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A Colorado law that would more clearly define whether certain tokens qualify as securities was struck down in the state Senate. HB 1426, a piece of state legislation that would have created guidelines for identifying “open blockchain tokens” as securities, was voted down in the Colorado state Senate on May 9, according to public records….

The state of West Virginia has completed its trial-run of state elections on a blockchain-supported mobile platform. Polls closed in West Virginia's primary election May 8, completing the first government-run, blockchain-supported vote in US history, ETHNews reported May 9. While most voters cast regular ballots, special voters in certain districts voted on a mobile blockchain-based…

An FERF survey on blockchain use in the financial field shows that 30 percent of respondents “plan to commit resources to blockchain within the next year and a half.” The Financial Executives Research Foundation (FERF) has released a report prepared in partnership with one of the 'Big Four' accounting and consulting firms Deloitte, on how…

Chinese messaging giant WeChat has frozen a third-party blockchain app designed to create contractual agreements a day after its launch. WeChat, a Chinese messaging, social media, and payment application developed by Tencent, has suspended a third-party blockchain application that initiates contract agreements by app users, local news outlet Caijing reported May 9. Xiao Xieyi, a…

Technical analysis on top 9 cryptocurrencies. The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph.com. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision. The market data is provided by the HitBTC exchange. The cryptocurrency…

A recent survey from Dalia Research shows that 75% of people globally are aware of crypto, but only 4% of non-holders intend to invest within the next 6 months. New research into the current state of global bottom-up adoption of cryptocurrencies was released in a report by Dalia Research on their Medium blog, May 9….

China’s second-largest BTC mining hardware maker plans to list a $1 bln IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, local media reports. Canaan Creative, China’s second-largest Bitcoin (BTC) mining hardware manufacturer plans to seek an Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The company’s decision to conduct an IPO in Hong Kong,…

VC investor Chamath Palihapitiya is bullish on Bitcoin, says Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger don’t have technology in their “circle of competence”. Chamath Palihapitiya, a self-professed “disciple” of investors Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger – has said that the two crypto skeptics are “all wrong” about Bitcoin (BTC), CNBC reports Wednesday, May 9. At the…

The 0.1.0 version of Ethereum’s Casper Protocol code has been released by developers. A new version of the code of Casper, a planned improvement to the Ethereum network’s economic consensus protocol, has been released by developers May 8. On Tuesday, Danny Ryan, the developer of Casper the Friendly Finality Gadget (FFG), posted a Casper v0.1…

Experts from the DHS, UPS, and Maersk testified on blockchain’s potential to optimize international logistics. U.S. House Subcommittees on Oversight and on Research and Technology gathered yesterday to hold a joint hearing, tellingly titled “Leveraging Blockchain Technology to Improve Supply Chain Management and Combat Counterfeit Goods.” Chairman Ralph Abraham of Louisiana opened the meeting with…