Blockchain

Retail traders were eager to get in on the bitcoin action.
Retail Traders Drove Bitcoin Higher Leading Up to Coinbase Listing, Data Shows
"The whale entities chart could show that smaller retail investors are purchasing bitcoin, and large holders are selling into that rally," one hedge fund CEO said.
Retail traders were eager to get in on the bitcoin action.

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Robert Kaplan
Bitcoin Is 'Store of Value' Though Not Yet 'Medium of Exchange,' Dallas Fed's Kaplan Says
The U.S. economy is "not out of the woods yet," said Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan.
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Blockchain Startups From Singapore-Based Tribe Accelerator Raise $70M
Tribe has also attracted new strategic investments from international VCs and added Pfizer as a network partner.
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Greensill's Collapse and How Blockchains Are Changing Trade Finance
Without letters of credit, bills of lading, shipping documents and trillions of dollars in global goods trade would grind to a halt. (And you thought our dependency on the Sue...
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Taproot Activation Debate Settled with a Blockchain 'Coin Toss'
Taproot Activation Debate Settled with a Blockchain ‘Coin Toss’
CoinDesk Tech Reporter Colin Harper explains how Taproot is finally coming online after a year of negotiations and why this matters to the wider bitcoin community. Plus, a dis...
Taproot Activation Debate Settled with a Blockchain 'Coin Toss'

Russia Floats Blockchain Based System as SWIFT Alternative
Russia Floats Blockchain Based System as SWIFT Alternative
The Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry is reportedly considering blockchain technology as an alternative to SWIFT, the global payments network. The country’s leaders have recent...
Russia Floats Blockchain Based System as SWIFT Alternative

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Fearing Being Cut Off From SWIFT, Russia Hints About Blockchain Alternative: Report
Russia's foreign affairs ministry believes SWIFT can be replaced by more advanced systems, mentioning blockchain.
Headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Moscow

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Enterprise Blockchain Doesn't Work Because It's About the Real World
Recording bitcoin transactions on a blockchain is fundamentally "more accurate" than using a blockchain for, say, birth certificates.
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Aussie Beer Can Now Be Exchanged for Excess Solar in New Program Involving Blockchain
The program has been developed in partnership with Victoria Bitter, retailer Diamond Energy and blockchain startup Power Ledger.
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Blockchain Sleuth Kim Nilsson on the Mt. Gox Saga
Mt. Gox crypto exchange has been investigated by Nilsson for its infamous crypto theft and he has been watching the effort to repay the exchange’s creditors.
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