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ForkLog 13 24.12.2021

Media report possible mechanism to block Bitcoin investments in Russia

The Bank of Russia and market participants are discussing several options to restrict investments in the cryptocurrency market, including blocking card transfers to certain MCC codes.

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ForkLog 7 21.12.2021

JPMorgan develops a payment blockchain solution for Siemens, according to the Financial Times

The blockchain unit of JPMorgan, the American financial group, is developing the Onyx solution for Siemens, the industrial conglomerate.

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ForkLog 6 01.12.2021

Survey: Almost 58% of cross-border firms use cryptocurrencies

More than half of international companies use at least one cryptocurrency in their operations. Bitcoin is the most popular coin among those with annual turnover above $10 million.

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ForkLog 11 19.11.2021

Ukraine to track timber shipments via blockchain

Ukraine joined a pilot project by the Forest Stewardship Council to track timber movements on international markets using blockchain technology.

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ForkLog 14 18.11.2021

Masterchain and VTB Factoring to Issue Joint Digital Financial Assets

The Masterchain blockchain platform, VTB Factoring and GetFinance, the unified factoring platform, plan to issue digital financial assets (DFAs) and use them to form digital portfolios of obligations.

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ForkLog 14 10.11.2021

In Russia, blockchain voting was used to award academic degrees.

The dissertation council of the V. A. Steklov Mathematical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences awarded degrees using the WE.Vote electronic voting service from Waves Enterprise.

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ForkLog 16 08.11.2021

Construction-market platform based on a smart contract from Alfa-Bank and S7 launches in Russia

Orlan Holding, in partnership with Alfa-Bank and S7 Techlab, launched a blockchain platform for participants in the construction market.

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ForkLog 19 08.11.2021

Grayscale files for ‘Future of Finance’ ETF targeting blockchain-linked stocks

Grayscale Investments, a digital assets manager, filed to launch an exchange-traded fund (ETF) named Grayscale Future of Finance. Its holdings will consist of shares of blockchain-related companies.

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ForkLog 19 28.10.2021

Alchemy, the infrastructure blockchain platform, raised $250 million at a $3.5 billion valuation

Positioning itself as the Amazon Web Services of the crypto world, the blockchain-development platform Alchemy raised $250 million in a Series C funding round. The startup was valued at $3.5 billion.

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ForkLog 12 27.10.2021

QuickNode raises $35 million in Series A as blockchain infrastructure provider for enterprises

QuickNode, a blockchain infrastructure provider for enterprises, raised $35 million in a Series A round.

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ForkLog 14 27.10.2021

Digital-rights advocates urge Valve to drop ban on blockchain games

The non-profit organization defending digital rights Fight for the Future urged Valve to lift the ban on hosting games built on distributed ledger technology and NFTs on the Steam platform.

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ForkLog 19 16.10.2021

Valve bans blockchain games, NFTs and cryptocurrencies on Steam

The American video-game developer Valve Corporation has barred blockchain games that allow issuing or exchanging cryptocurrencies or non-fungible tokens (NFTs) from its Steam store.

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