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Blockchain technology is all the rage these days, as applications for the secure distributed ledger system proliferate. Recent reports include applications in agriculture, finance, and now, electronic vehicles according to a recent report .

Companies invested about $1.4 billion in blockchain initiatives last year, officially making distributed ledger technology the sexiest piece of back-office plumbing since the modem first arrived on the scene. Simultaneously touted as a game

Exchange operator Nasdaq is seeking to patent a system for securely distributing time-sensitive information via a blockchain. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) released the patent application – entitled "Systems and Methods for S

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) is planning to launch a blockchain-powered private market aimed at helping smaller firms obtain financing. HKEX chief executive Charles Li detailed the plan, which would play out through a separate ventur

According to a recent study published by analyst firm Juniper Research , 6 out of 10 large corporations (57%) are either actively considering using blockchain technology, or are already in the process of deploying it. The study defines a la

However, China is seeking fresh Blockchain experts to manage and create internal currency and ledger programs. The Peoples Bank of China (PBOC) is currently offering six open positions for digital currency related fields. They require candi

The price of Ripple has reached its long-term correction peak. Will the growth start or the rate decrease further? Long-term correction is coming to an end The Ripple network is expanding and 25 exchanges have placed the XRP tokens this yea

As previously covered by CCN, quantum computers are moving closer to realityand along with them, the possibility of those behind them breaking bitcoin’s encryption systems. Various organizations, including Google, the CIA, NSA, and IBM are

The partnership between blockchain startup Paxos and Europe's largest settlement service has ended. Euroclear and Paxos, as previously reported, were developing a blockchain-based platform for settling gold trades. The collaboration aimed a

The ethereum and bitcoin prices declined for the second straight day amid wavy crypto markets. Consequently, the total crypto market cap was unable to climb back to $90 billion, despite rising as high as $89.5 billion early Wednesday mornin

More people are aware of Bitcoin, but not all of them notice that there is another cryptocurrency that is significantly raising its value since the beginning of the year, Ether. With its reign over the world of digital currency, many believ

Russia’s National Settlement Depository (NSD) is considering building a platform for handling cryptocurrency assets to corner the nascent market. As local news portal Kommersant reports , the NSD is currently researching proposals to formal