G20 Report: Blockchain “Holds Key” To “Inclusive Global Economy”
G20 countries have officially recognized the positive benefits of Blockchain technology in a communique on global economic cooperation. The statement, issued last week and updated on Monday, details the need for a joint effort to “fight to restore the public’s faith in cross-border economic cooperation.” “Blockchain technologies hold the key to building an inclusive global digital economy that is auditably [sic] secure and transparently accountable to the world’s citizens,” author Julie Maupin of the Centre for International Governance Innovation begins. According to Maupin, Blockchain....
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