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How Collectives Aim To Make Cities Into Blockchain Centers

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Blockchain technology is taking hold in the Southwest, with the help of organizations encouraging development in the space. A group called the Austin Blockchain Collective , for instance, is looking to establish the Texas city as a hub for blockchain innovation.

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New Ransomware Uses Social Media, Demands Payment in Bitcoin

Bank Innovation

A new type of ransomware is targeting users through their social media accounts, most notably through Facebook and LinkedIn, before doing what ransomware does: locking the computer and demanding payment for access–in bitcoin.

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China, Alibaba Are Big Players On The Blockchain Patent Block

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In tech, innovation is everything. In innovation, intellectual property is, well, almost everything — it can be the hardware, the software, the processes that come from creative endeavor. Last year, 56 percent of all blockchain patents issued trace their genesis from China. Alibaba Bets On The Blockchain. And patents?

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Payment innovations remain Apple’s top FinTech priority | Deutsche Boerse to issue digital securities | Digital Euro will not be available until 2026

Bussman Advisory

Do you want your board, executives or staff to better understand the impact of FinTech, Blockchain or Digital Assets on the future of finance? The post Payment innovations remain Apple’s top FinTech priority | Deutsche Boerse to issue digital securities | Digital Euro will not be available until 2026 appeared first on Bussmann Advisory AG.

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What’s the State of Banking Innovation in 2017?

Bank Innovation

What is the state of banking innovation today? Fintech funding has grown tougher for startups, but banks’ balance sheets are looking stronger– what does it mean for innovation? Talk has shifted from last year’s discussions on blockchain and chatbots to artificial intelligence and cloud-based cores.

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Microsoft’s Blockchain Guru Marley Gray Joins Speaker Faculty

Bank Innovation

Bank Innovation is pleased to welcome Marley Gray, Microsoft’s director of technology strategy for blockchain and financial services, to our speaker faculty. Gray will discuss corporate banking and blockchains on March 1 in Seattle with JP Jolly of Citigroup and Deva Annamalai of Fiserv.

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Bitcoin Daily: Rabobank Abandons Crypto Wallet Plans; Thai Bank Teases Ripple-Powered Blockchain Pilot

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“After careful consideration with our customers in mind, we recently decided that now is not the time to develop the idea further and bring it to the next phase of innovation,” a Rabobank spokesperson told The Next Web. Some users shared images on Twitter of a supposed Ripple-based app for cross-border transactions.

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