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AnChain.AI and Bluehelix partner for compliance solutions

The platform hopes to help in meeting AML standards. Blockchain company AnChain.AI and decentralized finance and technology provider Bluehelix plan to launch solutions addressing compliance within blockchain networks. According to reports, the two companies will roll out its Blockchain Ecosystem Intelligence, or BEI, risk engine solution. BEI is based on an API and will offer…
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Renault tests blockchain platform for parts compliance

No, the blockchain is not in your car. Luxury carmaker Groupe Renault tested its blockchain project aimed to ease compliance certification of vehicle components.  The project, Extended Compliance End-to-End Distributed, or better known as XCEED, grew out of Renault’s partnership with other companies to develop a blockchain supply-chain solution by sharing data. It’s built on…
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A Malaysian company is developing a blockchain-based app for charities

Blockchain for doing good. Malaysia-based company IBF Net said it is seeking to implement blockchain technology in Islamic charities. According to a press release on its blog, blockchain technology will enhance the confidence of existing donors. It will also encourage new donors to give their zakat, a payment made under Islamic law for charitable giving,…
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A Gov official in South Korea proposed the nation’s first blockchain voting platform

This region in South Korea may adopt a blockchain voting system. On September 11, the head of the Seocho regional government proposed a blockchain-powered voting platform for residents, and praised the recent influx of crypto-related developments across the country. According to UpDown Korea, Cho Eun-hee, who is the local government leader of one of Seoul’s…
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Controversial new proposal would forgive ‘slashed’ Polkadot validator

Some are concerned the proposal could set a dangerous precedent. Polkadot (DOT) validator Web3Italy has been “slashed” and “chilled” after going offline for 14 hours on Aug. 10 and 11. This means that the validator has lost their staked tokens and been temporarily kicked from the network, respectively. Web3Italy went offline at the same time…
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Beijing pulls ahead of Shenzhen as China’s top blockchain city

The 2020 Chinese Blockchain Innovation rankings have been released. Beijing has been named as China’s top blockchain city in the 2020 Chinese Blockchain Innovation Rankings ahead of the blockchain hub of Shenzhen. The rankings were revealed in a special session at the China International Fair for Trade in Services Summit. According to Finance China, Beijing…
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Minecraft is set to launch its own NFTs before the year is out

This will be made possible thanks to an alliance between a number of top industry players. Minecraft, a best-selling game and worldwide phenomenon, is about to make its debut in the non-fungible token, or NFT, business thanks to a partnership between two players in the blockchain industry. According to the announcement, Japanese crypto exchange Coincheck…
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Mastercard launches virtual testing environment for central bank currencies

Is Mastercard trying to show some central banks the folly of their ways? Mastercard announced on Wednesday the release of a proprietary tool targeted to central banks that wish to test their Central Bank Digital Currency, or CBDC. Over 70% of central banks are entertaining the idea of a digital currency in some form, a…
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Major Chilean bank shuts down all branches following ransomware attack

There is a nationwide alert for future ransomware campaigns against Chilean companies. Banco Estado, the only public bank in Chile and one of the three largest in the country, had to shut down its nationwide operations on Monday due to a cyberattack that turned out to be a ransomware launched by REvil. According to a…
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Ransomware hackers shut down Argentina’s borders, demand $4M BTC

Officials shut down border checkpoints for 4 hours on Aug. 27. Government officials in Argentina are refusing to negotiate with a ransomware group that forced them to briefly close all immigration checkpoints on Aug. 27. According to a Sept. 6 report on Bleeping Computer, a group of Netwalker ransomware hackers breached Argentina’s immigration agency, Dirección…
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