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UN blockchain tool aims to improve land registry in Afghanistan’s cities

The United Nations wants to tackle urban challenges like land grabbing and inefficient use of space with blockchain technology.

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Hedera Hashgraph to be used for crowdsourced airstrike warning app in Syria

An app that has been used for years to help civilians to access better real-time information about airstrikes has switched from using Ethereum to Hedera Hashgraph.

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UN drugs and crime wing advises Kenya to use blockchain against corruption

Blockchain can reportedly return billions of dollars back to Kenya’s budget.

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The UN’s ‘decade of delivery’ needs blockchain to succeed

Emerging technologies are essential to fasten SDGs, but this shouldn’t come at the expense of prudence and careful evaluation.

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North Korea Reportedly Using Altcoins to Convert $1.5B in Stolen Funds to Cash

North Korean hackers are reportedly using untraceable altcoins to convert stolen cryptocurrencies into cash.

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Tracing Fishy Risks With Blockchain Tech Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted challenges in global seafood supply chains, and blockchain tech may help improve them.

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BOSAGORA(BOA) Won UN Solidarity Awards

Public Blockchain Platform ‘BOSAGORA’ has received ‘the UN Solidarity Awards’ last 16th. The UN received stories of various actors contributing to individual/society to overcome COVID 19 last May. Among thousands of entries were gathered from all around the world and the UN hand selected the 50 most touching and effective entries that aimed to overcome […]