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Bitcoin Owes Success to Three Different Waves of Innovators

Cryptocurrency is a complicated mixture of several different fields, which contributes to the difficulty people have in understanding it. Even the term is confusing...

Finland Turns to Blockchain to Help Unbanked Refugees

Finland is using blockchain technology to help unbanked asylum seekers enter the digital economy. As reported by the MIT Technology Review, the Finnish Immigration Service has begun...

Indian State Partners to Build Public Sector Blockchain Applications

Andhra Pradesh, India's seventh largest state, has announced a new partnership with cybersecurity company WISeKey to secure citizen data with blockchain tech. Citing the huge volumes...

Dubai Goes Blockchain to Become Fintech Hub for The East

Having discovered and bought Bitcoin in the early 2010s, I initially had a hard time convincing my peers in the Middle East about the...

Jaguar-Backed Blockchain Startup Wants to Trade Tokens for Transport Data

A UK-based startup has announced an ethereum-powered platform aimed to reward users for sharing their transport data. DOVU, which reportedly already has notable investors on board, plans to...

Putin’s Advisor Announces Creation of Russian Blockchain Association

Russia’s Internet advisor to Vladimir Putin has announced the creation of Blockchain Association which will give “preferential advantages” to participants. Speaking as part of a meetup organized...