Asia’s leading digital asset platform received approval for an automated trading and market license for digital assets. This is a big step forward for crypto-adoption in Hong Kong. Hong Kong’s Financial Services Authority made the general decision to grant Asia’s Digital Asset Platform OSL the license to conduct crypto-related business. This decision is the first […]
One million South Koreans have given up their physical driver’s licenses in favor of a Blockchain-driven digital alternative. According to current usage statistics, Blockchain driving licences are already enjoying great popularity. The program – to be able to use Blockchain driving licenses from now on – was only launched in May. Nevertheless, one million South […]
Since a change in the law in March 2020, digital assets are recognized as such in South Korea. KB Kookmin Bank has now entered into strategic partnerships to further develop this emerging market and provide crypto-custody services. More and more major banks are focusing their strategy on digital assets. In 2017, the South Korean government […]
A few weeks ago, the government of Beijing published a two-year plan in which they describe their goals with regard to the integration of the blockhain. The Chinese capital is to become an international “blockchain hub” and also integrate the technology into its administration. The government’s main goals are defined in the 145-page action plan, […]
President Rouhani, who also chairs the Economic Coordination Unit, recently announced that the country needs a new strategy for mining crypto-currencies. Iran is wavering between promoting and banning parts of the crypto ecosystem. According to the Iranian portal arzdigital, Hassan Rouhani made a statement to the national central bank (CBI), the energy department and the […]
CargoSmart Limited is working with one of the largest shipping companies in the world (CISCO Shipping Lines) as part of a Shipping-blockchain pilot project. The aim is to make sea freight data and delivery status visible at any time. Blockchain technology allows the automatic forwarding of information that cannot be changed afterwards. CargoSmart will record […]
The Central Bank of South Korea appears to be launching a pilot program to test the digital won. The program is scheduled to run until December 2021 to test technical and legal requirements. Although there are no immediate plans to issue or introduce a CBDC, the bank intends to use the pilot program to ensure […]
This acquisition has been hiding in plain sight for some time. The crypto exchange Binance takes over the popular US crypto information service Coinmarketcap. Coinmarketcap – 35 million requests per month It is now official: Binance has confirmed that it has acquired the, currently ,most popular crypto information service. According to reports in The Block […]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the second largest courier service in China (SF Express) is intensively engaging in blockchain technology and its possible applications for the transport of various goods. Blockchain guarantees high standards and reliability It is not known how extensively the company currently uses blockchain, but it is reported that the company is looking […]
The major South Korean bank KB Kookmin Bank plans to launch a custody service for crypto-currencies in the foreseeable future. As reported by the local news agency Digital Today, the major South Korean bank filed a trademark application at the beginning of the year, which relates to a planned subsidiary in the field of digital […]
