Blockchain


Policy

Catalonia Is Moving to Achieve Digital Independence Using Blockchain

Catalonia is exploring digital identity and hopes to leapfrog its way into true digital sovereignty.

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Policy

How Blockchain Will Track Taxes (and Tax Cheats)

The chairman of the Global Blockchain Business Council is working with others on a way to add transparency and openness to taxes.

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Technology

Hyperledger's Brian Behlendorf Says Blockchain's Potential Is 'Hitting a Tipping Point'

Hyperledger's Brian Behlendorf talks with Michael Casey about blockchain's "tipping point."

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Policy

This Virginia Lawmaker Argues Blockchain Can Boost Local Elections, Economy

House of Delegate member Hala Ayala wants Virginia to seriously consider blockchain for the future of elections and the economy.

Delegate Hala Ayala, the new chair of the Virginia House of Delegates' Tech and Innovation subcommittee, is pushing her state government to study blockchain. Hala Ayala image via Delegate's office

Policy

Notes From the WEF: The Coming Battle Between Surveilled and Private Money

Most Davos experts appear to agree that blockchain technology is best for data collection rather than self-sovereign finance.

Blockchain thinker Glen Weyl (center, gray blazer) speaks with other attendees of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting. (Photo by Leigh Cuen for CoinDesk)

Technology

Canada Forges $130,000 Development Deal for Steel-Tracking Blockchain

The Canadian government has awarded enterprise blockchain startup Mavennet a procurement contract for the development of an on-chain steel-tracking platform.

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Policy

Why the World Economic Forum Is Creating a Blockchain 'Bill of Rights'

Sheila Warren, the head of blockchain for the WEF, argues the technology needs a set of principles for staving off potential misuse.

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Technology

IBM and Chef Aarón Sánchez Bring Food to the Blockchain

Chef Aarón Sánchez showed us how food can hit the blockchain and our bellies.

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Technology

Sony’s Car Points to a Future of Machine-to-Machine Crypto Payments

Could Sony's sensor-laden car be the future of blockchain-based mobility?

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Markets

Baidu Adds Service to Help Developers, Small Businesses Build Dapps

Chinese internet giant Baidu launched on Monday a blockchain-based service for developers and small and medium-sized businesses to build decentralized applications, or dapps.

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