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JANUARY 22, 2020

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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FEBRUARY 4, 2020

BitPay, a leading Bitcoin and cryptocurrency payment service, said that it will soon allow invoices to be paid from any Bitcoin wallet or crypto exchange, according to a report Tuesday (Feb. BitPay’s customers want to support all the Bitcoin wallets, just like they want to support all cryptocurrencies for payments.

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APRIL 16, 2020

Ant Financial rolled out a blockchain platform called OpenChain, which lets small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and developers harness its proprietary blockchain technologies, according to an announcement. The technology offers many modules to developers that they can use in different mixes to create trust in team efforts.

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JANUARY 26, 2021

Bitcoin gets all the headlines. But step beyond bitcoin and enter the world of cryptocurrencies approaching mainstream acceptance. At present, he said, a number of factors have inhibited the adoption of bitcoin as a transactional currency, including the fact that it’s expensive and can be very slow.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

As blockchain tech gains commercial traction, a growing number of companies want to use it to reimagine the capital markets infrastructure that powers the trade of stocks, bonds, and other securities. The chart above shows the core blockchain tech being used by projects and corporates working on DLT applications for capital markets.

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DECEMBER 17, 2020

Amid the rallies that have marked all manner of asset classes in 2020 – where things hummed along to start the year, turned sour in the spring and then rebounded (nay, roared) into the waning months, bitcoin stands out. But now, at least some asset managers have been embracing bitcoin as a hedge against currencies and gold.

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The Payments Association

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

At its core, De-Fi is characterised by its use of blockchain technology and smart contracts to facilitate financial transactions without needing intermediaries. Major use cases include liquid staking and money lending, primarily supporting crypto investments. billion as of November 14 2024. stock exchanges.

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JUNE 19, 2019

“We believe that developing standards and open specifications, as well as collaborating on implementations of them, is critical to removing customer blockers and accelerating blockchain as a mainstream technology. This means you can now deploy the IBM Blockchain Platform on the infrastructure of your choosing.

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 22, 2024

Technology The decentralised network connected through a network of computers or nodes underlies blockchain technology, synonymous with cryptocurrencies. Blockchain protocols are the guidelines or rulebooks that determine how a blockchain works. They want to be the first to use the product. Constance W.,

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NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Scan the headlines over the past few weeks and cryptos, well beyond the marquee bitcoin, are making inroads into mainstream consumer and business activities. PayPal is opening its network to allow consumers to shop using cryptocurrency. Square bought $50 million of bitcoin. The mechanics and clumsiness of it all have not helped.

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MAY 22, 2020

It’s a tall order, Overstock CEO Jonathan Johnson told Karen Webster in a recent digital discussion, but the power of blockchain can be critical in addressing it. The consumer chooses to access their health record via a blockchain transaction, then chooses which businesses they wish to share information with, he said.

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CoinRemitter

JUNE 23, 2024

Blockchain oracles act as trusted sources of information that feed real-world data into blockchains where automated processes, such as smart contracts, can be executed based on the information provided. Blockchain oracles ensure the integration of real-world data with smart contracts securely. How does it work?

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The Fintech Times

MAY 21, 2024

However, the idea that digital assets are exclusively some form of currency is slowly falling by the wayside as different use cases are emerging and being rapidly adopted. However, in the last couple of years, behind the scenes, some developers have continued to bet on the technology for other use cases.

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AUGUST 24, 2020

Huawei has created a technology based on the blockchain to help the Beijing government more effectively monitor and supervise citizen information, CoinDesk reported. Moreover, the cloud services arm of Huawei has fueled the project with blockchain innovations like distributed ledgers.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Blockchain companies raised more venture capital and private equity funding in H1’21 than any full year in history. download our best of blockchain research. download our best of blockchain research. But blockchain’s potential extends well beyond crypto and NFTs. First name. Company name. Phone number.

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The Fintech Times

MAY 22, 2024

However, the idea that digital assets are exclusively some form of currency is slowly falling by the wayside as different use cases are emerging and being rapidly adopted. Since Bitcoin’s inception in 2009, the crypto world has jumped from one height to the next continually breaking records.

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MAY 4, 2020

Senate staffers put forward the idea of blockchain voting in a “continuity of Senate” memo at the end of April, CoinDesk reported. The staffers wrote, per the report, that “the Senate may consider blockchain” in the event that all of its members have to put in their votes remotely.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said that he sees “no unique value” in bitcoin, the world’s biggest cryptocurrency, calling it a “delusion, basically,” according to a report from CNBC. Bitcoin has struggled with value after reaching a high of almost $20,000 at the end of 2017. It attracts charlatans,” Buffett said. “If

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MARCH 28, 2019

Blockchain has long been in the process of being divorced – operationally as well as conceptually – from its crypto connection. The hope has been that as blockchain moves beyond bitcoin , the decentralized way of moving data, assets and communications would find a wide berth in business. I say, ‘Show me the use case.

