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Australia: Power Ledger’s Blockchain Energy Platform Goes Live in Fremantle
Australia’s coastal city of Fremantle has kicked off a trial that will allow some residents to trade solar power on a blockchain-based platform provided by renewable energy-focused crypto startup Power Ledger. According to the Minister for Finance, Energy and Aboriginal Affairs in the government of Western Australia, Ben Wyatt, around 40 households in Fremantle will participate […]
Thailand’s Main Opposition Party Holds Primary Election on Blockchain
Thailand’s Democrat Party, the country’s main opposition party has become the first major political party in the world to carry out primary elections entirely on a blockchain. Using a live e-voting system powered by the Zcoin blockchain, the party successfully conducted its primaries which involved more than 120,000 voters between November 1 and November 9. […]
Blockchain Linked Fintech Firm Longfin Investigated by SEC
US Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) announced an investigation into blockchain linked fintech firm Longfin sending their stock price plummeting by 30%. Longfin is a NASDAQ-listed fintech company (LFIN) whose stock price shot up more than 1,000% last December following an acquisition of Ziddu.com, a company specializing in smart contracts and micro-lending using Blockchain […]