# A minister’s look at what regulators expect from the industry

# A minister’s look at what regulators expect from the industry

“# A minister’s look at what regulators expect from the industry ” Regulation is sometimes positioned as the enemy of innovation, an antagonistic force that reduces progress in the name of bureaucracy. However, when implemented sensitively and proportionately, regulation can strengthen a private sector’s reputation by creating the conditions necessary for businesses to focus on…

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# Blockchain adoption 2021: Going mainstream through enterprise use

# Blockchain adoption 2021: Going mainstream through enterprise use

“# Blockchain adoption 2021: Going mainstream through enterprise use ” American market research company Forrester recently released its blockchain predictions for 2021. The report reveals interesting findings, noting that 2020 has been an important year for growth in the enterprise blockchain and distributed ledger technology space.  Martha Bennet, principal analyst at Forrester and a co-author…

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# Nigeria hopes blockchain will generate B revenue by 2030

# Nigeria hopes blockchain will generate $10B revenue by 2030

“# Nigeria hopes blockchain will generate $10B revenue by 2030 ” The director-general for Nigeria’s National Information Technology Development Agency, or NITDA, has said that the country could potentially expect a revenue stream between $6 billion to 10 billion from blockchain technology in the next ten years. According to a Nov. 5 announcement from the…

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# Mainstream DeFi is ‘inevitable’: US currency comptroller

# Mainstream DeFi is ‘inevitable’: US currency comptroller

“# Mainstream DeFi is ‘inevitable’: US currency comptroller ” The U.S acting comptroller of the currency, Brian Brooks, predicts th decentralized finance (DeFi) will render many of the financial services offered by banks obsolete, just as email disrupted the postal service. In an interview during DC Fintech Week on Oct. 19, Brooks predicted a not-too-distant…

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# Swiss gov’t starts consultation process for blockchain laws

# Swiss gov’t starts consultation process for blockchain laws

“# Swiss gov’t starts consultation process for blockchain laws ” Switzerland’s Federal Department of Finance has initiated a consultation process for a blanket ordinance in the blockchain and distributed ledger technology space.  The consultation will happen among cantons, parties and other interested groups in this space. It is scheduled to continue for more than three…

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# Billionaire UK newspaper owner calls DeFi technology ‘revolutionary’

# Billionaire UK newspaper owner calls DeFi technology ‘revolutionary’

“# Billionaire UK newspaper owner calls DeFi technology ‘revolutionary’ ” Alexander Lebedev, the owner of U.K. newspapers Evening Standard and The Independent, along with Russian publication Novaya Gazeta, has spoken glowingly of the potential for cryptocurrency and smart contracts to revolutionize finance. In an extensive 1800 word opinion piece published in The Independent on October…

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