Chinese City Causes Confusion with Digital Asset Exchange Proposal A city government in China is mulling the creation of a “blockchain digital asset exchange,” but no one is quite sure what it means.… Read More
China Poised to Form Blockchain Standards Committee This Year China expects to form its national blockchain standards committee by the end of 2018, according to an IT ministry official.… Read More
UK ‘Cryptoassets’ Task Force Plots Path Forward at First Meeting The U.K.’s new Cryptoassets Taskforce has taken the first step on its mission to “develop thinking and policy” around blockchain and cryptocurrency.… Read More
Seoul Mayor Pledges Blockchain Boost in Re-Election Push Seoul mayor Park Won-soon is pledging to focus on blockchain innovation as part of his campaign pitch for potential re-election this year.… Read More
Australian Government Looks to Blockchain for Trade Modernization Australia’s Department of Home Affairs is touting blockchain technology in a push to modernize the country’s international trade supply chains.… Read More
China’s Official Government Auditor Is Looking at Blockchain Solutions China’s National Audit Office thinks blockchain streamline its data storage operations.… Read More
China’s State Electricity Firm Eyes Blockchain to Decentralize Data Sharing China State Grid Corporation, the country’s state-owned power utility, is looking to blockchain to advance its plans for an “Internet of Energy.”… Read More
$1 Billion Blockchain Fund Launches with Chinese Government Backing China now has a new blockchain fund with $1.6 billion available – 30 percent of that backed by the Hangzhou city government. … Read More
Mexico Tests Blockchain to Track Public Contract Bids A Mexican government announced a blockchain-based project intended to reduce corruption in bidding for government contracts.… Read More
Why the Time Is Right for the First Blockchain Governor The value propositions of blockchain tech are central to the business of public institutions, argues Alec Ross, a candidate for governor of Maryland.… Read More