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Richard Miller

Richard Miller Product Owner at RegDefy (MV37)

Crossing the trust boundary with DLT pt2: The Company

In the last article, “Crossing the trust boundary with DLT pt1: Consortiums”, I looked at some fairly well understood topics on the trust model of consortiums. In this article I will explore how Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) can be exploited in a single organisation. There are not too many obvious use cases for the single organisation due to...

Enrico Camerinelli

Enrico Camerinelli Supply Chain Blockchain Personal Coach at Aite Group

Blockchain and e-mails

<<Do we really need this blockchain? From what we see from current projects it looks like we could do the same with the technologies already in use.>> I get these and other objections from entrepreneurs and managers (either from companies or banks) in my daily work of Blockchain Management Outsourcing. The questions are legitimate and t...

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Bitcoin: Here to stay or is it running out of steam?

We’re now into the second decade of Bitcoin – the cryptocurrency still aiming to take the world by storm. Passing the 10-year mark for any technology is impressive, given the nature of the business, so it’s worth considering if Bitcoin is now established enough to say it’s going to stick around, or will it eventually run out of steam? Back in 20

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Richard Miller

Richard Miller Product Owner at RegDefy (MV37)

Crossing the trust boundary with DLT pt1: Consortiums

Earlier this year I wrote about the main reasons for using Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) to solve your use case. In summary these were: Trust Boundary Extension: does your use case need trust between parties who would not normally trust each other? Does an agreement or consensus need to be reached? Disintermediation: is there a middleman th...

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How to get free cryptocurrency. Blockchain will distribute USD 125 million

E-wallet developer will distribute about 484 million Stellar tokens between its customers. Cryptocurrency wallet developer Blockchain and startup Stellar are going to carry out the largest distribution of cryptocurrency in history. About 484 million tokens with a total value of $ 125 million will be distributed among the company's customers. Acco...

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Shaun Thomas

Shaun Thomas Product Manager at Namescan

Why Blockchain is a good solution for KYC verification

With the creation of blockchain technology, many traditional systems have become outdated and are due for an upgrade. Blockchain has demonstrated its capabilities with the conception of virtual currencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, which have completely revolutionised the global currency system. By linking blockchain-based applications, Dapps (...

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Carlo R.W. De Meijer

Carlo R.W. De Meijer The Meyer Financial Services Advisory (MIFS) at MIFSA

Ripple Report says Blockchain is reaching critical mass in global payments

Recently Ripple launched its “Blockchain in Payments Report 2018”. Main finding of this Report was that global payments based on this technology is reaching critical mass this year. And on top of that organisations are already ‘looking to incorporate digital assets into payments flows’. I was wondering where these findings were based on, so this ...

Romal Almazo

Romal Almazo Emerging Technology and Digital Asset, Adviser at Former Crypto and blockchain leas at CAPCO

WHY DOES BLOCKCHAIN MATTER?

Arguably the technology of the decade, blockchain continues to be met with hype and cynicism in equal measure. Indeed, New York University recently offered its students the opportunity to major in blockchain technology, however many industry experts say we are yet to see blockchain’s widespread adoption for some time yet. But when it does, I be

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Trade Finance towards Blockchain

Blockchain – the BUZZ word that’s been going around for a few years now, but what exactly is it? Blockchain is just one form of the “Distributed Ledger” technology. To rephrase, “All Blockchain platforms are based on the Distributed Ledger technology but not all Distributed Ledger platforms can be termed as Blockchain”. Let's start from the Ledger...

Carlo R.W. De Meijer

Carlo R.W. De Meijer The Meyer Financial Services Advisory (MIFS) at MIFSA

Blockchain versus GDPR and who should adjust most

It has now been more than four months since the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (hereafter GDPR) came into effect. This regulation aims to strengthen privacy and personal data protection in the EU, by giving private persons more control over their personal data. But it also offer a uniform set of regulations for businesses with ...

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