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JANUARY 31, 2018

For years, throughout the volatility of cryptocurrency values, some industry experts have assured investors and innovators that blockchain is the disruptor in which the market should place its faith. Bitcoin and blockchain creator Satoshi Nakamoto developed these tools nearly a decade ago, he said. Broader Doubts Emerge.

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MARCH 3, 2020

The blockchain for the Marshallese sovereign (SOV) digital currency will be developed with Algorand technology, according to an announcement. Algorand created a permissionless, open source and pure proof-of-stake blockchain technology. The supply of SOV will be set to increase at 4 percent yearly to stop inflation from occurring.

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OCTOBER 9, 2020

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are continuing to attract attention from authorities for all the wrong reasons. Among the issues plaguing bitcoin and its peers is the fact that unlike credit card transactions, cryptocurrency payments are almost immediately irreversible. Lagging Consumer Use Cases. A Slew of Problems.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Bit by bit — but more than bitcoin by bitcoin — cryptos are inching into the mainstream, for both consumer and commercial applications. There’s still fiat involved in most cases — but, then, after all, seismic shifts in payments have got to start somewhere. From Wild West … to new frontier in commerce?

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Fintech Review

AUGUST 12, 2024

Aleph Zero — a blockchain ecosystem engineered for speed, data confidentiality, and ease of development — today announced the mainnet launch of its new EVM-compatible Layer-2 solution. AZERO, the ecosystem token, will be used on the Layer-2 to power all gas transactions similarly to how it’s being used now on the Layer-1.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 24, 2019

And for blockchain, a few warning signs have been flashing that all may not be as rosy as some observers may have hoped, had wanted. This is not to say that blockchain is doomed. Exhibit A, of course, would be Long Island Iced Tea, which back in 2017 said it would change its name to Long Blockchain Corp.,

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PYMNTS

JULY 23, 2020

In other news, Ant Group , the FinTech arm of Chinese eCommerce company Alibaba , has launched its own new blockchain brand called AntChain, according to The Block. In addition, the company launched AntChain Station, which allows business clients a faster way to deploy blockchain solutions, reportedly in as little as an hour.

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PYMNTS

MAY 14, 2019

Bitcoin, that marquee name in cryptocurrency, has seen its price swell by roughly that 60 percent number through the last few weeks, to about $8,000. Bitcoin got a huge jump on Monday (May 13), up 25 percent on the day, though there was no news specific to the cryptocurrency. Or to make one wonder why. As that happens, miners get 12.5

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Blockchain. As of this writing in mid-November 2017, the total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies hovers around $220B (with a single bitcoin trading for upwards of $8,000). Huge corporations — like Walmart and Pfizer — have completed successful blockchain pilots. Research Briefing: Blockchain in Review.

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The Fintech Times

MAY 16, 2024

However, the idea that digital assets are exclusively some form of currency is slowly falling by the wayside as different use cases are emerging and being rapidly adopted. We’ve seen more and more use cases across many different fields, for example, finance, social media and games.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 10, 2020

Bitcoin exceeded the $8,000 mark early Tuesday morning (March 10) before falling below the threshold at approximately 11:30 a.m. The price of bitcoin was $7,983.22 The bitcoin increases could continue in the event that equities keep becoming more balanced. Eastern time. as of 4:30 p.m.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Blockchain seemed to be stuck in pilot phase in 2017, but in 2018, the financial services industry finally saw a stronger flow of real-world, working blockchain applications — many of which targeted pain points in B2B payments, including the time and lack of transparency in cross-border transactions.

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OCTOBER 8, 2018

Malaysia-based MyEG Services is rolling out a new payroll solution developed on blockchain technology. “Leveraging the benefits of blockchain architecture is one of MyEG’s core [focuses] presently,” said Managing Director Wong Thean Soon in a statement. Reports in The Edge Markets on Friday (Oct.

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Payments Source

OCTOBER 24, 2016

The technology behind bitcoin has almost endless use cases.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2019

Blockchain firm Pundi X has announced that Venezuela’s largest chain of department stores will implement the XPOS, the blockchain-powered point-of-sale device, across its 49 stores around the country. Traki customers will be able to use various cryptocurrencies as payment options for the retailer’s products.

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JULY 24, 2018

“We have decided to form a dedicated UUU Foundation Fund, in order to encourage and reward business partnerships and DApps building on our blockchain within the U Network ecosystem.” The goal is to drive the adoption of blockchain technology for the airline space. The price of bitcoin was $7,747.75 as of 5:53 p.m.

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JUNE 5, 2018

Blockchain probably won’t solve all the world’s financial problems, as devoutly as innovators and enthusiasts may hope and believe that it can. Esther Pigg, SVP Product Strategy of FIS , says blockchain’s potential benefits will instead be discovered gradually, and will change the industry even more gradually. Use Cases For Blockchain.

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MARCH 26, 2019

Bank of America is the largest investor in blockchain patents, but according to CNBC reports on Tuesday (March 26), the company’s own technology leader is herself skeptical of blockchain. Reports last year revealed the FI had acquired or was actively pursuing a total of 43 patents related to blockchain technology.

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