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JPMorgan to launch digital coins using blockchain for payments
JPMorgan plans to launch digital coins, called “JPM Coin”, that customers will be able to use for instant transfer of payments over a blockchain network. Read more…
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Seven blockchain initiatives that might just change the world
Today, a number of revolutionary technologies are poised to change the world, but none have the same potential as blockchain. Here are seven initiatives. Read more…
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Infrared heating technology being sold on Ethereum Blockchain
Homeowners will soon be able to cut their electricity bills using breakthrough infrared heating technology being sold on the Ethereum Blockchain. Read more…
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New Chinese regulations crackdown on blockchain platforms
Chinese blockchain platforms will have to censor content, allow authorities access to stored data and check the identity of users under rules set out by Beijing in crackdown. Read more…
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ETSI creates new Industry Specification Group on blockchain
ETSI has announced the creation of a new Industry Specification Group on Permissioned Distributed Ledgers (ISG PDL). The group will analyze and provide the foundations to operate permissioned distributed ledgers to be deployed across various Read more…
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It’s time for new models of data protection
Equifax, HSBC, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Marriott, Quara – and we could continue the list much further. They are some of the companies that have had a significant customer data breaches this year or last. Read more…
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Huawei Cloud launches blockchain service worldwide
Huawei Cloud revealed that it has officially launched its Blockchain Service (BCS) for global use, following its commercial debut in China last month. Now available on the international Huawei Cloud website, the service – which Read more…
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Follow the FinTech: the new battle for control
Money, power and politics have always been linked to each other. The control of banks and finance services is an important way to use power and control macro developments. For example, anti-money laundering measures are Read more…
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Why Bitcoin is losing viability as a payment option
LONDON (Reuters) – The use of Bitcoin for commercial payments has dropped dramatically this year, even as the original digital coin starts to fulfil one of the basic features of any payment currency: stability. The Read more…
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Banks launch blockchain-based trade finance platform in HK
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A new blockchain-based trade finance platform, developed by HSBC, Standard Chartered and ten other banks, was launched in Hong Kong on Wednesday to boost efficiency in the multi-trillion-dollar funding of international Read more…