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Digital Currency and Blockchain Weekly Round-Up – January 10th, 2020

Creating sound legal framework for crypto-assets is a key focus area, says ESMA Cryptocurrency regulation is one of the key focus areas for the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) for the next couple of...

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Thailand-based Siam Commercial Bank announces Ripple-powered mobile app for cross-border payments

Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), Thailands oldest bank, has entered into a partnership with blockchain firm to build a mobile app to deliver instant, low-cost cross-border payments. Called SCB Easy, the app will run on Ripples...

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China’s Anhui province to implement blockchain technology in government service centers

The government of Anhui, a province in eastern China, has announced its plan to implement blockchain technology across governmental service centers, The Block reported citing local news sources. On Jan. 01, the...

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China’s state-backed Blockchain Service Network to launch in April

Chinas national blockchain network is slated to launch in April 2020, Cointelegraph reported citing a report from Sina Finance. Called the Blockchain Service Network (BSN), the initiative was announced last year....

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Oman’s largest port joins IBM- Maersk blockchain shipping platform “TradeLens”

Port of Salalah, the largest port of Oman, has joined TradeLens, the blockchain-based digital shipping platform, Times of Oman reported. Officially announced in August 2018, TradeLens is jointly developed by A.P....

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Alibaba subsidiary Ant Financial preps to launch its enterprise blockchain next month

Chinese payment giant Ant Financial is planning to launch its enterprise blockchain platform in February, The Block reported citing a report from Mars Finance. At the companys annual media meeting, Guofei Jiang, vice...

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Baidu launches new service to lower cost and technological barriers for dapp developers

Chinese internet giant Baidu has launched a blockchain-based service network that will help developers and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to develop decentralized applications (dapps), CoinDesk reported citing a...

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IBM, Farmer Connect announce blockchain-based mobile app for coffee supply chain traceability

IBM, in collaboration with Farmer Connect an entity that leverages blockchain technology to drive efficiencies in the agricultural supply chains, announced a blockchain-based app that will show consumers the origin of...

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CaixaBank officially implements blockchain-based trade finance platform we.trade

Spanish financial services giant CaixaBank has started offering access to blockchain technology to its customers. CaixaBank, along with two other members of the former Batavia consortium Erste Group and UBS, joined...

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Digital Currency and Blockchain Weekly Round-Up – January 3rd, 2020

Chinas securities regulators suspect crypto resurgence amid blockchain push Following the recent blockchain push in China spurred by President Xi Jinping, the countrys securities regulator is suspecting serious violations...

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