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Why Tech Giant Ericsson Wants Blockchain 'Fingerprints' in the Cloud

Swedish telecom company Ericsson has been pursuing applications of blockchain in a bid to secure cloud-based data.

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Brave Offers First Bitcoin Micropayments to Publishers

The Wall Street Journal was at the top of a list of websites that can now collect bitcoin from Brave on behalf of the browser's users.

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Nasdaq Wants to Patent Blockchain Backups for Exchanges

Nasdaq is looking to patent a way in which a blockchain can be used to record exchange transaction records.

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No R3: Overstock Plots Blockchain Consortium For 'Everyone Else'

Online retail giant and upstart blockchain innovator Overstock has begun working to build its own blockchain consortium.

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Adam Back Appointed Blockstream CEO in Leadership Shake-Up

Bitcoin startup Blockstream has a new CEO.

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R3 Adds Bitcoin Exchange Veteran to Research Lab

Former itBit client group director Antony Lewis has officially joined banking consortium R3.

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Why Blockchain Won’t Disrupt Banks First

Despite the promise that blockchain holds for banking, the sector will likely not be first to put the burgeoning technology into real-world action.

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Would a Deutsche Bank Collapse Impact Bitcoin Prices?

Deutsche bank is facing rising pressure that could result in the firm's financial insolvency.

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Indian Bitcoin Exchange Unocoin Raises $1.5 Million

Indian bitcoin exchange startup Uncoin has raised $1.5m in a new funding round.

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Regulators Block Sale of Bitcoin Miner Avalon

A planned acquisition deal between Chinese manufacturer Shandong Luyitong and bitcoin mining hardware company Canaan is no more.

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