CFTC Chair Says Regulator Is ‘Behind’ on Blockchain The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission is “falling behind” in understanding blockchain technology, chairman Christopher Giancarlo said. … Read More
Hubble Researcher Focuses on Blockchain for Space Data Processing A Hubble Space Telescope researcher is testing a blockchain network for processing the vast amounts of data produced.… Read More
Pharma Scandal Prompts Calls to Put Vaccine Data on a Blockchain Blockchain technology could help track vaccine data and help avoid safety scandals like the one currently causing uproar in China.… Read More
Chinese Region to Shut Down ‘Illegal’ Bitcoin Miners By September China’s Xinjiang autonomous region is set to halt “illegal” bitcoin mining operations by the end of August, a government agency has confirmed. … Read More
Financial Exchange Patent Explores Tamper-Proof Blockchain Bidding A state-backed financial asset exchange in China is exploring how to build a secure blockchain-based system for online auctions.… Read More
UK Begins Research on Law Reform for Use of Blockchain Smart Contracts The U.K. Law Commission has launched research investigating reforms that would bring legal clarity to the use of blockchain-based smart contracts.… Read More
A Japanese Telecom Giant Wants to Use Blockchain to Store Contracts Nippon Telegraph and Telephone is looking to invent a new contract agreements system based on blockchain technology. … Read More
Barclays Seeks Twin Blockchain Patents for Banking Services Barclays Bank proposed using blockchain to make various banking processes more efficient in a pair of patent applications.… Read More
Ethereum Scaling Solution Raiden Releases Last Testnet Before Launch The team behind the Raiden, which creates payment channels to help ethereum scale, has launched the final testnet before the tech goes live.… Read More
Bitcoin Mining Firms Make Chinese Unicorns List for First Time For the first time, three bitcoin mining companies have made it onto a list of Chinese startups worth over $1 billion.… Read More