Mark Zuckerberg Defends Freedom of Expression but Not Mentions Libra
Libra, other stablecoins could hinder efforts to halt criminal use: FATF
Ripple CEO claims to sign over 30 deals a week with financial institutions for blockchain payments
Fake Tor Browser Has Been Spying, Stealing Bitcoin ‘For Years’
Raiffeisen Among 18 Banks in First Global Tokenized Collateral Trial
Huobi To Start Tether Trading For ‘Important’ Turkey Lira By End Of 2019
Crypto-jackers now using fake WordPress plug-ins to mine cryptocurrencies
Huobi announces plans to launch fiat gateway in Turkey
G-7 Task Force Releases Full Report on Impact of Global Stablecoins
Libra Roundup: G7 Voice Concerns, Senator Adds Support, New Study Emerges
AltOne CEO Implicated in Possible Data Transaction Token Exit Scam
Local Cryptocurrency To See Launch for Ise-Shima Region in Japan
NEM (XEM) Rises on News of Catapult Tokens Launch
Bermuda Premier: Cryptocurrency a Great Equalizer Against Big Tech
Upbit Operator Dunamu to Build OTC Stock Platform
Huobi launching fiat-to-crypto gateway in Turkey later this year
R3 partners with London-based Archax to manage post-trade activites
New Tax Form Requires IRS To Question Your Crypto Ownership
Global Crisis Looms as IMF Report Cites Its Own Policy as Dangerous
Stablecoins Pose More Issues Than Benefits – G7 Task Force Report
Cardano And New Balance Team Up To Create NB Realchain
Richard Branson’s Space Tourism Company Virgin Galactic to Go Public in Q4 2019
Libra Association stresses on cooperation as G7 releases report on stablecoins
Bank of Canada Warms To National Cryptocurrency, Will it Compete Against Bitcoin?
Germany Allows Huawei Into Its 5G Networks despite U.S. Pressure
Malaysian Ministry of Education Fights Fake Degrees With Blockchain Tech
The Malaysian Ministry of Education has introduced E-Skrol, an application built on the NEM blockchain to deal with the issue of certificate fraud through the use of blockchain technology.
In a Sept. 19 article by local news agency Bernama, the Ministry of Education in Malaysia announced that the previously introduced E-Skrol blockchain application, which makes it possible to verify the authenticity of Maylaysian educational degrees, will now be available for all public and private universities in the country.
The E-Skrol application aims to tackle the increasing cases of fake educational degrees in Malaysia, which can be obtained online from so-called diploma mills.
Education Minister Dr. Maszlee Malik stated that the issue of degree forgeries has had a negative impact on the Malaysian higher education system, adding:
“There are people who latch on to the reputation of Malaysian public universities to improve their profiles by displaying fake certificates. I believe the blockchain application can change this situation.’
The education minister added that now anyone, anywhere in the world can verify the data of any graduate of a Malaysian university, including their name, full transcript, graduation date and class of degree through the application and scanning the QR code, which are printed on the certificates.
In June, Cointelegraph reported that the Malaysian government launched a work visa program targeting blockchain-capable talents from all over the world. The program aims to attract foreign professionals who will have the right to stay in the country for up to 12 months to provide blockchain-related services or undergo training at a Malaysian company.
MDEC growth ecosystem development vice-president Norhizam Abdul Kadir said, “We will be kicking it off starting with blockchain jobs. The number of visas to be issued depends on the projects that will be run by blockchain companies in Malaysia.”
