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Oil Industry Giants Join VAKT Blockchain Platform

According to a recent press release, leading oil companies Chevron, Total and Reliance have joined VAKT, a blockchain based platform geared towards the oil industry. The company published a press.

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Gemalto Report: Increasing Use of Blockchain to Secure IoT

Digital security company, Gemalto, released a report earlier today which suggests that the use of blockchain technology to secure internet of things (IoT) devices has doubled in the past year. Like.

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NEM to Develop Blockchain Based Copyright System for Journalists in Argentina

Peer to Peer cryptocurrency and blockchain platform NEM has signed an agreement with an Argentinian journalists’ trade union with a view towards developing a blockchain-powered solution to copyright protection. According.

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Colorado: Proposed Bill to Exempt Crypto from Securities Laws

A bill has been proposed before the Colorado state legislature which seeks to exempt cryptocurrencies and digital tokens from securities laws. The proposed legislation – dubbed the Digital Token Act –.

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U.S. Retailer Overstock to Pay Taxes in Bitcoin

Internet retailer Overstock.com plans on paying some of its business taxes in Bitcoin this year. The company disclosed its intentions yesterday via a press release.  Overstock plans to pay its.

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DX Exchange Launch Tokenized Trading of Nasdaq Stocks

Estonian digital trading platform, DX.Exchange will begin trading tokenized stocks on the Ethereum blockchain next Monday according to the company. The exchange – which has offices in Estonia and Israel – is.

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Crypto Pioneer Jed McCaleb: ‘Banks Won’t Use Bitcoin’

In a recent interview with Yahoo Finance, Jed McCaleb, founder of cryptocurrency, Stellar and current Chief Technology Officer of Interstellar stated that he doesn’t foresee a scenario whereby financial institutions.

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Philippines Postpones ICO Regulations with 2nd Round Public Consultation Process

The Philippines has postponed the issuance of fixed rules governing initial coin offerings (ICO’s) in the country according to local news reports. A report published in The Philippine Star on Monday.

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Insolar Research, a multi-national research organization, will unite 10 leading academics to advance Blockchain research

An all-star team of academic blockchain scholars across North America and Europe is thrilled to announce the formation of Insolar Research, a research organization poised to bring the many promises.

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Blockchain Startup TrustED Launches Educational Project to Transform Credential Verification

With so much attention on Bitcoin’s volatility, it can be easy to forget that blockchain technology offers much more than simply being the mechanism behind cryptocurrencies. One such application is.

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