# OK Group to help China combat money laundering with blockchain

# OK Group to help China combat money laundering with blockchain

“# OK Group to help China combat money laundering with blockchain ” OK Group, a blockchain technology firm formerly behind cryptocurrency exchange OKEx, will start working with Chinese authorities to combat money laundering using blockchain technology. The company’s settlement-focused subsidiary OKLink has reached a partnership with Nanjing Public Security Research Institute to collaborate on applying…

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# Australian government awards M in grants to two blockchain startups

# Australian government awards $4M in grants to two blockchain startups

“# Australian government awards $4M in grants to two blockchain startups ” Australia’s Minister for Industry, Science and Technology announced 5.6 million Australian dollars ($4.2 million) in grants to two blockchain-focused companies including traceability firm Everledger and technology consulting startup Convergence.tech. Everledger, a company focused on building a global registry for diamonds, has received 3 million…

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# Ethereum’s 2.0 upgrades aren’t the game-changer that could bring more users

# Ethereum’s 2.0 upgrades aren’t the game-changer that could bring more users

“# Ethereum’s 2.0 upgrades aren’t the game-changer that could bring more users ” Ethereum 2.0 (Eth2) is being pegged as the blockchain Messiah of Ethereum. Newsflash: it’s not. The long-awaited changes are not expected to solve core issues that are plaguing the network and forestalling wider adoption. Vitalik Buterin, the brilliant mastermind behind the Ethereum…

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# Blockchain can help publishers improve audience trust

# Blockchain can help publishers improve audience trust

“# Blockchain can help publishers improve audience trust ” Readers expect their news content to be reliable and trustworthy, yet many doubt it actually is. Readers cite issues like unchecked sources, rushing too fast to print, careless reporting and news sites being deliberately misleading as contributing to their eroding trust in published content. Yet readers…

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