Tackling Terrorism: Blockchain vs LawsIn 2016, a set of amendments to anti-terrorism legislation, also known as the Yarovaya Package (called so after the Russian Duma deputy Irina Yarovaya who initially proposed the measures) has become the most crucial event in the recent history of Russian IT industry.
Cashless Ukraine: The National Bank Considers Blockchain TechnologyRecent statements from the National Bank of Ukraine signify the regulator’s intent to use blockchain technology in their Cashless Economy project.
How Big Businesses Get Patent Rights on BlockchainInviolability of private property and rights thereto is one of the foundations of modern developed society. And patents are one of the ways to protect this inviolability. Big companies tend to patent any invention or technology that could bring profits without giving too much consideration to the ethical side of the things.
Bank of Russia Leads New Blockchain ConsortiumThe Bank of Russia partnered with ten biggest national banks to create ‘Fintech’, a consortium to implement financial innovations and trial blockchain technology.
How Bitcoin and Blockchain Change Adult IndustryBitcoin and its underlying technology, blockchain, keep on entwining with different parts of our everyday lives and real economy. However, it is just as innovative for such a multimillion dollar global industry as porn.
Ukraine’s Payment Service Founder Says Blockchain Is Exceptionally Interesting in Terms of CommerceEach day, blockchain, the technology that underlies Bitcoin, penetrates the world of finances deeper and deeper with many signs pointing to it eventually winning a big part of the market. Ukraine is no exception in this regard. Moreover, the largest country in Europe  has every reason to consider itself one of blockchain’s trend-makers.
Russia’s Tax Service to Use Blockchain to Get Rid of Tax StatementsRussia’s Federal Tax Service (FTS) has stated its intent to use blockchain technology in getting away from statement-based mechanism of working with companies. FTS believes it would significantly simplify the exchange of documents and render an enormous accountancy staff unnecessary along with increasing the system’s overall efficiency.
Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain in Real EconomyBlockchain has left the realm of computer-only technologies to become some sort of a philosophic concept and a platform for business development with this vision being increasingly shared by developers, entrepreneurs, and even some politicians.