Blockchain News
Will China Adopt Blockchain for its Social Credit System?
They said blockchain would bring freedom by challenging world governments and greedy financial institutions. But what if blockchain is the ideal tool to enable totalitarianism? What if...
Google Collects US Patient Data in Secret, Another Call For...
New reports indicate that Google has been secretly collecting US patients’ data from over 2,600 hospitals in order to train its new AI project. Codename ‘Project Nightingale’...
Blockchain Spending in China to Exceed $2 Billion by 2023
China’s blockchain spending is expected to see rapid growth in the next three years and exceed the $2 billion figure by the end of 2023, according to a report carried out by market...
After NASDAQ, will Blockchain Drive the Next Stock Market Revolution?
Paxos, which operates a cryptocurrency exchange and several stablecoins, obtained the nod of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to run a pilot project that will leverage...
Turkey to Launch its State Backed Crypto Asset Next Year
Turkey’s state-backed digital asset, the crypto lira or digital lira is scheduled for launch next year. The move has the potential to bring about a heightened interest in...
Beijing Increases Censorship, Surveillance Amid Blockchain Push
The Beijing regime is all about control. It is a country where people have very little freedom of information or finance (apart from the very affluent). While the state strives to be...
Coca Cola and SAP Leveraging Blockchain to Redefine Supply Chain
Blockchain as a solution for supply chains is the next big thing for Coca-Cola bottling companies. The usage of distributed ledger and cryptography solutions for supply chain logistics...
Chinese State Media is Busy Riding the Blockchain Bull
The crypto momentum is all coming from China at the moment. As the US continues to stumble over its own bureaucratic hurdles, the red dragon is steaming ahead with more blockchain...
Is China’s Blockchain Future A Brave New World Or Orwellian...
Last week, China’s President Xi Jinping nailed his colors firmly to the blockchain post, urging accelerated adoption of the technology. The announcement excited investors in...
Ripple Effect From Bitcoin ‘Xi Pump’ Is Strong In China
It seems that the words ‘blockchain’ and ‘breakthrough’ were scarcely out of President Xi’s mouth (albeit in the equivalent Chinese language form) before...
Russia to Ban Facebook if US Blocks Libra Cryptocurrency
A Russian government official says the nation will ban Facebook if the US decides to block the company’s Libra cryptocurrency. Putin Aide: Ask US About Libra Speaking to...
Watching Network Activity Can Help Predict Bitcoin Price
Determining Bitcoin’s value and its trend is not an easy task. However, some experts and crypto traders believe that by analyzing BTC’s network activity, they can establish the...