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El Salvador Talks Crypto with Policy Makers in Washington

by Gerard Dache | Apr 27, 2022 | Conference, Crypto Asset Compliance, Digital Economy Working Groups, Economic Analysis, Finance Regulations & Banking, Governance, Legal, Reg, Compliance Working Groups, Mining & Cryptocurrency On May 26, 2022, Ambassador Milena Mayorga of El Salvador will address a gathering of 600 innovators, public-sector administrators, legislators, and executives in Washington, DC. She will be sharing the experiences of El Salvador regarding the adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender. Her country leads the world in the national adoption of cryptocurrency. That evening Ambassador Mayorga will be

Government Blockchain Association Appoints Sean Kurzweil to its Board of Directors

Washington, D.C., March 16, 2022 - The Government Blockchain Association (GBA) is pleased to announce the nomination of Sean Kurzweil to its Board of Directors. He will also serve as GBA’s CFO. Mr. Kurzweil is a seasoned executive with a multi-industry experience including financial services, technology and manufacturing, supply chain and operations, and healthcare. By day, Sean helps lead population health and value-based care efforts for a national medical group providing acute care services to women and children. His expertise spans strategic financial and operational management, virtual health care and

Government Blockchain Association Appoints Earle G. Hall to its Board of Directors

Washington, D.C., March 15, 2022 - The Government Blockchain Association (GBA) is pleased to announce the nomination of Earle G. Hall to its Board of Directors. He will also serve on the Standards and Certification Workgroup. Gerard Dache, GBA's Executive Director, said, “We are excited to welcome Earle to the Board of Directors. Earle has deep knowledge and insight into the blockchain world of today and tomorrow, and we are excited to benefit from his leadership and expertise. His relentless passion to make our world safer and more ethical makes

Government & Financial Institutions Talk Crypto and Governance

Washington, DC (January 27-28, 2022) International government leaders, finance officers, and NGO administrators come to Washington DC to discuss The Future of Money, Governance, & the Law, strategizing next steps. According to a Chainalysis report in October of 2021, the Global Crypto adoption worldwide increased by over 880% last year. These numbers are not driven by a few crypto whales, but more likely reflect the actions of over one billion people who, without an address or official identity, do not have access to a bank account. Cryptocurrency will allow anyone

DAO To Bid On US Constitution’s Rare Copy At Sotheby’s Auction, Here’s Why

A Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) under the name of ConstitutionDAO has raised $3,7 (ETH 820.134) million from a community that intends to buy a rare first printing of the U.S. Constitution during a Sotheby’s high-profile auction meant to happen on November 18th. ConstitutionDAO is currently pooling millions of dollars, aiming to hit $20 million, hoping to “The Constitution in the hands of The People.” The project was announced through Twitter on November 12th and launched the day after. They raised $800k in the span of an hour and then hit

The NPD Group Announces Winners of Third Annual Automotive Aftermarket Performance Awards

“The aftermarket continues to enjoy surprisingly strong demand and sales performance, and we are thrilled to acknowledge the leading companies that harnessed the industry’s unique and changing opportunities to grow the business,” said Steve Flavin, president, automotive practice, for NPD. PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. (PRWEB) November 03, 2021 The NPD Group today announced the recipients of its third annual Automotive Aftermarket Performance Awards, which were shared with the recipients during the Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) in Las Vegas. The awards were given to the brands with the highest increase in

Trident University International DBA Graduate Presents Research on Workplace Retention in the Military

Dr. Chadwick Guire, DBA alumnus, Trident University International CHANDLER, Ariz. (PRWEB) November 03, 2021 Dr. Chadwick McGuire, a 2021 graduate of Trident University International’s (Trident) Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) program, presented research from his Doctoral Study Project (DSP), “The Impact of the Air Force’s Organizational Structure on the Retention Rate of Air Force Officers.” This presentation was part of the Trident’s CORE webinar series and was hosted by Dr. Indira Guzman, Doctoral Studies Director in Trident’s College of Business. Dr. McGuire is a 2021 graduate of Trident’s DBA program

Powers On… Don’t worry, Bitcoin’s adoption will not be stopped

In a series of  recent interviews and speeches, United States Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler has called the cryptocurrencies market the “Wild West” due to its unregulated and allegedly fraud-filled atmosphere, predicting that the coins were doomed to fail. Powers On… is a monthly opinion column from Marc Powers, who spent much of his 40-year legal career working with complex securities-related cases in the United States after a stint with the SEC. He is now an adjunct professor at Florida International University College of Law, where he teaches

Cryptocurrency Exchanges Seek Employees to Solve Regulatory Issues

Sep 25, 2021 at 11:11 // News Many cryptocurrency exchanges have had problems with financial regulators in different countries. Some of them have had to shut down or move their operations to other countries. Others have been forced to look for ways to deal with supervisors and improve compliance. In 2021, cryptocurrency exchange Binance had numerous issues with regulators in different countries. As reported by CoinIdol, a world blockchain news outlet, it was charged and sanctioned by the Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA) for allegedly conducting illegal business. Later, the

New Lab Studies Suggest InBios COVID-19 POC Antigen Detection Test Will Detect Delta Variant

SCoV-2 Ag Detect Rapid Test SEATTLE (PRWEB) August 22, 2021 InBios International Inc., a leading developer of diagnostic tests for emerging infectious diseases, announced today that laboratory studies suggest its SCoV-2 Ag Detect Rapid Test will detect the Delta variant (lineage B.1.617.2), which is responsible for a rapid rise of infections and deaths in the US and around the world. Initial studies suggest that InBios’ point-of-care antigen test will detect the Delta variant at rates similar to the USA-WA1-2020 isolate that was used to develop the assay. “Having a rapid

Cardano Founder Charles Hoskinson Calls For Mass Rally Against U.S. Crypto Taxation Bill

Charles Hoskinson, Cardano’s founder and CEO of blockchain research company Input Output Hong Kong (IOHK), has urged the U.S. crypto community to rally against the recently proposed taxation policy. Hoskinson first took it to Twitter earlier this week, calling on digital asset proponents in the U.S. to rally in Washington DC to vent their grievances against the bill. This would be a bid to convince the country’s senators to amend the Internal Revenue Services (IRS) reporting rules for cryptocurrencies. “I think it’s about time we get a rally going in

BIS And Swiss National Bank Announce Findings of CBDC Pilot Program

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and the Swiss National Bank (SNB) have released the first set of findings from Project Helvetia, a proof-of-concept experiment that aims to demonstrate that the Swiss franc can be tokenized as a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). Revealed on Dec 3, the BIS claims the results demonstrate the operational feasibility and legal workability of a digital franc used only for interbank settlement on a blockchain testnet. Project Helvetia Background In the works since 2019, the collaboration brought together the BIS, SNB, and financial market