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Insightful ICO? Telecom Giant Telenor Wants to Disrupt Media with Tokens

Telecoms giant Telenor is working with its distribution partner, Hubii, to explore how ICOs could disrupt the media business model.

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Bank of America Files 9 More Blockchain Patent Applications

Nine more blockchain-related patent applications filed by Bank of America have been made public, a number that brings the bank's total to at least 30.

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Travel Giant TUI Airs Plan to Move All Data to the Blockchain

The tourism and travel giant is using blockchain to track internal contracts, and is striking a bullish note on the tech's prospects in the industry.

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Bernanke, Berners-Lee to Headline Ripple's 'Sibos-Killer' Conference

Distributed ledger startup Ripple is ramping up its competition with banking services provider Swift by launching a rival conference this fall.

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MGT Capital Raises $2.4 Million to Expand Bitcoin Mining Operation

Cybersecurity entrepreneur John McAfee's company just raised $2.4 million to help build a new bitcoin mine.

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China's Fosun Group Buys Stake in Blockchain Startup

Chinese conglomerate Fosun Group has invested in Shanghai blockchain startup Onchain.

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How-To Website WikiHow Partners With Blockchain Startup Civic

Popular how-to website wikiHow is partnering with blockchain startup Civic to boost the security of its login process.

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1,000 Universities: IBM's Ambitious Plan to Fill Vacant Blockchain Jobs

IBM has launched an educational initiative, partnering with 1,000 universities in an effort to fill the many industry positions currently vacant.

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Silicon Blockchain: Intel's Distributed Ledger Strategy Is All About Hardware

Upending the narrative that software is key in the blockchain space, Intel details its years-long effort to link distributed ledgers to hardware.

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South Africa's Central Bank: It's 'Too Risky' to Launch a Cryptocurrency

A senior official for the South African Reserve Bank has spoken of the risks for the institution in launching its own cryptocurrency.

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