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Regulate or laissez-faire: European Parliament’s doubts on blockchain

Oct02
by on October 2, 2018 at 3:04 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


The European Parliament has gathered in Strasbourg to debate all things Europe. But like the sneaky little, omnipresent, trickster it is, blockchain found a way to weasel its way into parliamentary discussions. It appears that MEPs are still heavily divided on how to approach the nascent technology. Discussions began when MEPs on the industry commission asked the European Commission how it plans to provide “legal certainty” to promote the use of blockchains, the BBC reports. There appears to be a few different schools of thought emerging in the EU when it comes to interpreting how blockchain should be approached. Romania’s…

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No, blockchain can’t solve the Irish border problem

Oct02
by on October 2, 2018 at 1:19 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Hard Fork


When Britain narrowly voted to leave the European Union in 2016, it opened a can of worms, the biggest of which was the Irish border. The United Kingdom shares a 310-mile land border with the Republic of Ireland. It cuts through towns and pastures and stretches from the cultural capital of Derry to the small city of Newry. As it stands right now, the Irish border is open. People cross it daily. Commerce flows from the North to the South unhindered. But when the UK leaves the EU in March 2019, this will likely change due to regulatory and customs…

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September in Africa: Alibaba saves wildlife and Google Partners comes to Nigeria

Oct02
by on October 2, 2018 at 12:55 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Contributors


Pan-African ecommerce giant Jumia may be about to launch an initial public offering (IPO), if reports are to be believed, valuing the company at around $1 billion USD. According to Reuters, Jumia, which already claims to be Africa’s first “unicorn” based on how much investment it has received, is considering a possible New York listing early next year. It’s all very exciting, but for now let’s get back to news that has actually happened. Like the fact that Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of China’s Alibaba Group, has partnered the Kenyan ministries of tourism and wildlife to deploy its…

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