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US Government Offering Up to $800K for Anti-Forgery Blockchain Solutions

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is seeking to fund anti-counterfeiting solutions from blockchain startups with grants of up to $800,000.

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Air Force Grad School Launches Blockchain Demo Site

The Air Force Institute of Technology has published a demonstration website aimed at helping professionals learn about blockchain.

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Overstock's Medici Invests $2.5 Million in Grain Tech Firm's Blockchain Pivot

Medici Ventures has bought a $2.5 million equity stake in GrainChain, a software firm launching its own blockchain and stablecoin.

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IBM and Intel's Blockchain Tug of War

More than a potential competition between blockchain platforms, tensions between IBM and Intel point to bigger questions around governance.

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Accenture Puts Software License Management on a Blockchain Platform

Accenture has rolled out a new software license management application built with distributed ledger tech from Digital Asset.

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IBM, Seagate Team Up to Tackle Hard Drive Fakes With Blockchain

IBM is to use its blockchain platform to track Seagate-produced hard drives as a means to guarantee their authenticity.

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Why Blockchains Struggle to Gain Traction in Enterprises

Existing systems work well enough and are scary to replace, so the path to blockchain adoption will be one problem at a time, says EY's Paul Brody.

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Russian Diamond Giant Signs Onto De Beers' Blockchain Tracking Platform

Alrosa, the world's second-largest diamond producer, is joining the blockchain pilot program spearheaded by De Beers to trace the stones' provenance.

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Ethereum's Biggest Enterprise Group Is Releasing New Software Specs

The largest blockchain consortium has released its latest round of specifications – the next steps to harmonizing the way big companies use ethereum.

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IBM and Maersk Struggle to Sign Partners to Shipping Blockchain

Since Maersk and IBM launched TradeLens 10 months ago, only one other carrier has joined the network. As those involved admit, that's not enough.

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