Blockchain news: July 2021 headlines
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Blockchain technology news headlines from July of 2021 spanned items and subjects including: blockchain-based analytics in decentralized finance; blockchain use in supply chain traceability; China’s provincial focus on blockchain innovation; decentralized autonomous organisations, DAOs; and many more.
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- ICYMI: Freebits, a decentralized, permissionless, censorship-resistant micro-blogging social network outside the control of big tech or government
- Australia: Gov’t Blockchain Pilot Grants program to invest over $5.6M in investigating blockchain use in Australia’s Critical Minerals and Food and Beverage sectors
- Australia: Lygon platform has sights on digitising entire bonds and bank guarantees process using blockchain, backed by IBM and major banks
- Download: Unchaining Blockchain in China – From Wild West cryptocurrenciest o strategic technology, via MERICS, March 2021 (pdf)
- “Out of China’s 34 provinces and province-level cities, 33 have enacted policies to accelerate blockchain innovation…”
- ICYMI: Mastercard unveils new Start Path cohort, focused on fast-growing digital asset, blockchain and cryptocurrency companies
- Decentralized Autonomous Organisations 101: “A DAO uses blockchains and smart contracts to organize the mechanics of corporate governance…”
- Launchpad Luna NFT accelerator launched by Hong Kong’s Brinc and Animoca Brands to identify, mentor and back promising blockchain and NFT startups
- ICYMI: “…new way to collect music or part of an expanding metaverse, NFTs are the near future…that’s the hope for some industry insiders who believe “non-fungible tokens” are going to save music.”
- Singapore’s Dedoco specialising in a digital document and signing platform raises Sg$3.3M, providing blockchain-based audit trailing and document process streamlining
- Singapore: Nansen, blockchain-based data analytics platform for decentralized finance gains $12M Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz
- Sri Lanka: A brief interview intro to Tracified, blockchain-based supply chain traceability solution provider
- Sri Lanka: Niftron and Magicbit take wins at Sri Lankan National finals, moving forward to overall finals at the Entrepreneurship World Cup 2021 in November
- Video: Q3 2021 Unicorn Battle in Asia – startups pitching solutions in blockchain, fintech, online influence and more
- A brief look at NFTs through the lens of regulation: “…ownership in the digital world is not the same as ownership in the physical world…”
- e-news, latest issue: Logistics tech in Malaysia, Amazon and digital currency, Sri Lankan blockchain…
- Hong Kong-based Animoca Brands completes funding round with additional $50M raised, focusing on bringing digital property rights, collectibles and more to gamers via NFTs
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