop Piracy Using New Blockchain Systems

Is the Price of Bitcoin Satoshi Vision (BSV) Driven by Fake News?

The Bitcoin Satoshi Vision (BSV) price chart is peculiar to analyze. Given the state of cryptocurrency investment, it is safe to say that a large influencer of crypto value is derived from speculation, and BSV is plagued by speculation as its chain leader, Craig Wright, continues to claim that he is Satoshi Nakomoto—the anonymous original … Continue reading Is the Price of Bitcoin Satoshi Vision (BSV) Driven by Fake News?

Machine Learning Network Fetch.ai Shares Vision of Interoperable Blockchains

Fetch.ai has an interoperability vision to bring machine learning services to every ledger and blockchain. In an email to Blockchain.News, Fetch.ai today announced its interoperability vision to bring machine learning services to every ledger and all chains. The AI network also gave us an update on their imminent upgrade to the Fetch.ai test network to … Continue reading Machine Learning Network Fetch.ai Shares Vision of Interoperable Blockchains

Polkadot’s Treasury Built as a Significant Step Towards the Vision of a Decentralized Internet

With its second token sale completed in July 2020, Polkadot (DOT) has become one of the most popular altcoins in the crypto industry as its market capitalization grew massively in the past few weeks.  Polkadot became the tenth-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization in late August and has even recently became the fifth-largest cryptocurrency, flippening Bitcoin … Continue reading Polkadot’s Treasury Built as a Significant Step Towards the Vision of a Decentralized Internet

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