# Beijing investigates crypto mining farms to improve energy efficiency

# Beijing investigates crypto mining farms to improve energy efficiency

“# Beijing investigates crypto mining farms to improve energy efficiency ” Beijing authorities are reportedly conducting inspections of crypto mining data centers to better understand their impact on energy consumption, Reuters reports Thursday. The Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology on Tuesday sent an emergency notice to the city’s data center operators asking…

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# Former gov’t official blames crypto mining for energy crisis in Kyrgyzstan

# Former gov’t official blames crypto mining for energy crisis in Kyrgyzstan

“# Former gov’t official blames crypto mining for energy crisis in Kyrgyzstan ” Amid growing concerns over the energy sector in Kyrgyzstan, a former government official has argued that cryptocurrency mining is a major factor driving the energy crisis. Daniyar Akmatov, former director of the state investment protection organization, the Investment Promotion and Protection Agency,…

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# JPMorgan and DBS to launch blockchain cross-border payment platform

# JPMorgan and DBS to launch blockchain cross-border payment platform

“# JPMorgan and DBS to launch blockchain cross-border payment platform ” Major American investment bank JPMorgan is working with Singapore’s largest bank, DBS, and state investment firm Temasek to launch a new blockchain company focused on global payments and interbank transactions. Dubbed Partior, the new firm will use blockchain technology and digitize commercial bank money…

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# Turkey may establish central custodian bank following alleged fraud at two major exchanges

# Turkey may establish central custodian bank following alleged fraud at two major exchanges

“# Turkey may establish central custodian bank following alleged fraud at two major exchanges ” Following the arrests of several employees at Turkey-based crypto exchanges Thodex and Vebitcoin last week, government officials are reportedly planning to establish a central bank authority which could custody digital assets.  According to a Bloomberg report, an unnamed senior official…

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# Russian space agency uses blockchain to protect intellectual property

# Russian space agency uses blockchain to protect intellectual property

“# Russian space agency uses blockchain to protect intellectual property ” Russia’s space agency, Roscosmos, aims to fight intellectual property infringement in the space industry wit blockchain technology. Roscosmos started testing an IP protection solution based on the Waves Enterprise blockchain platform, a hybrid blockchain platform developed by the eponymous local blockchain firm. Dubbed IP…

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