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Report Warns SAFT May Increase Legal Risk of Token Sales

Making ICOs compliant while delivering on their disruptive promise may be a harder needle to thread than the SAFT plan anticipates, a new paper says.

harzard, waste

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R3, Microsoft Expand Partnership to Boost Corda DLT Adoption

Distributed ledger startup R3 is moving to more deeply integrate its Corda platform with Microsoft's Azure cloud service.

Microsoft

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Blockchain Has Potential in Curbing Odometer Fraud: EU Report

The European Parliament has released a research paper that touts blockchain in the prevention of odometer fraud or "clocking."

Car odometer

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Ethereum Startup ConsenSys Opens New London Office

Ethereum development startup ConsenSys is expanding to London.

Bridge

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$10 Million: Ethereum.com Domain Name Up for Sale

The domain name Ethereum.com is up for grabs, according to reports. The cost? Around $10 million.

For Sale

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JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs Trial DLT for Equity Swaps

Financial firms including JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs have carried out equity swaps over a DLT system.

Biz

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Ex-Moscow Exchange Exec Emerges as Blockchain Boss

A former executive of the National Depository of Ukraine left because of politics, but found "game-changing" opportunities in blockchain.

Roman Sulzhyk

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Visa Launches First Phase of Blockchain B2B Payments

Credit card giant Visa has launched the trial phase of its business-to-business payments system built with blockchain startup Chain.

Visa

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Over 20 Banks Join Singapore-Hong Kong Blockchain Trade Network

A number of banks have joined the recently announced blockchain-based trade network pilot jointly set up by Hong Kong and Singapore.

singapore, asia

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The Beginning? Tezos Could Open Doors for ICO Litigation

Class-action litigators in the U.S. appear to be positioning for a potential pop in the hot initial coin offering market.

law, legal