In a digital age when the line between truth and authenticity often blurs, the Click camera app brings a powerful tool to verify the reality behind images. For the first time, journalists working in Lebanon are capturing images from conflict zones that are digitally authenticated through a commercially available app. These images represent a breakthrough…
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has this week fired the starting gun on a second phase of digital currency tests as its pilot programme evolves into a ‘more comprehensive exploration of the digital money ecosystem’. Eleven groups of firms from various sectors have been selected to explore innovative use cases for a potential e-Hong…
China was once a major player in crypto mining, attracting companies with its low energy costs and favourable regulations. By 2021, it accounted for approximately 70% of global mining activity. In 2019, President Xi Jinping’s push for blockchain technology further solidified China’s technological edge over the United States. However, this changed in May 2021 when…
Hong Kong is a “strong contender” for a potential listing of crypto venture investor and blockchain game developer Animoca Brands Corp., its Chairman Yat Siu said. That’s in part because the company is headquartered in the city, where digital-asset related activity has expanded as officials seek to develop a crypto hub, Siu said in a…