The central bank’s most senior economist now runs the department responsible for the digital currency task force and working group with other central banks. Source link
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Modi’s ‘New’ India: Notch Or Knot On China’s Belt (And Road Initiative) By Danny Sjursen, Antiwar.com. July 16, 2020 Modi’s ‘New’ India: Notch Or Knot On China’s Belt (And Road Initiative)2020-07-162020-07-16https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/india-china_20191031_570_850-e1594945376998.jpg200px200px Above photo: Border Personnel Meeting (BPM) between Indian Army and Peoples Liberation army conducted by the Peoples Liberation army at […]
China’s ambitious national blockchain infrastructure project has enlisted two partners to help with two of the biggest challenges with this technology. SmartContract, the company behind the Chainlink oracle network, will help the state-backed Blockchain-Based Service Network (BSN) with sourcing of reliable information about the real world. Meanwhile, Iris Foundation Ltd., […]
A member of the ID2020 Alliance, which aims to bring digital identities to billions of people who don’t have them, has resigned over the organization’s direction on digital immunity passes and COVID-19. In her resignation email last Friday, Elizabeth Renieris cited ID2020’s opacity, “techno-solutionism,” and corporate influence along with the […]
One of life’s greatest pleasures is sitting at a bar and enjoying a well-made drink while chatting with the bartender. But with the recent outbreak of Covid-19 and the resulting stay-at-home orders, bars have had to close across the country laying off hundreds of thousands of employees. Diageo North America […]
Pennsylvania Initiative To Convert Lawns Into Meadows, Forests By Ad Crable, Bay Journal. May 13, 2020 Pennsylvania Initiative To Convert Lawns Into Meadows, Forests2020-05-132020-05-13https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/lawn-e1589382762848.jpg200px200px Above photo: This backyard in Lancaster County, PA, is slowly being turned into woods. Ryan Davis. Well-shorn lawns are still the norm on the grounds of parks, schools, […]