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Coronavirus fears are sending markets tumbling. Could tokenized gold, or gold-backed crypto, be the next safe-haven investment in times of economic turmoil?

Welcome to The Current Forkast series with Forkast.News Editor-in-Chief Angie Lau and Brian Lio, CEO of blockchain research group Smith + Crown. In this episode we talk about: Lightning Labs raises $…

Public health coins could be used to incentivize people to interact honestly with the health care system in the case of an event such as the coronavirus epidemic.

The Swiss Bankers Association (SBA) is seeking ways to bridge the traditional financial sector to new blockchain-related industries, including ways to open bank accounts said SBA deputy CEO August Be…

Welcome to The Current Forkast series with Forkast.News Editor-in-Chief Angie Lau and Brian Lio, CEO of blockchain research group Smith + Crown. In this episode we talk about: NBA player Spencer Dinw…

Distributed ledger technology could used by front-line health care responders dealing with the coronavirus epidemic to submit information in real-time around the world regardless of censorship. HashL…

The Chamber of Digital Commerce is "gravely concerned" about how the U.S. Government is addressing technological challenges and opportunities posed by blockchain according to founder and president Pe…

As China's digital currency is said to be "progressing smoothly," Indonesia is also working on releasing their own proof of concept this year according to Indonesian Blockchain Association co-founder…

As China, Singapore, Canada and other countries develop digital currencies in part to facilitate cross-border transactions, Ripple's managing director of South Asia and EMEA Navin Gupta instead said …

Although Switzerland's Crypto Valley may seek to become a global blockchain hub, its government is too slow to adopt the technology even as Facebook's Libra incorporates in the country according to T…

Identification on a protocol level could help blockchain become mainstream for blue-chip companies like MasterCard, Volvo and Geely as KYC and AML regulations are met. Forkast.News Editor-in-Chief An…

Real-world applications for blockchain outside of cryptocurrency are gaining traction, as startups like SUKU aim to apply the technology to help everyday consumers track where the meat they buy at su…

Safe cities' level of privacy remains a core concern, as indicated by the recent resignation of Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs' Director of Privacy Ann Cavoukian. The application of blockchain to smart cit…

China's blockchain talent pool is increasingly attracting investment from firms such as Blockchain Global, especially in the wake of endorsement from Chinese President Xi Jinping. Forkast.News Editor…

Forkast.News Editor-in-Chief Angie Lau has an in depth discussion with NEO Head of Development John deVadoss about how blockchain and decentralization can help machine learning and artificial intelli…

Angie Lau, Editor-in-Chief of Forkast.News, spoke with Gibraltarian Minister of Financial Services and Gaming Albert Isola about how his small jurisdiction became a global leader in blockchain regula…

Neo is a cross-platform, code-agnostic blockchain revolutionizing the sector starting with distributed storage. Forkast.News' Editor-in-Chief Angie Lau sits down with Da Hongfei to find out about the…

Switzerland is positioning itself to become a crucial hub for the global blockchain industry as investment group Crypto Valley Venture Capital (CVVC) reports that the top 50 blockchain-related compan…

Cryptocurrencies have become a new target for investors shying away from politically volatile alternatives. As an on-going trade war between the United States and China and the U.K.’s exit from the E…

Blockchain-related startups have dealt with a fair share of challenges and skepticism, especially throughout a tumultuous year where volatility in cryptocurrencies has shaken people’s confidence in t…