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Privacy, Security, and Transparency: What Voters Want From Tech in 2020

CoinDesk went down to the South Carolina Democratic primaries to talk with the delegates, candidates and voters about the future of crypto. The bottom line?

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Finance

Apple Co-Founder Wozniak’s New Venture Lists Token to Help Fund Energy Efficiency Projects

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has launched Efforce, a company that facilitates investments in energy efficiency projects via cryptocurrency and blockchain technology.

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak

Markets

5 Reasons Why Bitcoin Just Hit an All-Time High Price

Growing investor interest, central bank money printing and PayPal's entree helped push bitcoin prices above their previous December 2017 record.

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Policy

China's State-Sanctioned Blockchain Project BSN Adds Polkadot, Oasis, Bityuan to Network

China’s state-sanctioned blockchain infrastructure provider BSN is adding cross-chain protocol Polkadot, decentralized cloud data startup Oasis and China-based project Bityuan to its network.

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Finance

Australia and Singapore to Trial 'Paperless' Trade Using Blockchain Technology

Australia's border agency will trial blockchain solutions aimed at simplifying cross-border trade with Singapore.

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Policy

Japan’s Banking Giant MUFG Plans to Launch Blockchain Payment Network in 2021

Japanese banking giant MUFG plans to launch its blockchain payment network across the country in 2021 with U.S.-based fintech company Akamai.

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Markets

China’s Coronavirus Outbreak Prompts Blockchain Adoption for Charity

China’s banking and digital payment giants are using blockchain technology to add transparency to charity organizations' donation distribution networks.

AliPay parent Alibaba is one of several Chinese finance and tech firms looking to blockchain tools to verify that coronavirus charity donations are going where they should be.

Tech

New York Lawyers Propose Toolkit for Keeping 'Decentralized' Blockchains Honest

Ketsal's "Open Standards" rubric is the latest push to demystify network decentralization in the blockchain space.

Figuring out whether a blockchain network is sufficiently decentralized could have broad ramifications.

Markets

How the DeFi Craze Made Its Way to China

DeFi is booming in China, with startups adapting and building on popular western projects within the nation's active crypto economy.

The interest in decentralized finance (DeFi) projects has made its way to China.

Finance

Diginex: An Early-Stage Cryptocurrency Exchange With High Aspirations

Diginex’s operations and filings can give us deeper insights into the exchange industry, historically unknown to the public.

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