All posts tagged "Blockchain"

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  Colombian blockchain trial cause for ‘cautious optimism’, says WEF

  Blockchain’s potential to prevent corruption in public procurement has been tested in Colombia, with a trial prompting “cautious optimism” over its potential, according to a World Economic Forum (WEF) report.

  • Posted June 26, 2020
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  French competition authority invites challenges to tech giants’ e-payments drive

  France’s competition authority has launched a consultation on the fintech sector, focusing on the role of ‘large digital platforms’ in payment services. The Autorité de la concurrence has announced the

  • Posted May 28, 2020
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  China to test digital currency in four cities

  China, which seeks to be the first major economy to launch a digital currency, is to trial a digital yuan in four urban areas – including payments of local government

  • Posted April 30, 2020
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  European Commission consults on digital finance and retail payments

  The European Commission has begun consultations on two financial services areas: digital finance and retail payments. It is seeking views on topics including distributed ledger technology (DLT) – of which

  • Posted April 23, 2020
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  Chain reaction: how governments are unlocking the power of blockchain

  As blockchain exits the hype cycle, says Lord Holmes of Richmond, governments are getting serious about regulating and deploying it – finding uses in public and financial services Amara’s law

  • Posted February 24, 2020
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  India to develop blockchain voting system

  The Election Commission of India is to collaborate with the Indian Institute of Technology to develop a blockchain system for voting.   The country’s chief election commissioner, Sunil Arora, made the

  • Posted February 17, 2020
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  Central banks pool brainpower on digital currencies

  A group of the world’s most influential central banks have teamed up to pool expertise on central bank digital currencies. The Bank of Canada, the Bank of England (BoE), the

  • Posted February 2, 2020
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  Lithuania to launch digital ‘collector’ coin as central bank mines crypto-currencies’ potential

  Lithuania’s central bank is taking the novel approach of launching what it believes is the world‘s first blockchain-based digital ‘collector’ coin as the Baltic state steps up its crypto-currency activity.

  • Posted December 19, 2019
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  European Central Bank ponders digital currency launch

  The European Central Bank (ECB) has confirmed that it is investigating how a European public digital currency could work and whether it is desirable, with its conclusions expected next year.

  • Posted November 21, 2019
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  Blockchain: hype or hope?

  A year ago, people got very excited about blockchain. Then the shine wore off – but David Whitehouse finds that, behind the hype, the technology is beginning to find real

  • Posted November 10, 2019
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