China's successful control of COVID-19
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(20)30800-8/fulltext#.X4lgv42IoKs.twitter

MetaMask Presents Mobile App for Android and iOS
https://www.coinspeaker.com/metamask-mobile-app/

Power Ledger and BCPG to create Renewable Energy Credit marketplace in Southeast Asia
https://www.powerledger.io/announcement/power-ledger-and-bcpg-to-create-renewable-energy-credit-marketplace-in-southeast-asia/

Huawei & Beijing city government jointly develop municipal blockchain directory aiming to improve govt services & support the city’s business environment
https://www.europeworldnews.com/huawei-and-beijing-are-jointly-developing-a-municipal-blockchain-directory/

Blind programmer creates mobile game that has no graphics
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020-08-21/Blind-programmer-creates-mobile-game-that-has-no-graphics-T8PRa5uzQY/share_amp.html

2020 Smart China Expo to be held online in September
http://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202008/20/WS5f3e0db5a3108348172619f2.html

Hunan’s Government Chooses Conflux Network, a permissionless blockchain project, to Build New Blockchain Infrastructure for the Region
http://cryptopost.com/hunans-government-has-chosen-a-company-to-build-new-blockchain-infrastructure-for-the-region/

South China's #Shenzhen achieves citywide #5G coverage
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020-08-18/South-China-s-Shenzhen-achieves-citywide-5G-coverage-T3cY154JtS/index.html

South Korea’s Jeju Island Selects ICONLOOP Blockchain Technology for Private, Secure COVID-19 Contact Tracing
https://bit.ly/2QaU7QU

VeChain Partners With Consulting Giant Grant Thornton Cyprus
https://dailyhodl.com/2020/08/18/vechain-partners-with-consulting-giant-grant-thornton-cyprus/

Huobi Launches DeFi-focused Consortium With MakerDAO, Compound and More
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/75058/huobi-defi-cefi-alliance

Facebook Faces Lawsuit for Allegedly Harvesting Instagram Users’ Biometric Data
https://sputniknews.com/amp/science/202008141080173946-facebook-faces-lawsuit-for-allegedly-harvesting-instagram-users-biometric-data/

#TRON and #Waves aim to reach mass-adoption of inter-chain #DeFi via Gravity
https://medium.com/wavesprotocol/tron-and-waves-aim-to-reach-mass-adoption-of-inter-chain-defi-via-gravity-7f00d1b0525e

BLOCKCHANCE EUROPE 2021 : Germany’s Leading B2B Conference and Trade Fair on Blockchain Technology
https://eng.ambcrypto.com/blockchance-europe-2021germanys-leading-b2b-conference-and-trade-fair-on-blockchain-technology/

Tor Network Compromised by Single Hacker Stealing Users’ Bitcoin: Report
https://www.coindesk.com/tor-network-compromised-single-hacker-stealing-users-bitcoin-report

Russia’s Health Ministry has approved world’s first Covid-19 vaccine
https://www.rt.com/russia/497671-putin-covid-19-vaccine-first/amp/

Messaging Firm LINE Makes Own Token Available to Japanese Traders for First Time
https://www.coindesk.com/messaging-firm-line-makes-own-token-available-to-japanese-traders-for-first-time

The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) publishes "Distributed Ledgers in IIoT" #whitepaper co-authored by IoTeX, Amazon, Huawei, PwC and more. Developed over the past year, it focuses on emerging enterprise #IoT use cases.
https://bit.ly/2DSuT6Y

Vechain (VET) Rolls Out Blockchain-Based Food Safety Solution
https://btcmanager.com/vechain-vet-blockchain-food-safety-solution/

Huawei mobile device users reach 700mn globally with year-on-year growth of 32%
https://m.gulf-times.com/Story/669922

Waves - Neutrino DeFo-rmed
https://medium.com/wavesprotocol/neutrino-defo-rmed-96e8d501724b

Ant Group said to go public as soon as September to become largest IPO in history
https://cntechpost.com/2020/08/04/ant-group-said-to-go-public-as-soon-as-sept-to-become-largest-ipo-in-history/

Realme launches 5G phone for $200
https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202008/04/WS5f28b8b6a31083481725e01a.html

China unveils AI open-source platform 'Dubhe'
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020-08-03/China-unveils-AI-open-source-platform-Dubhe--SE3UpfEX5e/index.html

TikTok, Huawei, and America’s Decline
https://worldaffairs.blog/2020/08/01/tiktok-huawei-and-americas-decline/amp/

