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Overstock.com subsidiary to build blockchain land titling program for Zambian government

Medici Land Governance (MLG), a blockchain-based property rights subsidiary of e-commerce giant Overstock.com, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the government of Zambia to develop a program for...

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City of Vienna collaborates with EY to use blockchain to enhance security of government data

EY has revealed the details of its collaboration with the City of Vienna that seeks to leverage blockchain technology to simplify and automate administrative processes. The company said that it has been working with the...

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Agricultural Bank of China completes loan issuance using blockchain technology

The Agricultural Bank of China (ABC), one of the Big Four banks in the Peoples Republic of China, has used blockchain technology for the issuance of a loan worth 2 million yuan (approximately $300,000), CoinDesk reported...

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Argentina to launch blockchain platform for public and private sector

A number of Argentinean organizations are teaming up to develop a multi-service blockchain platform. NIC Argentina, the Argentine Internet Chamber of Commerce (CABASE) and the Universities Association for...

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Arizona State University, Dash explore blockchain scalability issues in new research

The Arizona State University Blockchain Research Lab, in collaboration with leading cryptocurrency Dash, has released new research that highlights some of the scaling challenges and potential opportunities for the Dash...

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CLS, IBM team up for single shared DLT platform for financial institutions

FX settlement services provider CLS is teaming up with IBM on a proof of concept (PoC) for a distributed ledger technology (DLT) platform that will enable various participants from the financial services industry to...

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CBA trials Ethereum blockchain for almond supply chain management

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), in collaboration with five Australian and international supply chain firms, has announced a blockchain trial that involves shipment of 17 tonnes of almonds from Sunraysia in Victoria,...

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Remittance firm TransferGo launches cryptocurrency trading facility

TransferGo, a digital remittance company headquartered in London, has announced its cryptocurrency trading facility, allowing customers to purchase and sell five major cryptocurrencies. Quartz had reported in May that...

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BRICS banks ink agreement on collaborative blockchain research

Five major banks from the BRICS nations have teamed up to jointly conduct research on distributed ledger technology, commonly known as blockchain. BRICS is an acronym for an association of five major emerging national...

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Swiss blockchain startup Streamr joins MOBI

Blockchain-backed data platform Streamr has announced that it is joining the Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative (MOBI). Launched in May, MOBI is a blockchain-focused initiative aimed at making transportation safer,...

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