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Senator Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming filed a brief supporting Coinbase’s request to dismiss a case against it by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Lummis, a Republican, reiterated her support of the crypto industry by submitting an amicus brief…

Former President Trump reveals NFT holdings with up to $500,000 in Ethereum holdings, as the former US president continues to make trends in the crypto space.

Thailand's two major opposition parties, the Move Forward party and Pheu Thai, announced on May 15 the intention to establish a ruling coalition following a victory in the weekend election.

An article published on the World Economic Forum (WEF) website by a company executive, stated the benefits of blockchain, saying that the emerging technology could be the solution to mitigating corruption in government services. Blockchain Application for Public Procurement and…

Singapore has developed a blockchain-based standard for the verification of Covid-19 tests, according to local reports. This standard is expected to make it easier for the government to verify health documents within its borders easily.  Blockchain-based Standard for Covid Certificates…

Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei announced the rollout of a blockchain directory for government data that connects over 50 government undertakings to a single network for seamless data propagation. According to Ledger Insight, top brass at Huawei see this as an…

Australia has unveiled a fresh blockchain roadmap and strategy to help the country become “a global leader” in the emerging tech frontier, this according to a joint statement made on March 18, 2019, by two senior Ministers. Australia Unveils National Blockchain…

When bitcoin was launched in 2009, the idea was to enable individuals to be their bank by allowing them to store, send and receive digital cash without the need for a financial intermediary. Since the early days of bitcoin, much…

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China has ordered local financial authorities to speed up the development of the blockchain industry by creating a healthy, orderly, and fair market for companies. Xinhua, the official state-run press agency of…

India’s state Telangana has some blockchain projects lined up for implementation throughout the state with a purpose to bring more transparency and efficiency in public administration. Reported by Business Standard on July 26, 2018, a senior official of the state government…

The Xiongan government, in charge of building Chinese President Xi Jinping’s dream city the Xiongan New Area, has chosen Ethereum over NEO, a local blockchain network, along with its decision to employ New York-based blockchain studio ConsenSys as the blockchain…

Chinese blockchain identity verification startup THEKEY has announced that it has entered into a partnership with the Chinese government to develop social insurance blockchain applications. On Medium, CEO and Chairwoman Catherine Li also revealed that the company is launching a…

Self-styled hacktivist “Bitcoin Baron” was sentenced to prison on June 19, 2018, for launching a distributed denial-of-service attack against Madison’s administrative networks. “Bitcoin Baron” Faces the Heat The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ), released a public report on the matter…

The Digital Transformation Agency (DTA), an Australian government division that facilitates government information and services online, will explore new ways in which blockchain technology can deliver government services, given the AU$700,000 ($525,710) allocated in the 2018-19 budget. To start with,…

In an individualistic commodity society, there are no relationships of solidarity that protect you against uncertainty. The existence of a person in such a community depends only on his ability to acquire (buy) the things he needs on the market.…