Month: August 2022

The Vienna Stock Exchange, or Wiener Börse, has become just the third “official regulated market” worldwide to list a Bitcoin (BTC) product. The exchange listed 21 Shares AG’s Bitcoin and Ethereum (ETH) exchange-traded products (ETPs), ‘ABTC’ and ‘AETH’, on September 1. Thomas Rainer, Wiener Börse’s head of development, emphasized that the listing allows “experienced, local investors” to …

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The People’s Bank of China is planning to put its digital currency to use at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing. According to a Reuters report, Sun Guofeng, the head of the monetary policy department at PBoC, said that the bank does not have a timetable for the rollout of the digital currency. However, going …

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Daegu, the fourth-largest city in South Korea, recently announced their plans to allocate over $6 million towards blockchain and artificial intelligence education. According to Up Korea, Daegu’s officials aim to solve what they consider a “serious shortage of resources in the core technologies of the 4th industrial revolution.” The city’s government plans to bring talented individuals to Daegu …

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Blockchain firm HashCash Consultants claims that banks are “chief arbiters” of people’s identities, and need blockchain technology to do it better. According to an Aug. 11 announcement, “accurate identification of an individual is central to banking activities which makes them the chief arbiter of people’s identities.” Still, the current system is not without its issues: “The …

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The metals and minerals resource trading subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation RtM Japan Ltd, has launched a blockchain platform named ECO for precious metals trading. Developed by Mitsubishi in partnership with the American blockchain company Skuchain, the platform is built on top of Skuchain’s EC3 platform for blockchain-based supply chain management and finance. According …

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LongHash said China’s blockchain companies have increased substantially and recorded an all-time high in 2020 despite Covid-19. Blockchain and crypto data platform LongHash revealed on August 8 in a tweet that China’s blockchain sector has grown substantially despite the pandemic this year. It stated that over 10,000 blockchain companies were established between January and July.  The report …

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China’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has signed an agreement with China Minsheng Bank, China CITIC Bank, and the Bank of China for cooperating on a blockchain-based trading platform.  The central bank’s clearing center will leverage the practical experience of the three commercial banks in constructing the blockchain trading platform to develop the PBoC’s …

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China’s major state-run banks are testing out its central bank digital currency (CBDC) digital wallet application. The Chinese central bank, having said that its CBDC, also known as digital currency electronic payment (DCEP), is “almost ready,” is finally moving a step closer to its official launch nationwide.   According to Wang Zongmin, a former deputy chairman of …

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Leading global investment bank Goldman Sachs is exploring avenues of development to potentially create its own cryptocurrency. As reported by CNBC on August 6, the bank has appointed Mathew McDermott as the worldwide head of digital assets to spearhead the realization of this dream. Blockchain holds the future of financial markets McDermott brings to the table a wide …

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The government-owned Swiss bank, bank Basler Kantonalbank (BKB) is set to offer cryptocurrency custodial services as well as trading service, a landmark move in the crypto-centric nation. The project is a collaboration between a BKB subsidiary and Bank Cler, a Swiss Banking Group. A Basler Kantonalbank spokesperson said: “In the BKB Group, we are working to offer …

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