Travel and transport using crypto are becoming increasingly accessible options as blockchain finds its way into more industries. For bitcoin specifically, traveling on the world’s first cryptocurrency is a way to push the currency to its limits across borders. For some, traveling on bitcoin is a proof of concept: a way to experience the boundaries […]
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The fashion industry is still using very old business paradigms. Labels and tags are rarely standardized, supply chains are long and complex, and establishing intellectual property rights is very challenging. Some people have suggested that applying blockchain technology could help remedy many existing problems in the industry. We’re going to look at several current issues, as […]
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HSBC has revealed that it was using distributed ledger technology (DLT) in order to settle more than $250 billion in transactions throughout 2018. Read more Technology pieces here. HSBC, one of the world’s largest bank institutions, has revealed that throughout 2018 it settle more than $250 billion in transactions using distributed ledger technology (DLT). In […]
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Nine Japanese banks are set to be using Fujitsu’s blockchain technology for inter-bank settlements. Read more Technology pieces here. Some of Japan’s largest banks are to trial Fujitsu’s blockchain tech in order to develop a system for fund transfer settlements. The announcement, released on Monday, outlines how Fujitsu and the Japanese Bankers Association (JBA) aim to […]
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Who is investing in bitcoin? Who is using bitcoin? It can be tough to track this information; the data is scarce but that’s understandable. Being a pseudo-anonymous currency can do that, but there’s room for inference. Let’s start with a few points of interest: There are over 24,000,000 Bitcoin addresses on the blockchain with 49.14% […]
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