The Blockchain Network (BN), a not-for-profit organization focused on promoting the development and adoption of blockchain technology, will host its fourth virtual conference in Ghana, on September 15-16, 2021.

Blockchain Australia, an association representing the local crypto industry, has warned that the country has fallen behind on the regulatory front due to the undue persistence of a dismissive “wild west” narrative.

The nine-month sustainability project aims to develop and pilot a supply chain traceability solution for the UK fashion industry and is financially supported by Innovate UK to the tune of £1.4 million ($2m).

SKALE Labs CEO Jack O’Holleran told CoinDesk that teams will be releasing their dapps between now and the end of this summer. Boot.Finance, Covey, CurioDAO, Human Protocol, Ivy and Minds are the projects in the initial cohort.

The bitcoin (BTC, -1.27%) price was holding above $41,000, the highest since May, after a 10-day winning streak that was the longest in eight years for the largest cryptocurrency.

A significant migration from paper currency to digital means of payment will take place in the next few years, according to João Manoel Pinho de Mello, a director of the Central Bank of Brazil (BCB). 

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed into a law a bill called On Payment Services that allows the country’s central bank to issue a central bank digital currency (CBDC), an announcement on the president’s official website said.

As disclosed in an April 2021 paper, the IMF plans to add five sets of experts to properly conduct research. Their skills include lawyers, digital risk experts, financial sector experts, fiscal economists, and data specialists.

Instead of presenting paper-based certifications, travelers need only scan a QR code sent by email at the gate. Travelers without smart phones can print a QR code.

Today, the Hong Kong-incorporated consortium, Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN) has announced the official rollout of its first application Cargo Release.