Category: Blockchain

GDPR applicable to a blockchain ledger PART 1

The new General Data Protection Regulation is closing in. Its application to blockchain technology is not easy to apply due to blockchain’s infancy. Consideration therefore must be given, to see how the data held within a ledger can be regulated if at all.

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GDPR applicable to a blockchain ledger PART 2

The new General Data Protection Regulation is closing in. Its application to blockchain technology is not easy to apply due to blockchain’s infancy. Consideration therefore must be given, to see how the data held within a ledger can be regulated if at all.

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GDPR v Cryptocurrency

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) aims to strengthen data protection rules for individuals within the European Union. The GDPR was approved

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Huawei’s Patent for Blockchain-Based System To Protect Intellectual Property Revealed

The telecom and networking giant Huawei has filed a Blockchain-based patent application which was published by China’s state Intellectual Property Office on Tuesday 6th March. Initially the Shenzhen-based company filed its patent application on the 15th August 2016. Its described as a Blockchain-based verification system for protection of intellectual property rights for digital content

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Ripple (XRP) lawsuit gains momentum

In 2016, the former CEO of Ripple, Chris Larsen made what can only be described as a critical decision. Larsen did a deal with R3, a bank consortium building its project on the blockchain, inclusive of an option for R3’s partner to buy 5 billion units of XRP for $0.0085 per unit.

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