Blockchain Research

Nov

Is Libra really a threat to WeChat Pay and Alipay?

It can be hard to cut through the hype surrounding Facebook’s cryptocurrency project and evaluate it objectively. Facebook champions the Libra stablecoin as a powerful vehicle for financial inclusion which would be easily accessible to its many users in developing countries without a bank account. To advance the Libra project,…

Nov

China Blockchain Research

Understanding China’s blockchain dream

Misunderstanding of China’s blockchain aspirations remain widespread. Virtual-currency enthusiasts once thought the Middle Kingdom would be crypto central. They were wrong: China doesn’t want to be a hub for all things crypto, but it does want to harness the underlying blockchain technology to boost its technological prowess, improve the integrity…

Oct

Blockchain Research

Japanese brokerages see security tokens opportunity

Japan’s biggest brokerages are moving to tap opportunities in the forthcoming security tokens market. From April 2020, Japan will permit fundraising through security token offerings, which have already been launched in the U.S., Singapore and Taiwan.

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