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bchainjournal (39)in #life • 6 years ago
BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY COULD ‘CHANGE OUR WORLD MORE THAN PEOPLE IMAGINE.’ -ALIBABA’S CO-FOUNDER
Jack Ma, Alibaba’s co-founder, mentioned that blockchain technology could “change our world more than people imagine,” while speaking about the potential of the technology in…
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bchainjournal (39)in #life • 6 years ago
TRON ACTIVATES ITS MAINNET
TRON (TRX), the tenth largest cryptocurrency with a market capitalization of $2.7 billion, announced that its mainnet the TRON Foundation called “Independence Day” was activated…
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bchainjournal (39)in #life • 6 years ago
PHARMACEUTICALS GIANT MERCK PLANS TO USE BLOCKCHAIN TO VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY OF MEDICATIONS
Pharmaceuticals giant Merck plans to use blockchain to verify the authenticity of medications by following them as they move through the supply chain, reported Coindeskon June…
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bchainjournal (39)in #life • 6 years ago
BREAKING “THE SILO BETWEEN BLOCKCHAIN-BASED CRYPTOCURRENCY AND THE EXISTING MONETARY SYSTEM” IS A PRIORITY FOR THE PBOC
The Digital Currency Research Lab at the People’s Bank of China has been working hard to develop a cryptocurrency which would be composed of features of both cryptocurrencies and…
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bchainjournal (39)in #life • 6 years ago
THE IMPORTANCE OF PRIVACY FOR CRYPTOCURRENCY AND THE WORLDWIDE ECONOMY
Michael J. Casey, the chairman of CoinDesk’s advisory board and a senior advisor for blockchain research at MIT’s Digital Currency Initiative explains the importance of privacy…
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bchainjournal (39)in #life • 6 years ago
HOW A CENTRAL BANKER ENVISIONS BITCOIN, DLT AND BANK LEDGER IN THE FUTURE
Yao Qian, the director-general of the Institute of Digital Money of the People’s Bank of China, explains how he envisions Bitcoin, distributed ledger technology and bank ledger…
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bchainjournal (39)in #life • 6 years ago
BLOCKCHAIN IS ‘DEFINITELY AN OPPORTUNITY’ IN THE LONG TERM, SAYS UBS CEO
UBS CEO, Sergio Ermotti, said that blockchain is “definitely an opportunity” in the long term to help businesses reduce their costs, according to an interview made by CNBC. He…
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bchainjournal (39)in #life • 6 years ago
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LITECOIN AND BITCOIN?
Alok Yadav, a cryptoanalyst and researcher at Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research, answers the question on Quora: What is the Difference Between Litecoin and…
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bchainjournal (39)in #life • 6 years ago
THE WORLD’S LARGEST BLOCKCHAIN INSURANCE GROUP WILL USE R3’S CORDA PLATFORM
The world’s largest blockchain insurance group will use R3’s Corda platform in order to develop new products, reported Coindesk on June 18. The Blockchain Insurance Industry…
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bchainjournal (39)in #life • 6 years ago
SQUARE IS GRANTED A BITLICENSE
The payment firm Square is granted a BitLicense from New York regulators, according to a press release published on June 18. The New York State Department of Financial Services…
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bchainjournal (39)in #life • 6 years ago
A TRANSITION THAT WILL BRING BLOCKCHAIN FROM NICHE USE CASES TO GENERAL-PURPOSE TRANSACTIONS
Paul Brody, a principal and the Global Blockchain Leader at EY, explains a transition that will bring blockchain from niche use cases to general-purpose transactions. We were…
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bchainjournal (39)in #life • 6 years ago
FACTOM BLOCKCHAIN INITIATIVE IS GRANTED THE TASK TO SECURE U.S. BORDER PATROL DATA
Factom Blockchain Company is granted the task to secure the U.S. border patrol data recorded with cameras and sensors through a platform in a beta version by being awarded a sum…
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bchainjournal (39)in #life • 6 years ago
TWO MAJOR RUSSIAN BANKS ARE TESTING CRYPTOCURRENCY PORTFOLIOS
Two major Russian banks, Sberbank and Alfa-Bank, are testing cryptocurrency portfolios for private clients, according to a local news outlet. The two financial institutions will…
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bchainjournal (39)in #life • 6 years ago
WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ETH AND EOS CRYPTOCURRENCIES?
Knut Andre, cryptocurrency investors with years of experience and a graduate student that studied business and international economics, answers the question on Quora: What’s the…
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bchainjournal (39)in #life • 6 years ago
JD.COM PLANS TO ISSUE ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES ON THE BLOCKCHAIN
E-commerce giant JD.com plans to issue asset-backed securities (ABSs) on the blockchain, reported Cointelegraph on June 13. The subsidiary JD Finance will issue the ABS in…
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bchainjournal (39)in #life • 6 years ago
WHAT IS THE BITCOIN LIGHTNING NETWORK AND ITS BENEFITS?
Abhishek Singh, the Program Director at Blockchain Semantics answers the question on Quora: What is the Bitcoin Lightning Network and Its Benefits? The Lightning Network is a…
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bchainjournal (39)in #life • 6 years ago
BITCOIN’S PRICE INCREASED ABNORMALLY DURING THE RECENT BOOM DUE TO TETHER MANIPULATION, A STUDY SAYS
Bitcoin’s price increased abnormally during the recent boom due to the manipulation of the U.S. dollar-pegged tether, reported Coindesk on June 13. The new study published by…
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bchainjournal (39)in #life • 6 years ago
GERMANY’S FINANCE REGULATOR CHIEF: BLOCKCHAIN CAN TURN THE ENTIRE FINANCIAL SECTOR ‘UPSIDE DOWN’
Germany’s finance regulator chief, Felix Hufeld mentioned that blockchain can turn the entire financial sector “upside down” and that it is “revolutionary”, reported Coindesk on…
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bchainjournal (39)in #life • 6 years ago
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS HAVE RAISED THEIR BLOCKCHAIN BUDGET OF 67% IN 2017, ACCORDING TO A RESEARCH
Financial institutions have raised their blockchain budget of 67% individually in 2017 with a combined total of $1.7 billion invested for the technology, according to a research…
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bchainjournal (39)in #life • 6 years ago
SOUTH KOREAN BANKS WILL ROLL OUT A BLOCKCHAIN-BASED ID VERIFICATION SYSTEM IN JULY
A group of South Korean will roll out a blockchain-based ID verification system in July, reported Coindesk on June 12. The new system called BankSign will be tested during a…
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