Weekend Highlights and why it is Important (Week#36)
We have collected the most important news in cryptocurrency and blockchain and explained why that might be important.
European Central Bank has no plans to issue its own digital currency as said by Mario Draghi — EU once again proves to be a slow innovator, which leave a huge opportunity to stablecoin adoption within the general audience Link 1 Link 2
France has finalized its ICO Regulations — Companies raising funds through ICO can now get an official license from stock markets regulator Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), which will provide additional guarantees for ICO’s and help to boost Frances innovative growth. Link1 Link2
World Economic Forum has outlined 65 use-cases for environmental protection via blockchain — With a lot of buzz surrounding “blockchain being just a hype term” this is a strong signal to mass adoption Link Report
Korea Customs Service and Samsung will deploy blockchain based Customs Clearance System (CCS) — While there are already some logistics and supply chain management systems on the blockchain, this one is different because it will apply to external trade partners of S. Korea. Will we see the worldwide unified CCS by Samsung? We will find out pretty soon Link 1(Korean), Link 2
Juniper Research sees two-thirds of large enterprises currently aiming to deploy blockchain — While this is nothing new and just during this year, popularity of blockchain within large enterprises has grown by 11%, Juniper has actually stated some numbers on savings and cost reductions, including “more than $100 billion by 2030 in food exports” Link 1 Report
Tezos launches MainNet TODAY With all the controversy, lawsuits, compliance problems and other, TEZOS still manages to deliver its platform. We saw a price spike by 15% during the weekend, might be a good time to short it. Link 1 Tweet
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