Blockchain could hold the key to fighting climate change, UN says
The United Nations is looking at initiatives that employ blockchain to ensure transparency in environmental protection, develop clean energy markets and boost climate financing.
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UN guide offers resource for blockchain education
The Practical Guide to Blockchain provides “general guidance on how to determine if blockchain could help solve a particular problem.”
Attending North Korea crypto conference may breach UN sanctions: experts
The February conference has been flagged in a confidential report, in which experts warn developers not to attend the event.
World Sports Alliance chief pleads not guilty to crypto fraud
Asa Saint Clair is accused of defrauding at least three separate investors out of thousands of dollars after claiming the World Sports Alliance would help developing countries access food, water, and facilities for sports.
North Korea suspected of laundering money via HK blockchain firm
North Korea has reportedly been laundering money through a blockchain company it set up in Hong Kong, in a move designed to evade international sanctions.
UN Chief: Dark coins driving child abuse and crime
Those pushing dark coins tell you it’s about liberty, but this expert shows it’s about something much darker.
UN probes 35 North Korean cyber-attacks
A report from the U.N. Security Council dives into how bad North Korea has been as a cyber security hacker.
North Korea has reportedly stolen $2 billion from crypto exchanges
The country led by dictator Kim Jong-un is reportedly involved in massive theft of assets, estimated to be worth as much as $2 billion, from exchanges and banks.
Ambrosus joins UN-sponsored ‘One Planet Network’
Ambrosus, the world’s leading blockchain and IoT platform for quality assurance in food and pharmaceutical supply chains, has been accepted and formally recognized as a partner to the United Nations’ One Planet Network.
Sierra Leone to implement blockchain-based ID system
The United Nations (UN), nonprofit Kiva, and the Sierra Leone government are developing a blockchain-based ID system for the country.
Malta’s Prime Minister to UN Assembly: Crypto is the inevitable future
Joseph Muscat, the Mediterranean island nation’s prime minister, recognizes all too well the important role crypto is playing in the evolution of currency, and recently told the United Nations (UN) that crypto is unequivocally the currency of the future.