Blockchain


Finance

Chinese Crypto and Blockchain Firms Grapple With Coronavirus Outbreak

The outbreak has complicated tech upgrades, product development, logistics and business travel at crypto exchanges and other blockchain firms in China.

Crypto Cities at Consensus 2022

Finance

Blockchain Can Help UK Savers Recover $48B in Unclaimed Pensions, Says R3

Blockchain solutions based on R3's tech will make it easier for users to verify their identities and claim lost pension funds, the firm says.

Corda Network is the public offshoot of R3's enterprise blockchain efforts.

Tech

JPEG on the Blockchain: Image Format Creator Believes Tech Can Fight Copyright Theft

A blockchain-based system might better flag fakes and prevent copyright violations, technical committee JPEG says.

Credit: Shutterstock/Jacob Lund

Markets

South Korea's Central Bank Is Building a New Blockchain System for the Bond Market

The Bank of Korea is reportedly looking to build a blockchain system for the Korean bond market.

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Policy

Blockchain Bills Are Advancing in the New York State Senate – Here's Why

Now in its second year, the New York State Senate's Internet and Tech Committee has approved two blockchain bills, which now go to the full Senate for a vote.

N.Y. State Sen. Diane Savino (D-23) proposed a pair of blockchain bills to bolster the Empire State's understanding and use of the nascent technology. (Image via Thomas Good / Wikimedia Commons)

Markets

Vermont Turns to Home-Grown Blockchain Company to Track Hemp With Ethereum

Vermont state regulators will begin recording the production of hemp – a low-THC cannabis strain popular in textiles – on the ethereum mainnet this year.

Vermont's agriculture department plans to start tracking hemp production and shipments on ethereum in partnership with Trace. (Image via Shutterstock)

Policy

Australian Government Eyes Business Benefits in New National Blockchain Roadmap

The Australian government has unveiled a new push for blockchain innovation in an updated national roadmap released Friday.

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Policy

Catalonia Is Moving to Achieve Digital Independence Using Blockchain

Catalonia is exploring digital identity and hopes to leapfrog its way into true digital sovereignty.

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Policy

How Blockchain Will Track Taxes (and Tax Cheats)

The chairman of the Global Blockchain Business Council is working with others on a way to add transparency and openness to taxes.

Image via ShutterStock

Tech

Hyperledger's Brian Behlendorf Says Blockchain's Potential Is 'Hitting a Tipping Point'

Hyperledger's Brian Behlendorf talks with Michael Casey about blockchain's "tipping point."

Brian Behlendorf image via CoinDesk video