The United Nations Security Council's Sanctions Committee on North Korea has accused the country of using a Hong Kong-based blockchain firm as a front to launde...
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The United Nations (UN) is an international association that was created to support and strengthen worldwide peace and security and to provide the development of intergovernmental cooperation. The main goals of UN activities were developed during the Second World War by the countries that were members of the Allied Powers of the war. The United Nations on Bitcoin news is about the attitude of UN to cryptocurrency and blockchain technologies, the possibility of United Nations’ Bitcoin adoption, the use of cryptocurrency and blockchain by United Nations and so on. There are examples of the United Nations using Bitcoin and blockchain, such as the travel of UN volunteers to Africa to spread cryptocurrency among African citizens or aid sent through the Ethereum blockchain to Syria.
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by Helen Partz
The president of Sierra Leone said that the government is planning to introduce a blockchain-based ID system by the end of 2019.
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A United Nations official warned that cryptocurrencies have made combating money laundering significantly harder.
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by Samuel Haig
Vinnik appears to be a “strategic intellectual resource” following extradition requests from multiple countries and alleged ties to an elite Russian cyber-espio...
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State-sponsored attacks on exchanges and banks generated considerable revenue under sanctions, new report claims.
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by Samuel Haig
Venezuela is leading the crypto peer-to-peer BTC trade market, despite government efforts to drive adoption of its oil-backed cryptocurrency, Petro.
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by Kollen Post
The UN is developing blockchain solutions for development in Afghanistan.
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Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu said that blockchain technology could offer tremendous benefits across global aviation systems.
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Russia’s Ministry of Education and Science introduced a blockchain platform for tracking diamonds.
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The Japanese trading giant will implement blockchain tech for tracing the distribution of raw materials in a PoC.
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Reportedly the world’s largest volunteer service platform, Zhiyuan Hui, has announced its partnership with crypto startup EveriToken.
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Chinese banking blockchain platform will be built with funds from various banks and the United Nations Development Bank.
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The UN Office on Drugs and Crime has partnered with blockchain-based telemedicine and telepsychology firm doc.com.
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Ethereum cofounder Vitalik Buterin said that the misapplication of blockchain tech in areas where it is not needed can lead to “wasted time.”
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by Ana Berman
The Big Issue, a street newspaper sold by the homeless, is going to launch a blockchain-based investment platform.
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