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Co-Author of Liechtenstein Blockchain Act Speaks to Government Leaders in Washington

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Time Stamp: January 11, 2022 5:57 PM - Modified On: January 11, 2022 - Published By:
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Washington DC, January 27-28, 2022, Government leaders come to Washington to learn from Liechtenstein’s experiences implementing blockchain. In January of 2020, the Liechtenstein Token and Trusted Technology Service Provider Act (TVTG) (known as The Blockchain Act), became enforced as law. With this new law, Liechtenstein became the first country to have a comprehensive regulation of the token economy. Dr. Thomas Dünser, Director of the Office for Financial Market Innovation of Liechtenstein, will be providing insights based on his experience in leading The Blockchain Act, at The Future of Money, Governance,

Former U.S. official says cryptocurrency not some ‘libertarian paradise’

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Time Stamp: September 27, 2021 7:00 AM - Modified On: September 27, 2021 - Published By:
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Cryptocurrency has been around for a long time now. However, its mainstream adoption gained a boost lately with 2020 being a remarkable year. But 2021 saw a major push as countries and/or organizations across the globe have been accepting cryptocurrencies in some form or the other. That said, countries have also been working on cryptocurrency regulations to govern the process of exchanging through crypto. Something that can actually benefit these tokens. Former US Treasury secretary Lawrence Summers, while speaking to Bloomberg expressed his opinions concerning the cryptocurrency regulations. During this

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