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Bitcoin Daily: Monerium Partners With Algorand To Enable Blockchain Transactions; Square To Build Lightning Development Kit To Enhance Bitcoin Wallets

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Monerium, a startup based in Iceland that has a European Economic Area (EEA) e-money license, has teamed up with Algorand, a blockchain with a highly scalable consensus algorithm, according to a report Tuesday (Jan. Monerium stores fiat currency deposits for clients and releases them in a digital form on a blockchain. 21) by Coindesk.

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Bitcoin Daily: Facebook Posts 22 Blockchain Jobs; Bitcoin Trader Scam Costs Investors $1.5M

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In other news, Facebook now has 22 blockchain-related job postings on its LinkedIn page. The Next Web pointed out that it appears Facebook is mainly looking for blockchain pros in marketing, UX design, product management, software engineering, and legal. A man in the U.S.

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REPORT: Payment Tech Tops FIs’ Innovation Agendas

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The financial world is awash in hot tech topics these days, from blockchain to artificial intelligence (AI). According to PYM NTS’ research, 57 percent of all FIs will focus on this area over the next three years, making it the highest item on an agenda that also includes user experience, consumer engagement, and fraud and security.

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Ledger Wallet Vulnerability Can Dupe Users Into Sending Cryptocurrencies To Hackers

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The only solution is prevention and building an UX to make the user check on its device. Founded in 2015, Paris-based Ledger Wallet creates a number of various hardware solutions for cryptocurrencies and blockchains, including security solutions for enterprises and digital wallet hardware for consumers.

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Will blockchain change the world?

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TMG's Pam Brodsack joins Mike Lawson on the latest CUbroadcast show, to talk about the potential impact of blockchain in financial services. Will blockchain change the world? on BankNXT.

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From API to UX/UI: A Preview of FinDEVr 2015

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At the same time, the biggest and most interesting difference between this year and last is the rise of bitcoin and the blockchain. If we are in a golden era of financial technology then the emergence of technologies like the blockchain is as good as evidence as any.

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Data provenance to enable new value chains (Meeco case study)

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George Samman and Katryna Dow on data provenance and blockchain, and how Meeco is working at the forefront of this movement. Data provenance to enable new value chains (Meeco case study) on BankNXT.