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The Auto Industry Is Gearing Up for a Blockchain-Powered Future

Automotive executives are starting to wake up to the use cases of blockchain in the industry, but there's a way to go.

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Social Network Adopts Civic's Blockchain ID System

Civic has launched a decentralized identity verification system, and crypto social network platform Hilo is the first to use it.

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This Crypto Vending Machine Can Tell If You're 21 And Sell You Beer

Blockchain technology startup Civic will demo how its ID verification services can be used to purchase alcohol via vending machines at Consensus 2018.

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BMW, Ford, GM: World's Largest Automakers Form Blockchain Coalition

BMW, Ford, GM and Renault have joined with tech providers to form the biggest-ever consortium focused on blockchain for the automotive industry.

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ICBC's First Blockchain Patent Is Now Public

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, a major state-owned bank, is exploring how to verify and share users' certificates on a blockchain.

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Korea's SK Telecom to Build Blockchain for Identity and Asset Exchange

SK Telecom has announced plans to launch a blockchain-based platform aimed to simplify payment and subscription processes.

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Bad Checks: Twitter's Identity Crisis Is Costing Users More Than Bitcoin

Twitter's blue check mark verification system is falling under the pressure of the complicated crypto world.

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Blythe Masters: Business Blockchain Won't Be 'Winner-Takes-All'

At the Synchronize 2018 conference in New York City, enterprise blockchains heavyweights made it clear they want to build ethereum-like platforms.

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Mastercard Eyes Blockchain for Fighting Fake Identities

New patent filings from Mastercard explore a blockchain-based identity data storage system.

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Bank of America Envisions Blockchain As Internal Ledger

A newly released Bank of America patent application proposes securing health records on a permissioned blockchain.

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