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1.1KAre we witnessing the evolution of money?
If you’ve looked closely at a £20 banknote lately, you may have noticed something strange. In small letters, just below the words...
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1.2K1Bitcoin value recovers 3% following delay in pivotal SEC ruling
The price of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies fell 10% yesterday (August 8), following a decision by the US Securities and Exchange Commission...
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1.3K1BitGo adds support for 11 more tokens in carrot for lucrative institutional investors
BitGo, a blockchain security services startup, has added support for 11 more Ethereum-based tokens, making the market that bit more attractive for...
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1.5KKPMG calls US blockchain investments in 2018 sign of ‘tremendous growth’
US-based blockchain investments in the first half of this year already exceed the annual total of 2017, according to KPMG’s biannual fintech...
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2.7KWomen on the block: How blockchain is breaking new ground outside of technology
There has been a lot of hype related to the blockchain and, while the technology has broad appeal to build trust and...
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1.8K‘Groundbreaking’ blockchain trade trial by Australian Commonwealth Bank tracks tonnes of almonds
17 tonnes of almonds have been successfully shipped and tracked from Victoria (Australia) to Hamburg (Germany) in a blockchain-based collaboration between the...
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1.3KIBM, CLS and banks team up to test blockchain ‘app store’ for finance
IBM, foreign exchange settlement provider CLS and nine financial institutions, including Barclays and Citigroup, are developing an agnostic platform to test blockchain-based...
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1.3K‘Robust’ growth sees blockchain geared for $11.7bn global spend in 2022
Worldwide spend on blockchain is expected to reach $11.7bn (£8.9bn) in 2022, according to International Data Corporation (IDC) in its Worldwide Semiannual...
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2.0KEuropean banks complete ‘real-life’ cross-border blockchain transactions
Four European banks have successfully completed live cross-border trades using blockchain technology. The ‘real-life’ financial transactions were carried out on the We.Trade...
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1.1KTwo of Russia’s largest banks are piloting cryptocurrency trading
Two of Russia’s largest banks are to begin piloting cryptocurrency trading for their private clients, according to a report by Kommersant on...