Bibop Gresta, the chairman of Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, recently told ETHNews about his company’s plans for blockchain technology.
<h1>GM, Ford, BMW Launch Consortium To Explore ‘How Blockchain Will Reinvent Mobility’</h1>
Several large automakers, tech companies, and other firms have unveiled a foundation known as the Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative. The group will seek to engage a wide range of stakeholders as it contributes to the development of transportation solutions.
<h1>UN Agency Announces Renewable Energy Pilot In Moldova</h1>
The United Nations Development Programme is planning a blockchain-related pilot in Moldova through which it will test a system for financing the installation of solar cells.
<h1>Intel Will Oversee Simulated Blockchain Pilot To Address Opioid Crisis</h1>
The tech giant will take the lead in testing an early pilot version of a system which, if developed further, could help track addictive medications through supply chains.
<h1>Japan’s FSA Reportedly Pressuring Cryptocurrency Exchanges To Drop Monero, ZCash, Dash</h1>
A Japanese financial watchdog has apparently pushed cryptocurrency trading platforms operating in the country to stop allowing customers to trade in several privacy coins.
<h1>Aussie Regulator Discusses Applying Existing Laws To Overseas ICOs</h1>
An Australian financial services watchdog has stated that ICOs conducted abroad may be subject to Australian laws if they accept investment from “Australian consumers.”
<h1>Binance CEO Meets With Alleged Autocrat, Announces Togo Project</h1>
Many blockchain enthusiasts like to describe the technology as a tool that will allow users to seize self-determination. Meanwhile, one blockchain firm appears poised to play ball with Faure Gnassingbé, who is widely considered to be a dictator.
<h1>Russian Government Pledges Support For ICO Bill Pending Minor Changes</h1>
Russia’s executive branch has weighed in on a proposed bill to regulate ICOs, offering several suggestions on how to improve it.
<h1>Capital Group Forbids Employees, Some Relatives From Participating In ICOs</h1>
A financial services company with operations on several continents has banned employees and some of their family members from investing in ICOs.
<h1>Estonia’s Blockchain-Integrated X-Road Platform To Support Data Sharing With Finland</h1>
X-Road, a blockchain-integrated data sharing platform that is one of the Estonian government’s digital pet projects, will facilitate the transfer of information between some institutions in its home country and others in Finland.
<h1>Iran Bans Cryptocurrency Trade As Nuclear Deal Deadline Looms</h1>
The Central Bank of Iran has announced a ban on all cryptocurrency trades.
<h1>Amid Forking Controversy, Ethereum Dev Van De Sande Notes Risks</h1>
As the Ethereum community debated a proposal to fork the network in order to unfreeze Ether tokens locked in some Parity wallets, developer Alex Van De Sande wrote a blog post arguing that any contentious hard fork would hurt the network. Along those lines, he advocates for finding a solution to the problem of the frozen tokens so that the parties which lost access to them are incentivized to continue supporting the current version of the Ethereum blockchain.
<h1>Russian Digital Assets: Cryptoruble In The Pipeline, EAEU Payments Network Possibly In Question</h1>
Russia’s proposed state-issued digital currency is coming, according to one of the country’s legislators. However, with SWIFT indicating that it has no plans to stop servicing Russian banks, it’s unclear whether another Russian proposal, for a payments network that would include it and several nearby countries, will continue to interest policymakers.
<h1>Authorities In Crimea Discuss Cryptocurrency Fund To Undermine Sanctions</h1>
In order to circumvent sanctions against Russia, a cryptocurrency fund may be established in Crimea, where a high-ranking Russian legislator has also discussed establishing a so-called “cryptocurrency haven.”
<h1>Korean Cryptocurrency Exchanges Unveil Self-Regulatory Policies</h1>
Members of the Korean Blockchain Association have announced a new self-imposed code of conduct for cryptocurrency exchanges.
<h1>Amazon Patent Describes Marketplace For Bitcoin User Data</h1>
Amazon has been awarded a patent for a “streaming data marketplace,” where information, including the identities of parties involved in cryptocurrency transactions, may one day be sold.
<h1>Cryptocurrency Exchange Kraken To Suspend Operations In Japan</h1>
The San Francisco-based exchange Kraken has announced that it will indefinitely suspend its services in Japan.
<h1>BOJ Dep. Governor Notes Possible Pitfalls Of Central Bank Digital Currency</h1>
An official with Japan’s central bank has weighed in on the topic of national digital currencies, raising questions about the ripple effects that these instruments might create in a country’s financial system.
<h1>Chilean Court Agrees To Hear Cryptocurrency Exchanges’ Case</h1>
A court in Chile has indicated that it will hear a case brought by three cryptocurrency exchanges that recently had their bank accounts closed.
<h1>Moscow’s Chinese Merchants Using OTC Cryptocurrency For Bank-Free Money Transfers</h1>
A department head with the Central Bank of Russia has said that many of the predominantly Chinese traders at informal marketplaces in Moscow are converting their earnings to cryptocurrency and sending them back to China.