Blockchain Insurance Consortium B3i Adds 3 New Members

Blockchain Insurance Consortium B3i Adds 3 New Members
A blockchain technology consortium spearheaded by a global group of insurers has added several new members.

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An Arizona Lawmaker is Trying to Ban Blockchain Gun Tracking

An Arizona Lawmaker is Trying to Ban Blockchain Gun Tracking
An Arizona lawmaker has proposed banning the use of blockchain to track firearms. House Bill 2216, first proposed on 17th January, would make it a felony "to require a person to use or be subject to" firearm tracking, explicitly identifying blockchain tech as a platform for doing so. The bill was submitted by Representative Paul Boyer […]

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'Wait and See' Not 'Do or Die': Experts See Slow Road For Blockchain in 2017

'Wait and See' Not 'Do or Die': Experts See Slow Road For Blockchain in 2017
In the wake of 2016's blockchain hype, experts are making less optimistic predictions about the industry's prospects in the year ahead.

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Meet the Ex-Banker Using Ethereum to Take On Traditional Hedge Funds

Meet the Ex-Banker Using Ethereum to Take On Traditional Hedge Funds
After leaving Goldman Sachs, this entrepreneur founded her own blockchain startup to lower the fiscal entry point for hedge fund investors.

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Blockchain as a Geopolitical Tool

Blockchain as a Geopolitical Tool
An announcement from the UAE last week marked an unusual development that highlights intriguing socio-economic and geopolitical trends.

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Why Cities Will Soon Chose Digital Currency Over Fiat Money

Why Cities Will Soon Chose Digital Currency Over Fiat Money
Pavel Bains argues that its only a matter of time before a city makes the leap to its own, digital, currency.

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