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Bitcoin Daily: China Construction Bank Grows Blockchain Platform; IRS Tax Forms Now Ask About Crypto

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We launched our first distributed ledger technology in trade finance as early as 2017. Our decision to take part in the pilot project was prompted by our intention to optimize the process of interaction with partners based on blockchain technology.

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Five At Five: Amazon Opens Alexa Voice To iOS

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Coverage includes Amazon opening up voice applications for iOS users, Overstock’s blockchain unit nabbing a huge investment, Intuit securing a bitcoin processing patent, Facebook and L’Oréal using augmented reality for makeup tests and Dish accepting Bitcoin Cash as payment. Intuit Secures Patent for Bitcoin Payment Processing.

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Blockchain Begins Earning Some Bitcoin-Like Skepticism

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The publication noted blockchain’s “talismanic effect in today’s stock market” and investors’ heightened appetite to “capitalize on the popularity of currencies like bitcoin and Ethereum” as other reasons to take Kodak’s latest venture with a bit of healthy skepticism. Broader Doubts Emerge. That is the theory,” he continued.

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Facebook Working On WhatsApp P2P Digital Currency

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The social media giant has even spoken with crypto exchanges about selling the coin to consumers, telling them that it hopes to have a product out in the first half of the year. It’s pretty much the most fascinating thing happening in crypto right now,” said Eric Meltzer, co-founder of venture capital firm Primitive Ventures.

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What is the State of Banking Innovation in 2017?

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Bitcoin mania has died down in the fintech world, and the conversation has shifted to technologies like voice banking, payments, and alternative credit scoring. What is the state of banking innovation today? Each year, we poll the industry to find out.

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Libra’s Regulatory Wish List For — And From — The Swiss

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Whether it’s bitcoin, Ethereum, Libra, our message is the same to all of these companies: anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism has to be built into your design from the get-go,” she said. It should be noted here, too, that the social media giant has tried to make the leap into financial services before.

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China, Alibaba Are Big Players On The Blockchain Patent Block

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As has been well-documented in this space, the damper on activity tied to cryptos has extended to social media. The concept and execution of distributed ledger technologies (DLT) has been one that President Xi Jinping stated can be part of “reshaping the global economic structure.”. Yet, blockchain remains an area of interest.