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Finance

DUST Adds Physical Products to the Blockchain

New diamond coatings promise to connect physical objects to blockchains. Now users of SAP's cloud service can try it out.

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Markets

Five Banks Now Let Users Verify Their Identities Using a Blockchain App

Five Canadian banks have rolled out a new blockchain-based mobile service from SecureKey to let customers securely verify their identities.

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Markets

Civic Inks Deal to Bring Blockchain ID to 1,000 Vending Machines

After demoing a beer vending machine at SXSW, Civic is announcing a blockchain identity deal with 12 suppliers in the automated retail space.

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Markets

Binance Partners With CipherTrace in Latest Compliance Push

Binance is partnering with the blockchain analytics firm CipherTrace to beef up its anti-money laundering procedures.

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Markets

New $50 Million Fund Makes First Investment in Blockchain ID Startup

A new $50 million VC fund set up by Nasdaq-listed company Okta has invested in its first startup, blockchain identity project Trusted Key.

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Markets

New iPhone-Controlled Crypto Vault Promises 'Bank-Grade' Security

ConsenSys-backed Trustology has launched an iPhone-controlled crypto vault service it says is secure enough for financial institutions.

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Markets

Binance Tightens Compliance, Turning to IdentityMind for KYC

Binance is moving to boost compliance and data security through a new partnership with Medici Ventures portfolio firm IdentityMind.

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Markets

Ex-NATO Chief, Danish PM Now Advises Blockchain Firm Concordium

A former prime minister of Denmark and secretary-general of NATO has joined blockchain identity startup Concordium as a strategic advisor.

Anders Fogh Rasmussen

Markets

Angry Bitcoin Fans Delete Coinbase Accounts to Protest Neutrino Acquisition

Upset Coinbase users are closing their accounts after the crypto exchange acquired an analytics startup with a controversial past.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong

Markets

SoftBank Eyes Blockchain to Solve Issues With Online Authentication

Japanese telco SoftBank is exploring blockchain tech as a way to improve upon current centralized and fragmented ID and authentication services.

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