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Blockchain Employment Startup Wins $10,000 at Consensus 2016

Decentralized employment company Colony has become the unanimous winner of the Consensus 2016 Proof of Work contest and the attached $10,000 prize.

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Dueling Blockchain Visions Face Off in Consensus 2016 Day Two Finale

The final panel on the last full day of Consensus 2016 featured a debate between R3 CEO David Rutter and 21 CEO Balaji Srinivasan.

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Larry Summers: Blockchain Can Succeed Without Bitcoin

Former US Secretary of the Treasury Larry Summers took part in a fireside chat at Consensus 2016 where he discussed blockchain and bitcoin today.

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Shoot for the Moon or Take It Slow? Tech Giants Talk Blockchain

Leaders from IBM, Microsoft, Blockstream and Cognizant discuss how technology companies can best reimagine their products by building with blockchain.

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What's Encouraging Blockchain R&D? Barclays, Citi and More Weigh In

At large incumbents, there is a balance in encouraging employees to work on ambitious moonshots while also achieving wins.

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Settlement Experts Predict Three Fates for Blockchain at Consensus 2016

Digital Asset, itBit, Nasdaq and CME Group gathered at the Consensus 2016 conference to discuss the future of blockchain in finance.

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Consensus 2016 Panelists Debate Blockchain's Business Impact

Making money off blockchain is no longer just about bitcoin or financial applications. One group of leaders spent today debating that future.

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Is Blockchain a Better Payments Rail? Panelists Divided at Consensus 2016

Distributed ledgers are often referred to as a new database technology, but could they come to replace existing payments rails?

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Blockchain Tech Leaders Debate Satoshi Mystery and Scaling at Consensus 2016

On the first day of the Tech & Policy track of Consensus 2016, there were talks on law enforcement & blockchain and decentralizing existing markets.

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BitPay Unveils Bitcoin Debit Card Available in All 50 States

Bitcoin payments firm BitPay unveiled a new bitcoin debit card during a demo session at Consensus 2016 today.

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