A scientific research institute and value-added Internet service provider Tencent Holdings have jointly released a July 24 emphasizing the impact of on the transformation of traditional financial services.
The Academy of Information and Communications Technology, a scientific research institute under China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), and China’s Tencent Holdings’ report includes eight core conclusions of blockchain implementation in the financial sector.
According to the report, blockchain technology will further enhance “the transparency of financial transactions, strengthen the flexibility of system operation, and automate processes, thus affecting the record keeping, accounting and payment settlement methods of financial services. The study further comments:
“In addition to digital currency, the characteristics of the blockchain can play a big role in the fields of payment and settlement, supply chain finance, securities trading, insurance, and credit reporting.”
During the process of applying blockchain, the report notes, it is necessary to differentiate between the “coin” application and the “chain” application, presumably a reference to blockchain tech’s basis for most cryptocurrencies:
“For the ‘coin’ application, the financial risk should be strictly guarded. For the ‘chain’ application, it should be legally regulated.”
Earlier this week, three major Chinese telecom operators a blockchain research group for building a “next-generation telecommunication network.” will also an international research group on the standardization of the Internet of Things () and blockchain technology, as Cointelegraph reported July 18.
China has also recently blockchain tech, as the head of the international department of the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission against “mythologizing” blockchain technology in mid-July.
As China was the first country to blanket a ban on Initial Coin Offerings () and , Cointelegraph that the country has some difficulties with the decentralized and liberal freedoms that comes from blockchain and cryptocurrencies.
Published at Wed, 25 Jul 2018 12:49:00 +0000
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