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US Treasury Official Keynotes the Future of Money, Governance, and the Law hosted by the Government Blockchain Association (GBA), May 24-25, Washington, DC.

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Time Stamp: March 9, 2023 1:41 PM - Modified On: March 9, 2023 - Published By:
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Washington, DC - The Government Blockchain Association (GBA) announces that D. R. Maurice, speaking in her personal capacity will be a keynote speaker at the "Future of Money, Governance, and the Law" conference on May 24-25, 2023, in the nation’s capital. The conference brings together government officials, industry leaders like Circle (CRCL) and Ciphertrace, a Mastercard company (MA), academia and many others. "D R Maurice is a leading expert in regulatory technology, sandboxes, and CBDC digitalization. She has an extensive track record with central bank governance around the world and joins

Blockchain-Based App Wins UN Secretary-General’s Innovation & Sustainability Award

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Time Stamp: July 23, 2022 6:28 AM - Modified On: July 23, 2022 - Published By:
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July 23, 2022, New York - The UN Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF) partnered with the UN International Computing Center (UNICC) to launch a Digital Certificate of Entitlement (DCE) app to modernize the tracking and eligibility of UN retirees. This app allows retirees to use their smartphone, tablet, or another personal device to submit an electronic certificate of eligibility instead of a paper-based submission. The DCE uses cutting-edge biometric/facial recognition, blockchain, and global positioning technologies to track the eligibility of retirees. The DCE project was piloted in 2020 with retirees

Former White House Security Council Member Keynotes Government Blockchain Event

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Time Stamp: July 12, 2022 9:28 AM - Modified On: July 12, 2022 - Published By:
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On September 29-30, 2022, government policy makers from around the world will converge in Washington, DC to discuss the economic and security threats related to supply chain. Attendees will learn how blockchain and other web3 innovations might mitigate those risks. The former special assistant to President Trump & President Biden for resilience policy, Mr. Brian Cavanaugh will present a keynote address. Supply Chain attacks are on the rise because supply-chains are becoming more lucrative targets. A hack to a supply chain provides a doorway to all its clients. For example,

Legacy Block (BLCK:Pancakeswap) partners with Power of One Foundation to end hunger.

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Time Stamp: February 28, 2022 1:01 AM - Modified On: February 28, 2022 - Published By:
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Santa Ana  Mayor Vincent Sarmeinto giving Andre Roberson CEO Power of One the Key to the City. Santa Ana, CA - (PLATO) - February 28, 2022 - Power of One Foundation (“POOF”) has entered into a partnership with Legacy Block (BLCK:Pancakeswap). BLCK is an operating  division of Peerless Exponential Partners, LLC (PXP). By way of the partnership  POOF will use Legacy Block’s BLCK governance token as the governance token for a series of new blockchain based projects targeted at ending hunger in the United States.  These projects will materially increase

Co-Author of Liechtenstein Blockchain Act Speaks to Government Leaders in Washington

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Time Stamp: January 11, 2022 5:57 PM - Modified On: January 11, 2022 - Published By:
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Washington DC, January 27-28, 2022, Government leaders come to Washington to learn from Liechtenstein’s experiences implementing blockchain. In January of 2020, the Liechtenstein Token and Trusted Technology Service Provider Act (TVTG) (known as The Blockchain Act), became enforced as law. With this new law, Liechtenstein became the first country to have a comprehensive regulation of the token economy. Dr. Thomas Dünser, Director of the Office for Financial Market Innovation of Liechtenstein, will be providing insights based on his experience in leading The Blockchain Act, at The Future of Money, Governance,

Efforce (WOZX): Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak’s Cryptocurrency

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Time Stamp: December 12, 2020 10:52 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Every so often a cryptocurrency is released that makes you a do a double take. Efforce (WOZX) is certainly one of those cryptocurrencies. Efforce was founded by world famous Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, and WOZX cryptocurrency token went from a price of 10 cents USD to over 3$USD in its first days on the market. In just the first 13 minutes of trading, WOZX had an unrealized market cap of 950 million USD.Although this price action made the headlines both inside and outside of the cryptocurrency space, it seems that

Talking Digital Future: Smart Cities

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Time Stamp: April 4, 2020 11:04 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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My journey into smart cities and their future development was a really big surprise, as the way I arrived there was not something that I had planned. I was working as the chief information officer for a company in Northern California called O'Reilly Media when I got a call from a headhunter who asked if I would consider being the chief information office for the City of Palo Alto. I can vividly remember — it was only about eight years ago — my feeling when she asked the question. The

As Malta Delays Regulatory Clarity, Fewer Firms Remain on ‘Blockchain Island’

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Time Stamp: April 3, 2020 11:31 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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It seems that Malta is becoming both less popular among and less populated with crypto firms. The European Union country attracted dozens of industry players in 2018 on the back of the “blockchain island” agenda championed by the local government, but the relevant framework has not yet proven to be effective. Meanwhile, the official rhetoric apparently started to shift away from the blockchain sector, as the government now aims to consolidate it with “other niche sectors.”Meanwhile, the Malta Financial Services Authority, continues to pluck out non-registered crypto agents — be