Traceability

US Congressman Beyer Introduces Crypto Bill With ‘Basic Protections’ For Investors

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Time Stamp: July 30, 2021 10:37 AM - Modified On: July 30, 2021 - Published By:
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In brief A U.S. Congressman has introduced legislation surrounding the regulation of digital assets. The law would provide clarity on the roles of several regulatory authorities including the SEC and the CFTC. Representative Don Beyer (D-VA) introduced legislation to regulate digital assets earlier this week. The legislation, titled the “Digital Asset Market Structure and Investor Protection Act,” aims to protect consumers while simultaneously promoting financial innovation. “Unfortunately, the current digital asset market structure and regulatory framework is ambiguous and dangerous for investors and consumers. Digital asset holders have been subjected to

USDA Proposes Blockchain Ledger for Organic Product Supply Chain

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Time Stamp: August 10, 2020 8:55 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has proposed amending its rules on organic products to include implementing blockchain technology to trace its supply chain.According to an Aug. 5 report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), the agency said it expects electronic tracking systems, including digital ledger technology (DLT), will play an “essential role” in the traceability of its supply chain of organic products.“DLT can provide secure, verifiable, transparent, and near-instantaneous tracking at the item level in complex supply chains,” the report stated. “Critically, DLT can also

China: Loudi City Mayor Promotes Blockchain to Fight Crime

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Time Stamp: August 10, 2020 6:21 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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The mayor of Loudi, a city in China’s Hunan province, has characterized blockchain technology as a powerful “weapon” that can effectively tackle crime.At a meeting of Loudi’s Municipal Public Security Bureau on Aug. 10, Mayor Yang Yiwen responded to reports on the progress of a trial blockchain project that is currently being conducted by the bureau and a local technology firm. The project combines blockchain technology with multi-party computing and big data to improve trusted data exchange and information traceability across a collaborative network. This network unites telecommunication network operators, banks and

VET Geared For New Highs As VeChain Readies Latest Innovations

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Time Stamp: August 1, 2020 9:09 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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VeChain has seen a recent four-month rally, which only recently managed to die down. However, depending on the metrics you trust on the matter, a massive breakout event could happen, once more, which could see massive new highs for the currency. VeChain Getting The Best Of Things Of all the various cryptocurrencies the world has to offer thus far, VeChain stands as one that’s had a very good year of 2020. The pandemic may have caused a massive amount of chaos for the crypto industry at large, especially during Black

Blockchain Traceability Overtakes Payments Among Major Corporations

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Time Stamp: April 8, 2020 3:06 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Multi-billion dollar companies are more likely to use blockchain for traceability and provenance than for payments and settlement, according to a new analysis of the Forbes Blockchain 50.The now annual Blockchain 50 list was published in late February and includes fifty of the biggest brands in the world who are using blockchain, each with annual revenue in excess of $1 billion in annual revenue. Research from Dutch firm Blockdata, which incorporated its own data in the analysis, found that fifteen have solutions that tackle traceability and provenance, while 13 are using

Africa Using Blockchain to Drive Change, Part Two: Southern Solutions

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Time Stamp: April 5, 2020 12:46 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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With pundits like Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey predicting that Africa “will define” the future of Bitcoin (BTC), cryptocurrency and blockchain technology continue to attract interest from both public and private establishments across the continent. Many of these adoption cases have been moving beyond finance, developing solutions targeted at issues like unemployment, identity management, health care and supply chain, among others.Amid the growing enthusiasm for crypto and blockchain technology in Africa, industry stakeholders interviewed by Cointelegraph identify a lack of education as one of the major hurdles standing in the way of more