Blockchain Daily | Google Cloud and Digital Asset collaborated to launch a blockchain toolkit. Forbes reported that ICO financing accounted for 45% of IPO in the second quarter of this year
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Specifically, the blockchain toolkit launched by Google Cloud enables developers to test and build blockchain applications on Google Cloud without requiring developers to write the entire platform themselves.
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Within two months of the launch of enjin, a Japanese class action platform, the total reported losses amounted to approximately 5 billion yen. After inquiry, the platform has reported a total of 67 lawsuits, of which 19 involved virtual currency, with a loss of about 3.7 billion yen (about 33 million U.S. dollars), accounting for about 74% of the total loss.
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SECBIT Lab: There is a random number vulnerability in FOMO3D games
According to foreign media reports, today Korea Telecom (KT) launched a new business network using blockchain technology. KT said it also plans to apply its blockchain technology to emerging businesses such as energy management and identity verification. According to public information, Korea Telecom Corporation is the largest telecommunications company in South Korea. According to the "publicization" conversion plan to separate the communications department from the Ministry of Communications (now the Ministry of Information and Communications) in order to effectively operate the electrical communications business, KT was established on December 10, 1981. It was established on the 1st, and its purpose is to enhance the convenience of the people and improve the public welfare. In the early days of its establishment, in order to realize the popularization of communication, it focused on the supply of telephone facilities, and in 1982, there were only 4.5 million telephone lines, which had expanded to 20 million in 1993, laying the foundation for the early completion of informatization.
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According to China Intellectual Property News, Zhang Yanlai, a member of the Policy and Law Committee of the China Electronic Commerce Association, recently stated that if the blockchain electronic deposit technology is to be better applied to intellectual property rights protection, all parties in the industry chain should improve in multiple aspects. From the perspective of product design, the legal effect of electronic certificate storage should be improved. If the certificate deposit tool cannot obtain legal recognition, it will lose its core value. Therefore, product providers should focus on how to improve the reliability and fairness of electronic certificate storage; in terms of user experience, they should consider what pain points users face in different certificate storage scenarios and solve them to meet the needs of different users.
According to the Legal Daily, Jiang Shuzhen, director of the Economic Crime Procuratorate of the Beijing Municipal Procuratorate, recently said that the analysis of the situation in recent years shows that financial crimes in the name of new hot spots such as "Internet finance" have increased. Illegal fundraising in the name of "virtual currency" and "blockchain" has also begun to appear. In addition, the number of illegal fund-raising cases continues to increase. Since such cases often occur when the capital chain cannot return the investor's principal and promised interest, it is extremely difficult to recover stolen goods and reduce losses in practice.
Chairman of Aisino: Use blockchain technology to build a trust system
According to China Press, Publication, Radio and Television, Chen Duan, deputy secretary-general of the Blockchain Branch of the China Software Industry Association and an associate professor at the Central University of Finance and Economics, said in the "Blockchain and Cultural Media Industry Reform and 2018-2019 Media Investment and Financing Research Report" that blockchain As a technology carrier in the era of value interconnection, the blockchain may trigger a new round of cyclical revolution in the media industry. He also pointed out that the most essential application of blockchain in the field of cultural media is to reshape the community ecology.
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according toaccording to, South Korea's Jeju Special Autonomous Region is promoting the construction of a "blockchain special zone", and the specific plan will be made public at the end of next month. Many domestic and foreign companies preparing for ICO projects are paying attention to Jeju Blockchain Special Zone.
According to bitcoin news, the Indian cryptocurrency exchange Unocoin has suspended the deposit and withdrawal of fiat currency under the pressure of the Indian central bank. It is said that the deposit and withdrawal business of digital currency is in normal operation, and users can use the rupees in the account to buy BTC and ETH; cryptocurrency/rupee, and the trading pairs between cryptocurrencies are also open. Previously, the Reserve Bank of India ordered in early April this year that banks and other financial institutions under its supervision shall not process and provide virtual currency services and settlements for any individual and corporate entities from July onwards.
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The China Academy of Information and Communications Technology released the "Financial Blockchain Research Report (2018)" today. The report summarizes the eight core conclusions of blockchain finance at this stage: 1. The blockchain will have a profound impact on the establishment of legal digital currency issuance and circulation mechanisms 2. Blockchain has certain advantages in the field of cross-border payment and large-value payment; 3. Blockchain will play a positive role in the financial system; 4. Supply chain finance is one of the more suitable scenarios for blockchain; 5 .Blockchain is still in the concept stage in the field of securities trading applications; 6. The application of blockchain in the insurance field emphasizes the characteristics of openness and transparency; 7. Blockchain technology helps to build a credit data sharing trading platform; 8 .Blockchain financial applications are facing challenges and supervision.
The African blockchain market is gradually breaking out
Recently, African media reported that Nigeria’s SureRemit, Africa’s largest ICO blockchain startup, raised $7 million in ICO funds in the first half of 2018, while South Africa’s Sun Exchange raised $5 million in ICO funds. Today in Africa, all it takes is a smartphone to tap into and profit from the growing blockchain ecosystem. Despite regulatory issues in some markets, African blockchain and crypto companies have been raising capital.
IDC Report: Global Blockchain Spending Forecast to Reach $11.7 Billion in 2022
On July 24, the latest update to the Worldwide Semiannual Blockchain Spending Guide released by IDC showed that global spending on blockchain solutions will reach $11.7 billion in 2022. Blockchain spending will grow at a strong rate during the forecast period, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 73.2% during 2017-2022. "Blockchain enthusiasm is spreading around the world, and businesses and organizations continue to explore the technology's potential business applications," said Stacey Soohoo, research manager on IDC's Customer Insights and Analysis team.
Cai Kailong has resigned from the position of Chief Strategy Officer of Huobi
Cai Kailong has resigned from Huobi's Chief Strategy Officer due to personal reasons. The company's board of directors respects and understands Mr. Cai Kailong's personal wishes. He will officially leave the post in August. Mr. Cai Kailong will also continue to serve as a company consultant, providing business strategy consulting for Huobi.
