# Digital Currency and Blockchain Weekly Round-Up – November 30th, 2018 By Shampa Mani Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/834 Published: 2018-11-30T11:30:11.000Z Updated: 2018-11-30T11:30:11.000Z Section: Technology > Paxos, Symbiont and others team up to establish Code of Conduct for digital asset markets Ten leading firms in the crypto and blockchain space have teamed for a new initiative to establish a Code of Conduct for digita… [Paxos, Symbiont and others team up to establish Code of Conduct for digital asset markets]() Ten leading firms in the crypto and blockchain space have teamed for a new initiative to establish a Code of Conduct for digital asset markets. The Association for Digital Asset Markets (ADAM) is a private organization and will maintain offices in New York and Washington, D.C. It will be the first broad-based organization of its kind in the United States to proactively seek comprehensive standards for digital asset market participants. [U.S. DARPA to host workshop on permissionless blockchain in February 2019]() The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is going to hold a two-day workshop on blockchain technology on February 14 and 15, 2019, CoinTelegraph reported. In its official request for information (RFI) posted November 19, DARPA said that it is interested to better understand the implications of technologies for distributed consensus protocols for the Department of Defense (DoD). [U.S. Treasury adds cryptocurrency addresses to sanctions list for the first time]() The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced that it has added digital currency addresses to the sanctions list, administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), for the first time. The move comes as OFAC added two Iranian individuals – Ali Khorashadizadeh and Mohammad Ghorbaniyan – to its Special Designated Nationals (SDNs) list. [UAE launches two initiatives focused on AI and blockchain technologies]() Two national initiatives focused on artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technology have been launched at the recently held second UAE Government Annual Meetings in Abu Dhabi. The two initiatives are the AI and Blockchain Guide initiative and the National Programme for AI and Blockchain Capacity Building. [South Korean government to trial blockchain-based online voting system]() South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT and the National Election Commission (NEC) have announced their plans to develop a blockchain-based online voting system. This was first reported by ZDNet. According to the official release, the new system leverages blockchain technology for storing and verifying voting results. It will go on trial in the private sector in December. [Malaysia to implement new crypto and ICO regulations by Q1 2019]() The regulations for cryptocurrency exchanges and initial coin offerings (ICOs) will go into effect in Malaysia by the first quarter of 2019, Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng was recently quoted saying by The Star. Guan Eng officiated the SCxSC Fintech Conference 2018 organised by the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC). He said that, in an update, the SC told him that the regulations are part of its efforts to encourage alternative fundraising avenues and new investment asset classes. [Securities Commission Malaysia explores blockchain application in unlisted and OTC markets]() The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has revealed the details of its efforts to test the application of blockchain technology in capital markets. In an official release dated November 28, the regulator unveiled “Project Castor” – a pilot project to research and test the feasibility of using distributed ledger technology (DLT) to serve as the underlying market infrastructure for unlisted and OTC markets. Neuroware.io was the technology partner for the project. Research Studies - [U.S. CFTC’s LabCFTC]() explains blockchain smart contract in new primer - [Kaspersky]() bearish on cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology in 2019 Company/Business News - Coinbase, Ripple back security token startup [Securitize’s $12.7M Series A round]() - Crypto exchange [Huobi]() receives Gibraltar DLT License - [Overstock]() CEO plans to sell retail business by February 2019 amid blockchain push - Coinbase Ventures, Digital Currency Group lead [Flipside Crypto’s seed funding]() round Partnerships/Consortiums - Sumitomo Corporation of Americas joins [Blockchain in Transport Alliance]() - South Korean blockchain startup Fantom enters into [research partnership]() with University of Sydney - [Global Legal Blockchain Consortium]() surpasses 150-member mark - Hong Kong’s [Modern Terminals joins IBM Maersk blockchain shipping]() solution ‘TradeLens’ - Germany’s [LBBW]() joins trade finance blockchain consortium ‘Marco Polo’ Digital Currency and Blockchain Initiatives - Chinese tech giant [Huawei’s]() cloud business arm rolls out Blockchain Service - Shell and BP-backed [Vakt goes live]() with first enterprise grade blockchain solution in energy sector - [Amazon Web Services]() announces new service to simplify building blockchains - CLS's [blockchain payment netting service]() ‘CLSNet’ goes live - Blockchain startup [ICONLOOP]() launches ‘ICON Development Network’ on AWS marketplace - [Malaysia Automotive Institute]() seeks to bring blockchain to automotive sector - Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance Institute launches [Blockchain Academy]() - Russia’s NSD, Sberbank and MTS complete [blockchain-based commercial bond transaction]() - Abu Dhabi's [Al Hilal Bank]() executes blockchain-based transaction Sharia-compliant bonds - [Japanese credit card issuers]() seek to fight fraud using blockchain - [TRON]() to establish $100M blockchain gaming fund ## Links in this article - [Paxos, Symbiont and others team up to establish Code of Conduct for digital asset markets](https://tokenpost.com/Paxos-Symbiont-and-others-team-up-to-establish-Code-of-Conduct-for-digital-asset-markets-817) - [U.S. DARPA to host workshop on permissionless blockchain in February 2019](https://tokenpost.com/US-DARPA-to-host-workshop-on-permissionless-blockchain-in-February-2019-795) - [U.S. Treasury adds cryptocurrency addresses to sanctions list for the first time](https://tokenpost.com/US-Treasury-adds-cryptocurrency-addresses-to-sanctions-list-for-the-first-time-826) - [UAE launches two initiatives focused on AI and blockchain technologies](https://tokenpost.com/UAE-launches-two-initiatives-focused-on-AI-and-blockchain-technologies-822) - [South Korean government to trial blockchain-based online voting system](https://tokenpost.com/South-Korean-government-to-trial-blockchain-based-online-voting-system-813) - [Malaysia to implement new crypto and ICO regulations by Q1 2019](https://tokenpost.com/Malaysia-to-implement-new-crypto-and-ICO-regulations-by-Q1-2019-830) - [Securities Commission Malaysia explores blockchain application in unlisted and OTC markets](https://tokenpost.com/Securities-Commission-Malaysia-explores-blockchain-application-in-unlisted-and-OTC-markets-831) - [U.S. CFTC’s LabCFTC](https://tokenpost.com/US-CFTCs-LabCFTC-explains-smart-contract-in-new-primer-816) - [Kaspersky](https://tokenpost.com/Kaspersky-bearish-on-cryptocurrencies-and-blockchain-technology-in-2019-825) - [Securitize’s $12.7M Series A round](https://tokenpost.com/Coinbase-Ripple-back-security-token-startup-Securitizes-127M-Series-A-round-803) - [Huobi](https://tokenpost.com/Crypto-exchange-Huobi-receives-Gibraltar-DLT-License-800) - [Overstock](https://tokenpost.com/Overstock-CEO-plans-to-sell-retail-business-by-February-2019-amid-blockchain-push-796) - [Flipside Crypto’s seed funding](https://tokenpost.com/Coinbase-Ventures-Digital-Currency-Group-lead-Flipside-Cryptos-seed-funding-round-827) - [Blockchain in Transport Alliance](https://tokenpost.com/Sumitomo-Corporation-of-Americas-joins-Blockchain-in-Transport-Alliance-815) - [research partnership](https://tokenpost.com/South-Korean-blockchain-startup-Fantom-enters-into-research-partnership-with-University-of-Sydney-811) - [Global Legal Blockchain Consortium](https://tokenpost.com/Global-Legal-Blockchain-Consortium-surpasses-150-member-mark-798) - [Modern Terminals joins IBM Maersk blockchain shipping](https://tokenpost.com/Hong-Kongs-Modern-Terminals-joins-IBM-Maersk-blockchain-shipping-solution-TradeLens-793) - [LBBW](https://tokenpost.com/Germanys-LBBW-joins-trade-finance-blockchain-consortium-Marco-Polo-833) - [Huawei’s](https://tokenpost.com/Chinese-tech-giant-Huaweis-cloud-business-arm-rolls-out-Blockchain-Service-824) - [Vakt goes live](https://tokenpost.com/Shell-and-BP-backed-Vakt-goes-live-with-first-enterprise-grade-blockchain-solution-in-energy-sector-823) - [Amazon Web Services](https://tokenpost.com/Amazon-Web-Services-announces-new-service-to-simplify-building-blockchains-820) - [blockchain payment netting service](https://tokenpost.com/CLSs-blockchain-payment-netting-service-CLSNet-goes-Live-814) - [ICONLOOP](https://tokenpost.com/Blockchain-startup-ICONLOOP-launches-ICON-Development-Network-on-AWS-marketplace-807) - [Malaysia Automotive Institute](https://tokenpost.com/Malaysia-Automotive-Institute-seeks-to-bring-blockchain-to-automotive-sector-805) - [Blockchain Academy](https://tokenpost.com/Bahrain-Institute-of-Banking-and-Finance-Institute-launches-Blockchain-Academy-804) - [blockchain-based commercial bond transaction](https://tokenpost.com/Russias-NSD-Sberbank-and-MTS-complete-blockchain-based-commercial-bond-transaction-792) - [Al Hilal Bank](https://tokenpost.com/Abu-Dhabis-Al-Hilal-Bank-executes-blockchain-based-transaction-Sharia-compliant-bonds-797) - [Japanese credit card issuers](https://tokenpost.com/Japanese-credit-card-issuers-seek-to-fight-fraud-using-Blockchain-791) - [TRON](https://tokenpost.com/TRON-to-establish-100M-blockchain-gaming-fund-829)