Russia’s Ministry of Education and Science introduced a blockchain platform for tracking diamonds.
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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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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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The Big Issue, a street newspaper sold by the homeless, is going to launch a blockchain-based investment platform.
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Sierra Leone’s president, Julius Maada Bio, announced a new initiative to create a blockchain-based credit bureau in partnership with the U.N.
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The Celsius Network has become a founding member of the SDG Impact Fund within the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals initiative.
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UN Women will use blockchain-based payments in their cash for work project for Syrian refugees.
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The United Nations’ Secretary-General António Guterres has created a ‘High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation,’ which explicitly puts blockchain technology on t...
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The United Nations’ UNOPS is working with blockchain company IOTA on upgrading its processes using blockchain technology.
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The government of Belgium has made a financial contribution to a project which uses Blockchain technology to distribute funds to refugees in Jordan.
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The diamond industry and other supply chains can enjoy the benefits of Blockchain technology.
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