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The second largest publication in the United States, the New York Times (NYT), has opened a vacancy for a developer of the concept of blockchain application for publishing purposes. Thus, the publication is looking for a specialist who is ready to conduct a blockchain experiment for 12 months as part of the research department. At the same time, NYT intends to share its vision with other media as well as form a kind of consortium […]

On March 12, in the third reading, the deputies of the Russian State Duma adopted the law “On Amendments to Parts One, Two and Four of the Civil Code”, which enshrines the concept of “digital rights” in the legislation (new article 141.1 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation). This is the official website of the State Duma. The law defines digital rights as “obligations and other rights, the content and conditions of which are defined in […]

According to analyst of the financial conglomerate Barclays Ross Sandler, the steakblokin of the social network Facebook can generate in the medium term a multi-billion dollar extra income. This is reported by CNBC. In a note for investors, Sandler expressed the opinion that his own coin could bring the largest social network from 3 to 19 billion US dollars of additional income by 2021. The analyst stressed that his […]

In the new issue of the blockchain for corporations rubric, the practical application center of the blockchain-technology Orbita specifically for ForkLog has made an overview of recent initiatives to introduce distributed registry technology in the public and commercial sectors. Main news: IDC: global spending on the blockchain in 2019 will increase by almost 2 times – to $ 2.9 billion, and by 2022 it will reach the mark of […]

Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed on March 8, the Digital Tokens Act, excluding certain digital currencies from state securities legislation. Also, under certain circumstances, the new law exempts broker-dealers and cryptocurrency dealers from licensing. Rules come into force on August 2. Exciting day for #blockchain technology. @GovofCO @jaredpolis signed the #Digital Token Act today with […]

One of the alleged organizers of the notorious OneCoin financial pyramid, Konstantin Ignatov, was arrested on March 6 at Los Angeles International Airport on charges brought against him by the prosecutor's office of the Southern District of New York (SDNY). This is stated in the press release of the department. In addition to Konstantin Ignatov, allegations of fraud using electronic means of communication, securities fraud and money laundering […]

The world-renowned expert on the history of economics, a former professor of history at Harvard University and a senior fellow at Oxford University Nial Ferguson admitted that he was wrong about Bitcoin, once calling him "an illusion." This writes the Australian Financial Review. A British scientist learned about bitcoin five years ago from his son, but refused to follow his advice and […]

The vacancy section of the social network Facebook now has 20 open positions for specialists, one way or another connected with the blockchain technology, CoinDesk reports. In particular, offers are the vacancies of the technology communications director, threat researcher, data processing and analysis specialist, two product managers and product designer, brand strategy and marketing managers, community manager, […]