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The top 8 problems with blockchain
While blockchain holds the promise for reinventing business processes, it is still a developing technology with few production systems in place, not to mention governance issues and vulnerabilities that must be understood.
Q&A: Blockchain expert Alex Tapscott sees coming crypto war as 'cataclysmic'
Many large companies have taken steps to embrace blockchain, but Facebook's plans for a cryptocurrency and digital wallet has prompted government oversight committees to call for hearings and may have banks taking another look at the...
Facebook’s cryptocurrency ratchets up pressure on banks, but has big risks
While Facebook's Libra coin has the potential to disrupt traditional commercial banking by removing the middleman between buyers, sellers and money transfers, it also comes with significant risks.
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Facebook’s Libra and Calibra: Crypto in your pocket | TECH(feed)
Facebook’s announcement of its new cryptocurrency, Libra, and digital wallet, Calibra, means we all might be a step closer to adopting blockchain tech. The ability to carry around fiat-backed, digital currency in your pocket could...
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An iPhone crypto-wallet; a Facebook cryptocurrency? | TECH(talk)
Apple may be prepping to turn your iPhone into a digital wallet, and has already announced plans for an Apple credit card. Now, Facebook expects to roll out its own cryptocurrency in 2020. So just what's going on?
Facebook is going into the banking business with blockchain
The social media powerhouse plans to launch a blockchain-based financial network and cryptocurrency in 2020 that will allow users to make purchases or transfer funds with just a couple taps on an app.
7 blockchain mistakes and how to avoid them
The blockchain industry is still something of a wild west, with many cloud service offerings and a large universe of platforms that can vary greatly in their capabilities. So enterprises should beware jumping to conclusions about the...
Apple may be prepping to turn your iPhone into a crypto wallet
Apple's CryptoKit is likely the first step in enabling the exchange of private and public keys that will unlock the ability to make purchases using bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies on stored on your iPhone.
FedEx exec: Blockchain will become a foundational layer – for everything
Like the internet, blockchain will eventually underpin new business models – and the movement in that direction has already begun.
Salesforce offers blockchain lite to entice users
Salesforce is the latest company to offer customers a managed distributed ledger over which business transactions can be tracked.
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What is sharding? It's one way blockchain can scale
Sharding is one of several methods being tested by start-ups, developers and current blockchain platforms to see if it can help developers finally address blockchain's scalability problem.
Maersk adds two big shipping firms to its blockchain ledger
The three largest cargo shipment companies are now all using a single blockchain ledger to track vessels – and their cargo containers – around the world in near real time.
AT&T becomes first big mobile carrier to accept Bitcoin payments
AT&T joins a small list of e-commerce businesses who now accept cryptocurrency, a form of payment growing in popularity – especially among younger customers.
For real estate, blockchain could unshackle investment
A special interest group with the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance is detailing opportunities and offering examples of how blockchain can create new real estate markets.
These are the top skill sets for a successful blockchain team
KPMG has defined what it sees as the most important skills needed for a top-notch blockchain team – and knowledge of blockchain isn't necessarily the most important one.
Why Microsoft is building a Bitcoin-based ID verification system
Microsoft has taken another step toward creating a secure identification platform that will allow users to own their personal data and keep it from the prying eyes of marketers and others.
Enterprise Ethereum upgrades to boost interoperability, performance
New APIs will enable off-chain processing, standardized permissioning processes, and a new consensus algorithm – all aimed at helping programmers build blockchains for business use.
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FDA and FCC consider blockchain technology | TECH(feed)
Blockchain is surrounded by a lot of hype .Blockchain is known for as the method for transferring crypto, but new considerations by U.S. federal agencies reveal uses for blockchain far beyond bitcoin. On this episode of TECH(feed),...
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