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Exclusive: Royal Bank of Canada using blockchain for U.S./Canada payments – executive | Reuters
Although concerns remain about the legitimacy of bitcoin, which JP Morgan (JP.N) Chief Executive Jamie Dimon described as a fraud earlier this month, the credibility of the blockchain technology itself has increased.
A growing number of senior bankers have said they believe it will eventually revolutionize the way payments are made across the industry, reducing complexity and costs of back-office processes.
Source: Exclusive: Royal Bank of Canada using blockchain for U.S./Canada payments – executive, Matt Scuffham, September 27, 2017 / 6:44 PM
Read MoreBlockchain Could Help Us Reclaim Control of Our Personal Data | HBR
Equifax and others have shown the weakness of central databases in the hands of a single firm. Mutual distributed ledger systems have the potential to provide us with identity and activity management, even permitting us to make a market selling information about ourselves, taking control and cash back from companies like Equifax and Yahoo and giving it back to ourselves. There will certainly be mistakes along the way, but how can we truly object to reclaiming control of our most private property — our personal data?
Source: Blockchain Could Help Us Reclaim Control of Our Personal Data, Michael Mainelli, October 05, 2017
Read MoreThe SAFT Project
A forum for the discussion of a compliant framework for token sales. The goal: To develop an industry standard that protects the interests of network creators, investors, and users.
Thanks Fred!
Source: The SAFT Project
Read Moreprojecttransparency.org
Leading members of the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry unite to launch Project Transparency, a voluntary disclosure standard which aims to bring self governance and greater transparency for investors and the community.
Source: PROJECT TRANSPARENCY
Read MoreCreators of Disney’s blockchain build commercial platform on Dragonchain with ICO – Business Insider
“The main difference would be that with ethereum or any public blockchains, your data is out there,” Roets said. “You can do certain things to obfuscate your data. You could encrypt it. But it won’t matter in 10 years or 20 years.”
Source: Creators of Disney’s blockchain build commercial platform on Dragonchain with ICO – Business Insider
Read MoreBlockchain and the Future of the Firm | WSJ
Given the continuing advances of internet-based technologies, as well as emerging blockchain-based technologies, are companies passé? CIO Journal Columnist Irving Wladawsky-Berger taps an 80-year old economics paper and a recent book by two MIT faculty members to chart the future of the firm in an increasingly decentralized economy.
Source: Blockchain and the Future of the Firm
Read More2017 SHAPE THE FUTURE Blockchain Global Summit
Starting from the concept of BTC in Satoshi Nakamoto’s paper in 2008, now BTC has already evolved into a 40-billion-USD digital asset. What happened to BTC in its 9 years’ development? And what role does China play in BTC industry?
In order to keep a detailed record of the growth of this industry, BITKAN chose to be the narrator this time, together with other outstanding Chinese BTC companies such as Bitmain, Huobi, Bixin, ViaBTC and renowned BTC professionals and investors, telling the story of BTC’s development through a documentary. Just to show the most real situation of this industry and share the interviewees’ unique options.
Source: 2017 SHAPE THE FUTURE Blockchain Global Summit, Sep 20, 2017
Read MoreThe Blockchain Research Institute Manifesto: Realizing the new promise of the digital economy | Don Tapscott | Pulse | LinkedIn
Read MoreThe new paradigm is calling forth a new generation of leaders. Leadership for this distributed future is and will come from everywhere – in organizations, industries, our economies and society. Leadership is an opportunity for each of us.
Fat Protocols | Union Square Ventures
Many of the established rules about building businesses and investing in innovation don’t apply to this new model and today we probably have more questions than answers. But we’re quickly learning the ins and outs of this market through our blockchain portfolio and in typical USV fashion we’re going to share that knowledge as we go along.
Source: Fat Protocols | Union Square Ventures
Read MoreThe Blockchain Revolution will not be a dinner party | Stephane Laurent 罗思凡 MBA | Pulse | LinkedIn
More recently, major banks in Russia have adopted blockchain technology to make transactions more efficient and safer. Also, a number of former Soviet republics have started using it to secure property titles. Finally, Dubai aims at becoming the world’s first government to utilize Blockchain for all transactions by 2020
Source: The Blockchain Revolution will not be a dinner party | Stephane Laurent 罗思凡 MBA | Pulse | LinkedIn
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