The county of Santa Cruz in Northern California is one of the latest to adopt and implement blockchain-based solutions on a governmental level

After Danish logistics firm Maersk terminated its blockchain-based supply chain platform last year, industry builders have not given up on blockchain applications in global trade.

Mike Novogratz, the CEO of digital asset investment firm Galaxy Digital told investors he is shocked over the amount of regulatory attention for crypto rather than artificial intelligence (AI), a technology he believes will trigger a “deep fake” identity crisis.

Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission has issued regulations for crypto custody providers to establish a digital wallet-management system to ensure the safety of customers' assets, according to a press release on Tuesday

Jair Bolsonaro, the president of Brazil set to leave office on Dec. 31, has signed a bill aimed at legalizing the use of crypto as a payment method within the country.

The United Kingdom’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, laid out a number of reforms aiming to “drive growth and competitiveness” to the country’s financial services sector including efforts that support the crypto space.

The Climate Chain Coalition (CCC), a network of organizations dedicated to leveraging blockchain technology for effective climate action, delivered its stock take report on Nov. 11 at the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP 27, in Sharm El-Sheikh,Egypt. 

Terrorist groups who have been excluded from the “formal financial system” are slowly turning to crypto to fund their heinous activities, according to Svetlana Martynova, the Countering Financing of Terrorism Coordinator at the United Nations (UN). 

Members of the United Kingdom’s House of Lords have introduced legislation aimed at eliminating the need for paper trade documents, increasing the likelihood of using blockchain technology to trace records.

The survey revealed that inadequate funding is the foremost challenge of start-ups in Africa today, followed by existing misconceptions/myths around blockchain and regulatory challenges to guide its implementation.