April 16, 2019 South Korea’s Telecom Giant KT Launches DLT-Powered 5G Brand to Prevent Hacks South Korea’s largest telecom firm KT implemented blockchain tech to prevent hacks of connected IoT devices.…
April 11, 2019 Binance Partners With Blockchain Analytics Company CipherTrace to Enhance AML The world’s third-top cryptocurrency exchange by adjusted volume has partnered with blockchain analytics company CipherTrace. The world’s third-top cryptocurrency exchange by adjusted volume, Binance, announced that it has partnered with blockchain analytics company CipherTrace.…
April 11, 2019 Tata Consultancy Services Powers Blockchain-Based Cross-Border Securities Settlement IT services company TCS announced that it carried out what it defines as the world's first cross-border securities settlement between two central depositories.…
April 11, 2019 US Department of Energy Progresses With Blockchain Power Plant Security Research The partnership research scheme with Taekion is entering its second phase, focusing on blockchain’s role in preventing cyberattacks.…
April 10, 2019 Mauritius Financial Regulator Issues Guidelines on Security Token Offerings The Mauritius Financial Services Commission has issued a guidance note concerning security token offerings. The Mauritius Financial Services Commission (FSC) has issued a second guidance note concerning security token offering (STO) regulation, dated April 8.…
April 8, 2019 World Economic Forum Releases Report About Blockchain Cybersecurity The World Economic Forum released a report about blockchain cybersecurity. The World Economic Forum (WEF) released a report about blockchain cybersecurity on April 5.The report points out that most data breaches do not result from the level of skill of the hackers, but instead happen because appropriate security measures often are not implemented.…
April 3, 2019 US SEC Releases No-Action Letter Confirming TurnKey Jet ICO Tokens Are Not Securities The U.S. SEC has issued a no-action letter to TurnKey Jet, confirming that the TKJ tokens issued during the startup’s ICO are not securities.…
April 3, 2019 Cybersecurity, Blockchain Firm WISeKey Acquires Interest in Data Infrastructure Firm WISeKey has acquired a 22% interest in American data infrastructure firm Tarmin through a multi-million USD transaction.…
April 2, 2019 Pakistan’s Central Bank Aims to Issue Its Own Digital Currency by 2025 The State Bank of Pakistan, the nation’s central bank, aims to issue a digital currency by 2025.…
April 1, 2019 Cryptocurrencies Not Currently Viable for Terrorism Financing: Think Tank RAND Corporation, a U.S. nonprofit think tank, has published a report on the illicit use of crypto by terrorist groups.…
