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ForkLog 11 13.05.2021

Russia’s test blockchain voting criticised for lack of transparency

About 200,000 Russians were unable to participate in testing of the nationwide blockchain-based online voting due to the CEC's refusal.

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ForkLog 13 10.05.2021

In Ukraine, proposals to move COVID-19 certificates onto the blockchain

The public union ‘Virtual Assets of Ukraine’ proposed to the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal to implement blockchain in the issuance and verification procedure of COVID-19 immunity certificates.

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ForkLog 27 01.05.2021

How BitClout Works: a social network that trades in others’ reputations

In March, a wave of discussion swept through the media and the crypto community about the new social network BitClout, which ambitiously brands itself as a decentralized alternative to Twitter and even allows earning money. How BitClout Works: ForkLog examined the structure, main criticisms, and prospects for its development.

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ForkLog 8 28.04.2021

Luxembourg’s prime minister aims to turn the country into a hub for blockchain development

Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel, at the Luxembourg Blockchain Week conference, outlined plans for creating conditions for the adoption of blockchain and cryptocurrencies.

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ForkLog 31 28.04.2021

JPMorgan, DBS and Temasek to build blockchain platform for interbank payments

The financial group JPMorgan, Singapore's largest bank DBS, and investment group Temasek announced plans to develop an open, industry-wide blockchain-based platform for interbank payments, trading and settlement in foreign currencies.

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ForkLog 8 28.04.2021

Media: European Investment Bank to raise €100 million via Ethereum bonds

The European Investment Bank will issue two-year bonds on the Ethereum blockchain for €100 million, Bloomberg reports.

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ForkLog 23 27.04.2021

Waves Enterprise and Roscosmos launch blockchain service to protect intellectual property rights

Roscosmos has begun operating the IP Guard service on the Waves Enterprise blockchain platform. It enables detecting violations of intellectual property rights of organisations in the space and aerospace sector.

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ForkLog 19 26.04.2021

Rarible co-founder explains why digital art has become the leader in the NFT segment

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are currently one of the most successful attempts to automate the market for intellectual property. This was stated at the ForkLog online conference 'NFT Fever: Tokenization of Art' by Alexander Salnikov, co-founder of the Rarible marketplace.

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ForkLog 37 22.04.2021

Blockchain company Digital Asset raises $120 million

The American company Digital Asset Holdings, active in corporate blockchain, has raised $120 million in a Series D funding round.

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ForkLog 9 21.04.2021

Kazakhstan to attract international investors for blockchain development

President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met with Islambek Saltzhanov, head of the local Blockchain Technologies Association. During the meeting, the president stated that authorities view new technologies as a priority direction for the economy's development.

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ForkLog 14 21.04.2021

LVMH, Prada and Cartier to deploy blockchain to curb counterfeiting

French luxury goods manufacturers LVMH and Cartier, along with Italian fashion house Prada, have formed the Aura blockchain consortium to combat counterfeiting of luxury goods.

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ForkLog 25 21.04.2021

Not Just Cookies: The Pros and Cons of Working at a Blockchain Company

Whether programmers should look at Web 3.0 projects, and the main pros and cons of working at blockchain companies, is discussed by Denis Andrushchenko, founder of the Telegram channel “What Bitcoin Is Doing.”

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