Blockchain Daily Digest – January 14th, 2020

1.    Former Fed Chair Janet Yellen Comments on AI and Technology Advancement at the AFF 2020

At this year’s Asian Financial Forum, held in Hong Kong, former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen was invited to speak at a Luncheon with moderator
Norman Chan, the Senior Advisor at the Hong Kong Academy of Finance. 

2.   ACCESS Becomes World’s First Organization to Deploy Blockchain Voting in Annual General Meeting

The Association of Cryptocurrency Enterprises and Start-ups, Singapore (ACCESS), a non-profit organization for the  cryptocurrency and blockchain sector in Singapore,  has set the ball rolling as the first institution across the globe to utilize blockchain technology for an Annual General Meeting (AGM).

3.   The Adoption of Bitcoin May See Considerable Increase if the Proposed Cash Ban in Australia Activates

Under the new bill being considered by the Australian Parliament, people could be jailed for two years and pay a fine of $ 25,200 for just using more than $10,000. If this bill is passed, it will force its citizens to look away from traditional fiat currencies and go for decentralized digital currencies such as
Bitcoin.

4.   Italian Town Spearheads Blockchain-Propelled Waste Management

Miglianico, an Italian town in the Abruzzo region, is famous for its wine production based on its expansive vineyards. The city is planning to establish a new blockchain breakthrough by being the first town in the country to incorporate distributed digital ledger technology for its waste management solutions. 

5.   Telegram to Release Financial Statements to the SEC in Gram Token ICO Case

The United States Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) has asked Telegram to release its financial statements, which includes bank records, as the regulator believes will prove the misconduct in the $1.7 billion offering of Gram tokens.

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