Blockchain & Liberty for All
Coming this June, the Government Blockchain Association, GBA, will host their annual state of the union.
Washington, D.C., May 03, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Live from Washington DC, GBA will host a virtual gathering of members to celebrate the accomplishments of 2020 and plan our trajectory going forward. Join us, June 18-19, as the GBA hosts, BLOCKCHAIN AND LIBERTY FOR ALL, streaming virtually to cities around the world.
In commemoration of June 19th, also known as Freedom Day, Juneteenth is a U.S. holiday celebrating the emancipation of African Americans still held in slavery in Texas in 1865, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation had officially outlawed slavery. This 2-year delay came from a deliberate withholding of the news of freedom, chaining thousands of slaves with a lie. Today we have an abundance of news, 24/7, on multiple channels. But are we getting the truth, or is it fake news? Without verification, can we trust the data
Innovative UK Energy Company Increases Rewards for Residential Roof Top Solar
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Fintech blockchain Market Next Big Thing: Involved Major Giants Microsoft, Ripple, Chain
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Commodities Intelligence Centre (CIC) Sees 26% Jump in Registered Customers in 2020
CIC s growth signifies the increasing importance of digitalisation in supply chains and commodities sectors for SMEs
SINGAPORE, Apr 16, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Singapore-based Commodities Intelligence Centre (CIC) - a Joint Venture between the ZALL Smart Commerce Group (ZALL), Singapore Exchange (SGX) and Global eTrade Services (GeTS) - has announced strong growth in FY2020, driven by the urgency for supply chains to digitalise during the pandemic. In 2020, the number of customers on the platform grew by 26 per cent as compared to 2019 to reach 5800 registered users. Among the commodities traded on the platform include ferrous and non-ferrous metals, agricultural products, plastics and chemicals, and oil products. The total cumulative gross merchandise volume (GMV) on the CIC platform grew by over US$3.1 billion (S$4.1 billion) to reach US$13.4 billion (S$17.6 billion), an increase of more than 30
As the Executive Director of the Canadian Blockchain Consortium and a long-time entrepreneur in the cryptocurrency space, I’m often asked why Bitcoin is booming and what makes it such an excellent investment. Banks, billionaires and ordinary people are buying it in droves. With bitcoin’s price hitting a new all-time high of USD 60K, I’m fielding these questions more than ever.
I admit that I sometimes struggle with an answer – unless they have a few hours – because it’s not a simple subject. It took me years to fully understand that a confluence of technological uniqueness, culture, factors and decisions made by global political leaders explains the rationale behind Bitcoin’s popularity as a store of value.