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LibraryChain? US Government Grants $100k for New Blockchain Research

A U.S. federal agency has awarded a $100,000 grant to a research group in Arizona looking to apply blockchain to public library systems.

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A blockchain task force within the European Parliament wants to explore how the technology could be used to provide digital identities to refugees.

Di Stan Higgins31 ago 2017

Burger King meets blockchain as the fast-food chain's Russian branch is set to launch a new cryptocurrency-based loyalty program.

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In a CoinDesk exclusive, blockchain insurance consortium B3i outlines how its DLT prototype could ultimately eliminate brokers from the equation.

Vnesheconombank is partnering with the Russian government to establish a new blockchain and quantum computing research hub.

Just days after resigning from South Africa's central securities depository, its former CEO reveals plans to enter the blockchain space full-time.

China UnionPay hopes to patent a system for connecting a network of ATMs using blockchain tech, public records reveal.

With Charlie Shrem and a Pinterest executive as advisers, blockchain startup Viberate is looking to eliminate the music business's middlemen.

How can investors think critically about blockchain? Investor Wendy Xiao Schadeck poses four burning questions.

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