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Gibraltar Financial Services Commission Comprehensive Updates to its DLT Regulations

Gibraltar Financial Services Commission Comprehensive Updates to its DLT Regulations

The Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC) has updated its guidance notes for distributed ledger technology (DLT) providers in the country.

China’s Tencent Will Invest 500 Billion Yuan in Blockchain and New Technology Infrastructure

China’s Tencent Will Invest 500 Billion Yuan in Blockchain and New Technology Infrastructure

Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings, the owner of China’s messaging platform WeChat has announced that the company will be investing 500 billion yuan ($70 billion) in the next five years in emerging technologies including blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, and cybersecurity. Tencent is aiming to strengthen the development of FinTech in China, following the push of accelerating the development of blockchain as stated by the country’s President Xi Jinping.

BIS Newest Quarterly Report: What Potentials Do CBDCs and Distributed Ledger Technology Hold?

BIS Newest Quarterly Report: What Potentials Do CBDCs and Distributed Ledger Technology Hold?

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has released its newest quarterly report on the changes in the payment industry, including the market impact of the recent coronavirus outbreak. Some of the trends mentioned in the report include stablecoins, tokenized securities, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), cross-border payments, and peer-to-peer payments.

BIS Economist Proposes "Embedded Supervision" to Enhance Transparency of Tokenized Markets

BIS Economist Proposes "Embedded Supervision" to Enhance Transparency of Tokenized Markets

Economist Raphael Auer of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has championed distributed ledger technology (DLT) as a way of supervising financial market risks.

Communist Party of China: Members Can Show Allegiance Through Blockchain

Communist Party of China: Members Can Show Allegiance Through Blockchain

The Communist Party of China is offering a new app, whereby members will be in a position to show their loyalty by noting down the reasons for joining. The answers will be stored on a perpetual distributed ledger.

Will Distributed Ledger Technology and Cryptocurrencies Ever Lead to the Extinction of Banks?

Will Distributed Ledger Technology and Cryptocurrencies Ever Lead to the Extinction of Banks?

In the world we live in today, virtually every sector of human activities have begun to experience one form of digitisation or another, and the Banking sector happens to be one of the sectors at the forefront of this evolution.

Blockchain Adoption Wins Center Stage in Africa

Blockchain Adoption Wins Center Stage in Africa

Blockchain technology is continuously reigning supreme across the globe based on the distributed ledger network it avails, making transparency, immutability, and traceability inevitable.

IOTA On How Distributed Ledger Technology Will Transform Supply Chain

IOTA On How Distributed Ledger Technology Will Transform Supply Chain

Distributed ledger technology could potentially revolutionize the supply chain industry by providing several upgrades, according to industry experts.

Cardano to be Integrated with Wolfram Alpha’s Technology to Build Advanced Smart Contracts

Cardano to be Integrated with Wolfram Alpha’s Technology to Build Advanced Smart Contracts

Cardano has recently announced that it will be integrating with Wolfram Alpha, the world’s largest answer computing engine.

Will Distributed Ledger Technology Revolutionize Education?

Will Distributed Ledger Technology Revolutionize Education?

Since the establishment of blockchain and its deliverance of many opportunities for with disruptive potentials, the question at the back of many minds have been numerous, this article is focused on answering some of those pressing questions.

Head of Chinese Investment Firm Believes Blockchain will "Lead" China's Economy, Here's Why

Head of Chinese Investment Firm Believes Blockchain will "Lead" China's Economy, Here's Why

China’s blockchain push seems never-ending, various governmental and financial officials of the country have, in recent times, spoken on the merits of blockchain technology and how a distributed ecosystem may help bolster the ongoing “fourth industrial revolution.”

Ethereum Will Be Made Available on Amazon Managed Blockchain

Ethereum Will Be Made Available on Amazon Managed Blockchain

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has now brought the benefits of Ethereum blockchain solutions to its users.

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