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Amex Inadvertently Confirms Ripple Blockchain Platform Plans

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It’s not entirely clear yet how — or if — blockchain will transform the financial services market, but that hasn’t stopped industry players from scrambling to get a leg up on the technology and ahead of the competition. Reports also noted that the number of employees assigned to blockchain projects has doubled year over year.

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Bitcoin Daily: Jet Token Seeks $10M For Crypto-Based Jet Leasing Marketplace; Tradewind Blockchain Platform Launches Stablecoin Tracking System

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The awarded idea is a DLT-based digital cash platform that allows transactions with tokenized euro stored on blockchain. “We And Tradewind Markets , a blockchain-powered gold trading platform, has developed and launched a system for stablecoin issuers to track the origination of precious metals. “If

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Bitcoin Daily: Haiti Home To Blockchain Surge; Fraudsters Use Fake Crown Prince Story To Steal Users’ Bitcoin

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Haiti has seen a blockchain boom. Another initiative, the Blockchain Cotton Project (BCP), is set to help the country produce millions of pounds in cotton. Plastic Bank has partnered with IBM to launch a recycling initiative via blockchain. Plastic Bank has partnered with IBM to launch a recycling initiative via blockchain.

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The One Industry That Stands To Gain The Most From Blockchain?

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This year could be the year that blockchain emerges from its current status as a largely hypothetical game-changer to one that’s put to the test. While few working applications of blockchain technology are in use today by financial service providers, the industry continues to place its confidence — and money — behind the technology.

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DUST Identity Raises $10M For Supply Chain Security

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Pioneers of the first diamond-coated unclonable security tag for supply chain security and end-to-end tracking, DUST Identity has announced $10 million in Series A funding. In 2019, DUST Identity also partnered with SAP to provide a blockchain interface to the physical world.

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Mastercard Teams Up With Fred Segal Sunset And MADE

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Mastercard has teamed up with retailer Fred Segal Sunset and Made to sell limited-edition products that showcase female artists and designers, as well as demonstrate Mastercard’s blockchain-based Provenance solution, which illustrates the journey of a product from start to store. Luxury brands are especially susceptible, with $30.3

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Blockchain beyond Bitcoin: Insights for Credit Unions

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The technology for maintaining the ledgers of accounts and contract rights is moving from paper to PDF to computer data with digital tags. Credit unions have a mission-based opportunity and an economic advantage in adopting blockchain technology.