Year: 2019

The Commerce Committee of Connecticut’s legislature has introduced a bill to authorize the use of smart contracts in state commerce Read the original post: US State of Connecticut Introduces Bill…

The Australian Federal Police arrested a 27-year bitcoin exchange operator for running a drug distribution ring. The investigation dates back to 2017 when the AFP had arrested two Victorian men…

The securities unit of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of Japan’s largest banks, purchased $500 million in bonds only to fumble up in the red. A move against its…

Patent records show IBM is hoping to improve data log monitoring and database management with blockchain Read the original post: IBM Reveals Two Further Blockchain Patents for Security And Database…

We need to understand full implications of blockchain, says senior U.S. government official Read the original post: US State Dept. on Blockchain: Sometimes Gov’t Should ‘Stay out of the Way’

Russia’s ruling party United Russia will use blockchain technology to count votes in its primary elections Read the original post: Ruling Russian Political Party Launches Blockchain-Based E-Voting

Positive news has been stretched thin during the “Crypto Winter,” but there are now genuine signs that the ice is beginning to thaw. With Bitcoin showing remarkable resiliency and price…

Crypto exchange Kraken has announced five big hires to its team Read the original post: Kraken Expands Its Team With Five New High Level Hires

The Dow Jones fell by another 200 points on Thursday and has now deleted nearly 700 points from its remarkable 2019 recovery, all within the first week of March. More…