Blockchain

Blockchain Tracker: 88 Bales Of Cotton, Illinois State Gov. And Adoption
October 26, 2016

The “Fabric Of Our Lives” found itself softly in the hands of blockchain this week. Eighty-eight bales of cotton became part of, arguably, one of the biggest breakthroughs in blockchain this month, all through the first global trade shipment and transaction between independent banks depending...

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Visa Announces New B2B Payments Using Blockchain
October 21, 2016

Visa has announced it is piloting a new B2B payment platform using blockchain technology. Visa is working in partnership with Chain, and the new Visa B2B Connect will be piloted in 2017.

Blockchain Tracker: Definitions And Drones
October 19, 2016

Let’s define blockchain, shall we? While simple to some, others are seeking a better definition. The government is still hashing out a definition. At the time time, a recent group of experts in academia, private practice, government and other industries banded together to define the...

Blockchain Tracker: Edits, Approvals, Music & Bono
September 21, 2016

Bono once said, “Music can change the world because it can change people.” Blockchain proponents would argue in favor of that concept, especially after this week’s announcement from Ujo Music. The startup has its eyes — or, in this case, ears — on disrupting the...

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Cryptocurrency In Space!
September 14, 2016

When the news is bitcoin, usually, it is a little off the beaten path, but even by the normally inclusive standards of blockchain reporting, the latest news out of a cyrptocurrency promoter is a little odd. Apparently, the blockchain is no longer content to have...

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Loyalty Programs, The Blockchain Way
August 29, 2016

Loyalty programs are having trouble inspiring, well, loyalty. In the latest Topic TBD installment, Ron Quaranta, COO of loyyal, tells Karen Webster how new technology — namely, blockchain — can get loyalty back in the loyalty groove.