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Tech

Amazon Patents Blockchain-Based Product Authenticator

Amazon has patented a distributed ledger-based system for proving the authenticity of consumer goods.

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Finance

Italy's Leading Wire Service Is Using Ethereum to Thwart Copycats

Italy's ANSA newswire is trialing an ethereum-based system to track every article it publishes in an effort to prevent impersonators from publishing fake news under its banner.

ANSA’s blockchain system rolled out earlier this year, but still only accounts for about 80 percent of articles published to its own site. Ultimately, its backers hope it can be used across the internet. (Credit: praszkiewicz / Shutterstock)

Markets

'Building' Bitcoin's Software Just Got a Bit More Trustless

There's a bit less trust now needed when developers compile the software at the heart of bitcoin.

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Finance

NYSE Arca Seeks Rule Change to List ETF Backed by Bitcoin and T-Bills

NYSE Arca has formally applied to the SEC for a rule change that would let it list shares in a proposed bitcoin trust.

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Markets

What Coinbase Needs to Learn from the Neutrino Scandal

Once you have to trust someone, it really does matter who they are, as Coinbase's recent PR debacle illustrates.

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Markets

Blockchain Must Adapt to Build Trust in the Internet of Things

While there is tremendous promise for the tech, blockchain must evolve substantially to meet the unique demands of the internet of things.

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Markets

Crypto Utopia? Defining the Greater Good in a Blockchain World

Can this radical new technology, blockchain, create the underpinning of a safer, fairer and more prosperous society?

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Markets

Bitcoin: The Trust Anchor in a Sea of Blockchains

Bitcoin software engineer Jameson Lopp takes a deep and enlightening dive into the unique attributes that make up blockchains.

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