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Have we already reached the "Peak Blockchain Conference"?

[ad_2][ad_1] <div _ngcontent-c16 = "" innerhtml = " A huge Bitcon ad is displayed near a train station in Tokyo on Monday, January 29, 2018. Blockchain is a decentralized technology that can make transactions safe and secure but exchanges of cryptocurrencies that exchange bitcoins and other virtual currencies based on …

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Blockchain has reached a "point of inflection"? Weighing Execs

[ad_2][ad_1] Now that the blockchain's exaggeration is over, what do world-wide managers of distributed registry technology really think that it promises to turn everything from ingredient tracking to banking? To find out, the researchers of Deloitte recently interviewed 1,053 executives from seven countries (Canada, China, France, Germany, Mexico, United Kingdom …

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Softbank completes the PoC blockchain for mobile payments via cross-carrier

[ad_2][ad_1] Japanese telecommunications giant Softbank Corp. has completed a proof-of-concept blockchain (PoC) that allows P2P mobile payments across different carriers. Softbank said the technology was developed in collaboration with TBCASoft, startup blockchain, such as Synchronoss, a company listed on the Nasdaq that provided an SMS replacement communication protocol called Rich …

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For utilities that explore Blockchain, there is beauty in the trivial

[ad_2][ad_1] Peer-to-peer energy trading could completely reverse the electricity delivery model. But before it arrives, energy companies can use blockchain for less flashy applications, such as tracking equipment and building materials through their chain of custody. They can also use distributed registers to monitor the individual behavior of energy and …

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The Ohio blockchain measure will stimulate innovation

[ad_2][ad_1] In August, Ohio joined a small group of states that nurtured the development of blockchain technology. Governor John R. Kasich has signed a measure that allows the development of a wide range of new uses for state-of-the-art technology. The law could further strengthen the already vibrant financial services sector …

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Universities can not afford to buy blockchain mania (opinion)

[ad_2][ad_1] A week ago, Inside Higher Ed and "Inside Digital Learning" published the essay "What Every College Leader Should Know About Blockchain", by Daniel Pianko, CEO of the University Ventures investment company. [19659002] One of the first commentators of the article, DavidT, complained: "I still do not know what the …

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