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The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has consulted over 120 member states, financial market industries, and other societies on the matter of a new rapidly-growing fintech. As a result, a panel of 20 experts was arranged to explore possible ways of blockchain development in the digital area.

New York State is considering the launch of a special committee that will study the effects of cryptocurrencies on the local financial market. The initiative is created to provide the authorities with necessary information about the impact of digital currency and blockchain use in the state.

Coin Idol TV News channel digest on May 10 features the following topics from the world of Blockchain and cryptocurrency: Thailand’s stock exchange launched platform with blockchain tech to boost the economy, a Russian court has recognized blockchain-based bitcoin as valuable property, owner of New York Stock Exchange would allow potential investors to trade bitcoin.

Georgia-based Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), a company operating 23 regulated exchanges and marketplaces, and the owner of the New York Stock Exchange has been creating an online platform to allow investors to buy and hold Bitcoin. ICE first appeared in the digital currencies market through a cryptocurrency data feed in March.

Russia-based financial institution SBI Bank LLC, belonging to banking giant SBI Holdings with its headquarters in Japan, has stated its intention to join the banking consortium R3. The New York City-based consortium of more than 70 of the world’s biggest banks specializes in blockchain technology.

Recently experts in mixed reality and blockchain got together in New York to discuss the future of merging technologies at the BlockchainMix conference, initiated by Arcona, a project seeking to create a layer of AR all over the Earth’s surface. So, how can blockchain help the VR and AR industries?  

BlockchainMix - a hybrid of blockchain, augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) - appeared as a term in late 2017 at a conference in New York initiated by Arcona, a new project seeking to shape reality around the globe. Many signals suggest that 2018 could be the best year yet for this new trend, with the travel industry at the forefront of these emerging technologies.  

BlockchainMix event will be held in New York.

Kaspersky Lab, an internationally recognized computer protection firm, in partnership with The Economist have recently held a challenge inviting teams from universities around the world to design a system for digital voting that addressed such issues as ensuring privacy and validating contested results.