Blockchain

According to China’s Office of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission (OCCAC), the third round of blockchain projects towards approval by the Chinese regulators is taking off. The latest addition to the commission’s registry is 224 distributed ledger technology (DLT) ventures and it includes leading technology companies Alibaba, Baidu and China Mobile. It seems that the news was first revealed by a Twitter user AliceolaCrypto on April 26: “#China has just announced the 3rd batch list of #blockchain filings, 224 projects approved…

There is usually a symbiotic relationship between the adult entertainment industry and changes in technology. For example, the adult entertainment industry exploded with the World Wide Web invention in 1990 by computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee. The adult entertainment industry prides itself on being technology conscious and is usually at the forefront of adopting and popularizing emerging technology. This has been historically witnessed in the early adoption and popularization of VHS tapes and internet payment systems. And with the immense growth…

In recent times, accounting company Ernst & Young held Blockchain Summit 2020 online. During the summit, the company’s blockchain leader, Paul Brody, noted that Ethereum is the best for blockchain-based industry solutions. The leader said the major thing is to focus on taking advantage of the public blockchain and all of its available tools and developers. Brody highlighted the necessity of the company’s blockchain initiatives to avoid private blockchain solutions. Blockchain will only be able to meet expectations if enterprises…

Block.one is the software publishing company behind the creation of EOS, and EOS VC, a venture capital firm focused on contributing early-stage capital to future blockchain tech development. The startup maintains that its two primary products are the VC arm and cryptocurrency but specifies that it is working to provide the most powerful infrastructure for decentralized applications available. The block.one team provides “end-to-end solutions” to bring corporations, investors, and institutions onto the blockchain via various services. Here is a beginner’s guide…

Blockchain technology has been around for more than a decade now. This Innovative technology has been the underlying force for many developments, including cryptocurrencies. Recently, experts in the tech field have been looking for ways to incorporate blockchain in different industries. As a result, there have been several groundbreaking inventions, and crypto phones are the latest additions.  Crypto phones only recently came into the crypto space. However, several handsets with significant-tech players are already joining the recent craze. So, what…

The current global economic trouble is shifting attention to blockchain technology. Before now, some governments have been considering and looking into how to deploy the technology in some sectors. Interestingly, the government of South Korea has noted that the blockchain market stands for a “golden opportunity” for the country. The government is admonishing private sector firms in the country to exploit this potential. On Apr. 17, Fn News released a report which noted that the Vice Minister of Strategy and Finance,…

It seems China is gearing up its plans to introduce its digital currency. Reports have it that China could be ready for the introduction of its Digital Currency Electronic Payment (DCEP) by May this year. China plans to first test the use of digital currencies among its state employees. The official name given to China’s CBDC project is the digital currency/electronic payment (DCEP). In recent times, industry reports have it that digital Yuan will go live in China by May. According to China…

Know Your Customer (aka KYC) is the regulatory and compliance obligation for the conventional banking and financial system to capture customer information before onboarding and providing any financial services. In banks, KYC is embedded into the account opening forms, which mandate customers to provide accurate information and ideally update as soon as any change occurs in the KYC data. Similarly, other financial institutions, such as Stocks, Mutual Funds, Insurance companies, etc., also require KYC information from their prospective customers. Primarily…

The United States Federal Reserve plans to buy unlimited bond and also print dollar but do not appear to be going well. The country continues to experience a rising unemployment rate. Nonetheless, it appears that the cryptocurrency space has a solution to this challenge. Mark Yusko of Morgan Creek Capital spoke on a recent podcast, suggesting that a central bank digital currency (CBDC) may help with the plan of printing dollar bills. Yusko said CBDCs may help with faster distribution in…