Blockchain


Policy

Swiss Government Makes Moves to Encourage Crypto Businesses

The Swiss government is making key legislative changes to financial laws to improve legal conditions for blockchain businesses.

Swiss parliament building (Shutterstock)

Markets

South Korean Government Turns to Blockchain Tech to More Securely Store Clinical Diabetes Data

The government has asked startup Sendsquare to develop a proof-of-concept blockchain registry to help analyze, anonymize and store clinical diabetes data.

Seoul skyline

Markets

Binance-Backed Blockchain Auditing Firm Partners With Hdac to Track Internet-of-Things Devices

Auditing firm CertiK is working with Hdac to record Internet of Things devices on a blockchain.

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Tech

Base Layer Wars Heat Up With Another $12M Committed to AVA Labs' Avalanche Blockchain

AVA Labs has closed a $12 million private token sale. The funding round – co-led by Galaxy Digital, Bitmain, Initialized and others – comes weeks before an anticipated mainnet launch.

Emin Gün Sirer (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

Cambodia Plots a Dollar-Free Future With Blockchain-Based Payments: White Paper

Cambodia's central bankers are riding their hopes of de-dollarization on a national payments blockchain: Project Bakong.

The U.S. dollar has been Cambodia's de facto currency for decades. (Lightlook/Shutterstock)

Markets

How an Art Collective Is Using Blockchain to Protest Police Brutality

The DADA Art Collective is using blockchain to promote Black Lives Matter and calls for police reform. Here's how tokens can be a form of protest.

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Markets

Alchemy Notify Wants to Simplify Blockchain UX With a Single Push

Alchemy has built a new push notification system for blockchain developers in a bid to move the needle on mainstream-friendly crypto UX.

Alchemy CEO Nikil Viswanathan (Pantera Summit 2019)

Markets

Blockchain Firms Flocked to Hong Kong in 2019: Report

Blockchain firms led the charge of fintech companies that relocated to Hong Kong in 2019.

Hong Kong's Cyberport business park is part of a wider effort to woo tech firms, including those focused on blockchain. (Credit: kylauf / Shutterstock)

Finance

'Passwordless Login' Startup Magic Raises $4M From Naval Ravikant, Placeholder

Ethereum startup Magic just raised $4 million from investors like Naval Ravikant, SV Angel, Placeholder and Volt Capital to make passwords less of a pain.

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