Blockchain news headlines
Blockchain news items reported in February 2021 spanned items across areas including blockchain use in digital art sales, non-fungible tokens, India’s blockchain industry regulation, and Thailand’s Siam Commercial Bank’s $50M blockchain investment fund.
Each blockchain news headline below is linked to an article focusing on the distributed ledger in some way; each linked article is free-to-read in full, online and at no cost. This way, Startup New Asia’s readers get 2 things instantly from our blockchain news round-ups:
- an at-a-glance overview of February 2021’s blockchain news; and
- one-click access to the full story on specific DLT items.
Technology news: February 2021
Artificial intelligence | Blockchain | Cryptocurrency
Cybersecurity | FinTech
- Video: Algorand Asia Accelerator Demo Day – the 10 blockchain-based projects that presented
- “Blockchain is transforming everything from payments transactions to how money is raised in the private market. Will the traditional banking industry embrace this technology or be replaced by it?” via CB Insights
- China: Blockchain-based Service Network, state-backed blockchain infrastructure firm, to offer financial auditing for Ethereum developers via Ernst & Young auditor partnership
- So, what exactly are ‘stablecoins’? CB Insights takes a look
- India: Lobby groups Global Impact FinTech and Government Blockchain Association press for a light touch from gov’t on blockchain industry regulation
- India: Government-owned State Bank of India becomes the first Indian bank to join JPMorgan’s blockchain network, Liink, for cross-border payments
- A look at why 2021 may be the year of Non-Fungible Tokens – NFTs – tokenized versions of assets like artwork, real estate or collectibles
- Taiwan: ITM blockchain firm partnered by Microsoft and MediaTek to develop solution for country’s largest energy provider, recording solar power data from smart meters
- Thailand: Siam Commercial Bank VC arm, SCB 10X, launches $50M fund to invest in blockchain, digital asset and decentralized finance startups
- Japan: A look at the 9 startups showcased at the recent Startupbootcamp Scale Osaka Demo Day, working in edge AI applications, blockchain and more
- India: Legislation coming to ‘prohibit all private cryptocurrencies in India’ but allow ‘for certain exceptions to promote the underlying technology of cryptocurrency and its uses’
- Download: DappRadar 2020 Dapp Industry Report – an overview of the year in decentralized finance and decentralized exchange apps
- “Cryptocurrency enthusiasts envision a future where artists are paid fairly, secondary ticket market is not ravaged by scalpers, and the value of digital memorabilia soars”
- India: Kalamint, blockchain-based digital art marketplace, gains backing from Tim Draper’s DGH and others with Tezos-based Non-Fungible Token platform
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