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In this post, I will quickly compare utility and security tokens, before making the case that hybrid tokens combine the best of both worlds.
You’ve never heard of Yuji Ijiri. But back in 1989 he created something incredible.
Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies have had a tumultuous relationship with China over the last few years, with crypto trading volume notoriously difficult to measure since the country banned exchanges in 2017.
The Draft Act, by implementing the AMLD5, puts all relevant financial services related to cryptoassets under a licensing requirement.
Home owners in the developing world depend on obtaining titles, which are hard to get. It's a problem blockchain is solving.
This White Paper analyzes the current regulatory and economic environment for crypto funds and general functioning of distributed ledger technology.
The EESC believes that the practical applications of blockchain technologies can significantly improve the performance of social economy organisations, benefiting them, their members and, above all, their end users. Besides, the EESC believes that real involvement of social economy and civil society organisations is imperative to ensure that the huge opportunities offered by the new technologies are geared towards delivering benefits, access, transparency and participation for all, and not just for a new "digital economy elite".
Originally associated with cryptocurrencies, blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) are in fact very versatile and can be usefully applied to the social economy. However, it is important to regulate them properly and gear them to benefits for all, allowing everyone to participate, says the EESC in a report tabled at its July plenary. While …