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Adjoint CEO On Why Treasury Management Needs Blockchain

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Blockchain is increasingly garnering headlines and attention for its use cases beyond cryptocurrencies. Havell Rodrigues, CEO of Adjoint , a firm that offers blockchain solutions for treasury through smart contracts, noted in an interview with PYMNTS that the overall economy is moving toward a state of 24/7, always-on-demand functionality.

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Blockchain Security A Moving Target For Both Developers And Hackers

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No one truly knows exactly where and how blockchain technology will make the greatest impact. Regardless of where blockchain makes its mark, what is certain is that corporates have to trust that a largely unfamiliar innovation will work the way it should; that means securely, efficiently and easily.

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Pundi X CEO On Dialing Up Digital Payments, Calling Up Blockchain Phones In Dubai

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It’s a self-proclaimed blockchain city. Dubai is gearing up for payments via digital coin through a concerted effort between the government and blockchain payments provider Pundi X , with hardware rolling out and a state-created cryptocurrency. Dialing For Blockchain.

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Bitcoin Daily: Blockchain Phone ‘Finney’ To Debut In Dec; AriseBank CEO Handed 120-Year Prison Sentence Over $4M Crypto Scam

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Blockchain startup AriseBank’s CEO is facing up to 120 years in prison for misleading investors in a crypto scam. The device comes equipped with an Intel Celeron Processor J Series processor and an AMD Radeon RX570 graphics card, in addition to a 1 TB drive to hold the blockchains needed for currency management.

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Bitcoin Daily: Rising Electric Rates Challenge Bitcoin Mining Profits; Bitwala Plans Blockchain Account With solarisBank

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Bitwala is teaming up with Germany-based solarisBank to roll out a blockchain bank account, CoinDesk reported. While the service is targeted for a November launch, the service already has pre-registrations from 35,000 users. On another note, Forbes is turning to blockchain technology to help publish its content, CoinDesk reported.

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Bitcoin Daily: VeChain Blockchain Platform Loses $6.7M In Cyberattack; Bottle Pay Bitcoin Startup Shuts Down Amid New EU Regulations

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million from the VeChain Foundation, which is the group behind the VeChain public blockchain platform construction, Yahoo Finance reported. VeChain, which was started in 2015 in Singapore, showcases a lending platform based on the blockchain that aids clients in assessing the quality of items purchased via supply chain analysis.

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Ripple Powers X-Border Corporate Payments For UAE Bank

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As part of a broader effort to bring the newest innovations to its operations, the National Bank of Fujairah PJSC (NBF) has teamed with blockchain firm Ripple to enable cross-border payments via the RippleNet platform. The technology allows the bank to tap into Ripple ’s cross-border network and improve its user experience.

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