Nonfungible tokens (NFT) have arguably transitioned from being an obscure part of the crypto and blockchain space to occupy greater significance within popular culture. Indeed, as cryptocurrencies and decentralization appear …
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Big Indian banks take stakes in trade finance blockchain firm
Fifteen of India’s largest banks have invested in a fintech firm that aims to use blockchain to speed up domestic letters of credit, a first in domestic trade finance, regulatory …
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Bank of Thailand promotes blockchain in new guidelines
Thailand’s central bank yesterday published guidelines to regulate and promote the use of blockchain technology in the financial sector. Released by Siritida Panomwon Na Ayudhya, assistant governor of the payment systems policy …
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Goldman Sachs files with the SEC to make a ‘DeFi and Blockchain Equity ETF’
Wall Street megabank is planning to create an exchange-traded fund tied to the performance of companies that are working on blockchain technology and the digitization of finance, according to a …
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Australian government grants $4 million to two blockchain startups
Australia’s Minister for Industry, Science and Technology announced 5.6 million Australian dollars ($4.2 million) in grants to two blockchain-focused companies, including traceability firm Everledger and technology consulting startup Convergence.tech. Everledger, a company …
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San Marino approves VeChain eNFT vaccination certificate
The Republic of San Marino has approved VeChain’s NFT-based vaccination passport that allows verification worldwide. The vaccination passport contains a record of past infections, negative test results, and also provides …
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JPMorgan says Ethereum upgrades could jumpstart $40B staking industry
Two senior analysts at JPMorgan argued in their report that blockchains running more energy-efficient networks are getting more popular, ans as a result staking will gain more traction. Staking is …
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A16z to tap Deutsche Telekom subsidiary as Celo validator
The United States-based venture capital fund Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has picked T-Systems MMS validator group, a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom, to delegate its native Celo (CELO) assets. According to a notice on Deutsche …
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US Congress to create new crypto working group to tackle blockchain regulation, CBDCs, and more
Earlier this week, Congresswoman Maxine Waters announced that Congress had formed a new working group that would focus on cryptocurrency and fintech policy. Called the Blockchain Caucus or Fintech Task …
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Colorado legislators approve law to study technologies like blockchain for water management
Both chambers of Colorado’s legislature have approved legislation that, if signed into law, would study a range of new technologies like blockchain for their potential use in managing the state’s …
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