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SEC Wins Court Case Against Blockchain-Powered Platform – Team Says Loss Sets ‘Dangerous Precedent’
8.11.2022
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has won a court case against the blockchain-based publishing platform LBRY. According to LBRY, the SEC’s victory sets “a dangerous precedent” for crypto regulation in the US.
The win for the American financial regulator means that LBRY’s token LBC...
New Hampshire Court Sides With SEC in Lawsuit Against LBRY, Project’s Team Says Loss Sets a ‘Dangerous Precedent’
7.11.2022
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has won a court case against the blockchain-powered publishing platform LBRY. According to a New Hampshire district court ruling, Judge Paul Barbadoro agreed with SEC that the project’s native asset LBC was considered an investment contract or...
Koreans to have access to blockchain-powered digital IDs by 2024
17.10.2022
Under the plan, the blockchain-powered ID would be fully decentralized, meaning the government won't be able to see how or when the ID is being used
Chinese Researchers Propose Asian Digital Currency to Reduce Reliance on US Dollar
15.10.2022
Experts from an economic institute in China have circulated the idea of creating a blockchain-powered digital currency that could lower Asia’s reliance on the greenback. The initiative comes against the backdrop of an expanding digital yuan pilot, and after recent trials of cross-border payments...
Samsung to Debut Knox Matrix Blockchain-Based Security System for Smart Devices
13.10.2022
Samsung, the consumer electronics giant, has announced the introduction of a blockchain-like security system for its smart devices. Named Knox Matrix, the objective of the system is to increase the security of a multi-device environment, with each smart device monitoring others and sharing access...
Blockchain-Powered Reinsurer Re Raises $14 Million Seed Round to Build Decentralized Market
28.9.2022
The company sees its protocol as providing collective backing of insurance policies in a similar way to the Lloyd’s of London market
Privacy-Focused Social Network MeWe Ties Into Blockchain-Powered Protocol
20.9.2022
Using Project Liberty's protocol will make MeWe the largest decentralized social media platform
One of S Korea’s Biggest Card Issuers Launches Blockchain-powered platform to Help Customers Spot Fake Goods
19.9.2022
Shinhan Card, South Korea's biggest credit card company and a global top-five credit card issuer, has launched a blockchain-powered digital warranty service used to certify the authenticity of products.
South Korean news outlet Money Today has reported that the warranty service is first coming...
Xiaomi Files Patent to Create Its Own Blockchain-Powered Virtual Characters
22.7.2022
Xiaomi, one of the biggest mobile phone and tech companies in the world, has introduced a patent that implements blockchain technology for the creation of its own virtual characters. The patent, introduced in China, mentions that the creation of these characters will be randomized thanks to...
Accuweather Collaborates With API3 in Order to Provide Blockchain-Powered Weather Data
1.6.2022
On June 1, the American media company that provides commercial weather forecasts, Accuweather, announced it is tethering weather data to blockchain technology by hosting an API3 Airnode. The company revealed that it is collaborating with blockchain oracle provider API3 and Web API operators will...
ApeX Protocol Takes a Dive Into Blockchain-Powered NFT Gaming with Special NFT Series
21.4.2022
ApeX, a non-custodial and decentralized derivatives protocol, has introduced a total of 4,580 items of its original NFT series with unique attributes and special in-game characters, launched on March 08, 2022. The entire lot was sold out in 3 days, launched soon after the ApeX protocol’s beta...
Two Major Banks Roll out Blockchain-powered ID Solution for Military Servicepeople
5.4.2022
Two of South Korea’s largest banks are set to launch a blockchain-powered digital certificate platform for military personnel – which will allow soldiers to use smartphone-based ID solutions to open savings accounts without having to set foot in a brick-and-mortar bank branch....
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Report: Ronin Sidechain Processed 560% More Total Transactions Than Ethereum Last November
12.1.2022
The blockchain-powered game Axie Infinity has been a very popular application during the last 12 months, as the game’s NFTs have outpaced every NFT collection today in terms of all-time sales. While Axie Infinity has seen $3.85 billion in all-time sales, Nansen researcher Martin Lee recently...
100 Person Mega-Battles: Former Midway, Disney, Activision Game Devs Announce Mechanized-Combat NFT Game
2.11.2021
At the non-fungible token (NFT)-focused conference, NFT.NYC, developers from the Metalcore Foundation and Studio 369 revealed an NFT-powered mechanized combat video game. The game’s creators have worked on projects for Activision, Disney, Lucas Films, Midway, and the Mechwarrior, Mortal...
City of Liverpool takes interest in blockchain-powered food delivery platform
1.11.2021
Peepl seeks to enhance adoption by rewarding users with new tokens for every food delivery order
Local Stablecoin ‘Crackdown’ Builds a Case For Decentralized Money
11.10.2021
vernment in the North Jeolla Province city had announced a “crackdown to eradicate the illegal distribution of” the Iksan Dairom token. The blockchain-powered coin makes use of technology provided by the telecoms giant KT and its smartphone-based Good Pay ecosystem.Similar KT-led projects are
Crypto in Chaos, but Blockchain-powered Pay and Stablecoins Thrive in S Korea
27.9.2021
based pay and fiat KRW-pegged stablecoins.The Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation (KOMSCO) is a firm that until relatively recently made its money from cash: the company prints banknotes and mints coins for the treasury.But in recent years, it has moved away from paper and
Shanghai Man: China declares victory over crypto — Is this the end of the crackdown?
10.9.2021
Shanghai Man: Billionaire buys CryptoPunks, Arbitrum finds traction, markets ignore warnings
3.9.2021
Philippines Tax Agency Targets Axie Infinity Players — ‘It’s Taxable, Subject to Income Tax’
25.8.2021
According to a regional report, the Philippines Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is focusing on the blockchain-powered game Axie Infinity over tax concerns. Finance Undersecretary Antonette Tionko explained to the press that BIR is looking into methods aimed at capturing Axie Infinity players...