May 22, 2019 South Korean Gov’t Announces Second Study Group for Blockchain Regulations The science and tech ministry of the South Korean government is going to run a study on blockchain regulations, looking at improvements needed for broader adoption.…
May 16, 2019 Reserve Bank of India Urged to Reconsider Banning Crypto From Regulatory Sandbox Lobbying groups argue that the Reserve Bank of India will better understand the risks associated with crypto if it allows them to be tested on consumers.…
May 14, 2019 Token Taxonomy Act Includes De Minimis Tax Exemption for Crypto A de minimis tax exemption in the new crypto legislation would let crypto gains under $600 occur without being reported to the IRS.…
May 10, 2019 UK Gov’t-Led Jurisdiction Team to Define Status of Crypto Under English Private Law The United Kingdom Jurisdiction Taskforce started a public consultation to develop a basis for the mainstream use of crypto.…
May 8, 2019 An Ethereum 2.0 Proof-of-Stake Testnet Blockchain Is Now Live An Ethereum 2.0 Proof-of-Stake testnet beacon blockchain is now live. An Ethereum (ETH) 2.0 Proof-of-Stake (PoS) testnet beacon blockchain is now live.…
May 7, 2019 DAO Behind DAI Stablecoin MakerDAO Announces Critical Vulnerability in Voting Contract The Decentralized Autonomous Organization behind the DAI stablecoin announced a critical security update to its governance contract.…
May 6, 2019 Tron Discloses Critical Vulnerability Which Could Have Crashed Its Blockchain The Tron Foundation has disclosed a fixed critical vulnerability which could have rendered its blockchain unusable.…
May 6, 2019 Blockchain-Driven Ad Campaign for PepsiCo Increases Efficiency By 28% A test ad campaign for PepsiCo found that using smart contracts increased efficiency by 28%. A test ad campaign for PepsiCo built on blockchain delivered a 28% increase in efficiency, according to a news release on May 6.Media agency Mindshare said the experiment was part of Project Proton, which uses smart contracts to ensure businesses only pay for ad impressions that are genuine, brand-safe and free from ad fraud.The WPP-owned network claimed that, compared with a campaign run without smart contracts, there was a 28% increased efficiency in terms of costs for viewable impressions.…
May 3, 2019 Cryptocurrency and Smart Contracts Will For Sure Enter Into Society, Says Senior UK Lawyer In a new speech, High Court Chancellor Geoffery Vos highlighted the concept that neither crypto nor smart contracts were going away.…
May 3, 2019 Qtum Confirms Google Cloud Features Rollout to Improve User Accessibility The debut follows a software partnership between the companies and aims to allow easier leveraging of Qtum’s platform.…
