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Wayne Jones
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January 19, 2021 Altcoins
A Twitter user recently asked IOTA’s Mat Yarger about the Jaguar Land Rover partnership. Yarger, Head of Mobility and Automotive at the IOTA Foundation, said that the collaboration is still very active. He added that there would be some significant updates within the next two quarters, and he is pretty excited about it.
What to Expect on the Alliance
In the third quarter of 2020, the public distributed ledger (DLT) IOTA announced the IOTA Access‘s launch, an open-source framework that builds access control systems. An example is a car owner’s ability to enable someone to access and use their car remotely.
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Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel
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January 19, 2021 Regulation
Bitstamp crypto exchange has now made it mandatory for its users who want to withdraw funds to external wallets to first undergo a know-your-customer procedure. The firm says the new measure is in a bid to comply with Netherlands anti-money laundering regulations.
Bitstamp Ups its KYC Game
While cryptocurrency big whales and enthusiasts in the United States are still battling against the idea of the outgoing Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and his team to introduce KYC procedures for self-hosted crypto wallets (non-custodial wallets), the draconian regulation is already live in the Netherlands.
Gracone Inc, an educational platform highlighting the use of blockchain and non-fungible tokens, particularly in charity, is partnering with Enjin to launch the first Japanese NFT charity project via Kizuna, a hub that aims to change the society through sustainable development goals by leveraging on the blockchain, an announcement on…
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Aisshwarya Tiwari
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January 18, 2021 Regulation
Ecuadorian presidential candidate wants the country to join in the CBDC bandwagon.
Making Ecuador Crypto-Friendly
According to a recent report by
Decrypt, Ecuadorian presidential candidate for 2021 and the current president of the Ecuadorian-Chilean Chamber of Mining, Geovanni Andrade, recently stated that he has plans to develop a national cryptocurrency to enable transactions within Ecuador.
The presidential hopeful, in a recent interview with the digital newspaper
Primicias shed light on his government plan, stating that a national cryptocurrency would make internal transactions easier and facilitate their audit.
In addition, Andrade said the national cryptocurrency project is an essential part of his vision for Ecuador.
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Aisshwarya Tiwari
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January 18, 2021 Blockchain
The world’s largest producer of palladium is the latest to join the Responsible Sourcing Blockchain Network (RSBN).
Norilsk Nickel Joins RSBN
According to a report by
Ledger Insights on January 16, Russian nickel and palladium mining and smelting company Nornickel has now officially joined the RSBN with aim to tap the solution for nickel and cobalt.
For the uninitiated, RSBN allows its member entities to share data with other selected members and gives them a permanent, non-disputable supply chain record of mineral production to trace and verify responsible sourcing practices in mining.