Blockchain in Government

UAE Health Ministry Debuts Blockchain Platform for Medical Data

February 2, 2020 by Cointelegraph

The UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) together with the Ministry of Presidential Affairs, Dubai Healthcare City and other relevant authorities has launched a blockchain-based health...

Indian IT Minister Requests Blockchain Solutions to Improve Government Schools

January 20, 2020 by Cointelegraph

The Indian Telecoms and IT Minister, Ravi Shankar Prasad, has tasked the National Informatics Centre (NIC) with developing a blockchain-based solution for improving the quality of government...

Beijing’s government registers offices on ‘menu blockchain’ in streamlining bid

January 13, 2020 by The Block Crypto

“Beijing Tong” – a mobile application launched by Beijing’s municipal government – has registered data from over 1,000 offices on its so-called “menu blockchain” system. Announcing the...

Ripple’s XRP Still at Risk of Securities Classification

January 16, 2020 by Crypto Briefing

Even if the court rules in favor of Ripple’s motion to dismiss, XRP’s fate as a “currency” remains uncertain. Motion to Dismiss Ripple, the company behind the...

Illinois Legalizes Blockchain Contracts

January 9, 2020 by CoinDesk

With the new year Illinois became the latest state to recognize smart contracts and other blockchain-based records as legal instruments. The state’s “Blockchain Technology Act,” sponsored by...

John McAfee Plans to Tokenize All 535 Members of US Congress

January 5, 2020 by Bitcoin.com

On Saturday, the notorious John McAfee revealed a new project he’s launching that aims to tokenize all 535 members of U.S. Congress in order to sell them...

China Implements Password Law To Pave Way For Digital Currency

January 1, 2020 by China Money Network

China will implement a Password Law on January 1,2020 to pave the way for digital currency. The aim is to foster the core technology of the digital...

The Bahamas Launches Digital Currency Pilot

December 26, 2019 by CoinDesk

The Bahamas’ digital currency pilot project went live in Exuma on Friday. Residents of the island can now enroll in the Central Bank of The Bahamas’ “Project...

SIX invests in Swiss tokenization firm daura, collaborates with Swisscom for digital assets

December 18, 2019 by Ledger Insights

Today, Swiss securities exchange SIX and digital asset bank Sygnum announced an investment in daura, the SME share registry and tokenization firm. The two companies did not disclose...

Indian state to implement blockchain for land records

December 16, 2019 by Ledger Insights

Yesterday it was reported that the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh is in the process of adopting blockchain to prevent tampering of land records. Details of the...