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Mar 06, 2020 at 11:46
Chinese Hunan Province Establishes First Blockchain District
On March 3, China's Hunan Province announced the establishment of the Hunan Blockchain Industrial Park relying on Loudi Wanbao New District, marking the first provincial blockchain park in Hunan.
Mar 03, 2020 at 13:31
Wilshire Phoenix Speaks out on SEC Turning Down their Bitcoin ETF Application
The SEC recently responded to Wilshire Phoenix’s Application for the approval of a proposed rule change to launch a Bitcoin ETF. SEC rejected the citing insufficiently weak strategies for combating major common financial crimes such as Market manipulation and Money laundering.
Feb 29, 2020 at 08:16
SEC Rejects Wilshire Phoenix’s Attempt to Launch a Bitcoin ETF
The US SEC has finally revealed it’s long awaited position on the bid filed by Wilshire Phoenix for a Bitcoin ETF. Wilshire Phoenix filed its application for a Bitcoin Exchange Traded Fund in mid 2019, but SEC only responded to it recently. The financial regulator cited fraud concerns as the major reason for rejecting the ETF application.
Blockchain Tech is the Most Requested Skill by Companies in 2020
Blockchain is one of the most highly requested digital professional skills of 2020 according to LinkedIn. Emerged for the first time in 2009 with the dawn and emergence of cryptocurrencies, blockchain technology has created the backbone of a new type of Internet, expanding its areas of application.
Cryptocurrency Initiatives Could See 3-year Immunity from US Securities Laws
Blockchain initiatives could get a 3-year immunity or grace period from U.S. securities laws to create distributed systems. As per the latest Safe Harbor application by Hester Peirce, U.S. SEC Commissioner.
Blockchain Can Be Used for Digitization of SMEs and Other Innovations
The digitalization of small companies, especially industrial ones, is changing not only from a technological aspect but also from a cultural and educational aspect. Due to the potential use of blockchain and cryptocurrency, the many actors are trying to acquire knowledge and investment in a digital perspective.
East African Community Applies Blockchain in Support of Agrifood
The East African region is increasingly proving itself as a real field of application for new technologies including cryptocurrency and blockchain, showing its wide range of implementation and potential. These include the application of distributed ledger technology (DLT) in the agrifood sector, particularly in the six countries of the East African Community (EAC) which includes Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi and South Sudan.
IBM Launches Blockchain App for Coffee Lovers to Track Products
The breadth and complexity of the coffee supply chain globally makes traceability a pretty difficult principle to guarantee. The path of the beans is long and articulated: once they grow up they first reach the cooperatives, then move on to the export, shipping and import companies, face the roasting process, and then be managed by distributors and retailers, before reaching the end consumer.
Will Blockchain Guarantee Enough Security and Privacy of Internet?
According to the significant technological change that has occurred in the past decade, we can now be sure that the integration of innovative tools including blockchain, distributed ledger technology (DLT), and general data protection regulation (GDPR) standards are somehow sufficient and able to ensure the security and privacy of personal data in future Internet systems.
