US FDA to Hold Meeting on Blockchain and AI in Food Traceability
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will hold a public meeting at which it will discuss its “New Era of Smarter Food Safety” initiative. Per a Sept. 17 …
Canada Revenue Agency Audits QuadrigaCX’s Corporate Tax Returns
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), the country’s tax authority, is auditing the corporate tax returns filed by QuadrigaCX, the now-defunct Canadian cryptocurrency exchange. CRA’s request for documents and information is …
Bitcoin Ban Means Massive Brain Drain for India, Crypto Industry Warns
India is seeing the first signs of an anticipated brain drain, as the government mulls stark legislation that would criminalize domestic cryptocurrency investments. A Sept. 16 Economic Times report has …
Bitcoin Is a Hedge Against Gov’t ‘Fiscal Irresponsibility’ — Analyst
Equities portfolio manager turned crypto fund executive Travis Kling has argued that Bitcoin (BTC) has come into its own as a unique hedge within the current macroeconomic climate. In an …
PayPal: ‘A Lot of Work’ Still Needs to Happen for Libra to Become Real
PayPal representatives have said they remain cautious about the future of Facebook’s planned stablecoin Libra, according to a Sept. 14 report from Agence France Press (AFP). PayPal investor relations vice …
Africa Using Blockchain to Drive Change: Nigeria and Kenya, Part One
Blockchain adoption in Africa is on the rise. From transportation to the gaming and lottery industries, reports of companies utilizing decentralized ledger technology (DLT) across the continent are emerging. Several …
Will Blockchain Stop Personal Data Leaks?
If you are one of the 2.4 billion active Facebook users, the probability that your data has been leaked is around 17%, given the recent news of 419 million accounts …
German Gov’t Speaks Against Approval of Facebook’s Libra in Europe
The government of Germany has spoken against the authorization of the development of Facebook’s forthcoming Libra stablecoin in the European Union. As German weekly news magazine Spiegel reported on Sept. …
EU Needs Own Digital ‘EuroCoin’ to Compete With Libra, Says France
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire has said that Europe should consider its own “public digital currency” that could challenge Facebook’s Libra. The Minister’s remarks — the latest in a …
Cubans Are Turning to Bitcoin to Access Global Economy: Report
Bitcoin (BTC) trading is opening new avenues for citizens in Communist-run Cuba, which has been financially isolated for years under a United States trade embargo. A Sept. 12 report from …