#photowalk

#IOST Now Accepted as Collateral Asset on #DeFi-Focused #Bidao
https://btcmanager.com/iost-accepted-collateral-asset-defi-bidao/

Tencent grabs Facebook’s social media crown with rally that adds US$207 billion to market value this year
https://amp.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3094961/tencent-overtakes-facebook-worlds-most-valuable-social-media

Ethereum: 5 Years in and Looking to the Future
https://beincrypto.com/ethereum-5-years-in-and-looking-to-the-future/

One Million E-Mails and 9,500 Home Addresses Hacked From Ledger
https://www.trustnodes.com/2020/07/29/one-million-e-mails-and-9500-home-addresses-hacked-from-ledger

EU Outlines Tech Specs for Nodes in Its Blockchain Services Testnet
https://www.coindesk.com/eu-blockchain-testnet-nodes

Siemens ramps up efforts for smart city solutions
http://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202007/27/WS5f1e2ba6a31083481725c230.html

Elastos Ethereum Sidechain to Offer a Cross-Chain Stablecoin Powered by Chainlink Oracles
https://elastos.info/elastos-ethereum-sidechain-to-offer-a-cross-chain-stablecoin-powered-by-chainlink-oracles/

China’s Blockchain Infrastructure to Extend Global Reach With Six Public Chains
https://www.coindesk.com/chinas-blockchain-infrastructure-to-extend-global-reach-with-six-public-chains%3famp=1

SinoPharm says Covid-19 vaccine may be ready for the public by end of 2020
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3094434/coronavirus-chinese-pharmaceutical-firm-says-covid-19-vaccine

China successfully launches first Mars mission, a Long March-5 rocket, from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in Hainan province
http://en.people.cn/mobile/new/content.html?nI=9713991&cI=index&aT=m

Myanmar is an emerging market for the IT industry, says Huawei
https://techwireasia.com/2020/07/myanmar-is-an-emerging-market-for-the-it-industry-says-huawei/

NEM Ventures makes investment in timestamping solution to protect IP
https://bravenewcoin.com/insights/nem-ventures-makes-investment-in-timestamping-solution-to-protect-ip

Ant Group Plans IPO with Listings in Hong Kong and Shanghai
https://www.financemagnates.com/fintech/news/ant-group-plans-ipo-with-a-listing-in-hong-kong-and-shanghai/

Accenture, HSBC and SocGen in French Central Bank digital Euro test
https://www.ledgerinsights.com/accenture-hsbc-socgen-in-french-central-bank-digital-currency-test/

VIDT DataLink partners with Waves to increase anchoring potential on Gravity and Neutrino protocol
https://medium.com/gravity-protocol/vidt-datalink-partners-with-waves-to-increase-anchoring-potential-on-gravity-and-neutrino-protocol-b8306ceed3be

Huawei DigiTrucks - a driving force for digital literacy.
Helping to bridge the digital divide by providing learners with computer skills, knowledge & positive attitudes
https://www.euronews.com/2020/07/16/huawei-digitrucks-a-driving-force-for-digital-literacy

Bank of Thailand Enters Third Phase of CBDC Development; Now "Using CBDC with Big Businesses"
https://news.bitcoin.com/bank-of-thailand-enters-third-phase-of-cbdc-development-now-using-cbdc-with-big-businesses/

China Dri­ves In­te­gra­tion of Blockchain Tech­nol­ogy with Gov­ern­ment Ser­vices
http://www.chinabankingnews.com/2020/07/16/china-drives-integration-of-blockchain-technology-with-government-services/

China launches global medical AI research platform at the recent World Artificial Intelligence Healthcare Conference in Shanghai
http://xinhuanet.com/english/2020-07/13/c_139209119.htm

Singapore’s Central Bank Eyes Commercial Role for Its Blockchain Payments Tech
https://www.coindesk.com/singapores-central-bank-eyes-commercial-role-for-its-blockchain-payments-tech

IOTA Releases Industry-Ready Version of Chronicle, a Decentralised Storage Framework
https://blog.iota.org/chronicle-our-full-permanode-framework-for-decentralized-storage-on-the-iota-network-18cf5062a016

Scientists develop AI model for rapid cancer detection
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-07/11/c_139204846.htm

CENTRE, a joint venture between Coinbase and Circle and the issuer of USDC, has blacklisted an Ethereum address holding $100k of the tokens claiming it was "complying with law enforcement"
https://bit.ly/3iPnUMa

Ride-sharing giant Didi Chuxing to trial China’s Digital Yuan
https://techwireasia.com/2020/07/ride-sharing-giant-didi-chuxing-to-trial-chinas-digital-yuan/