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Thailand Trials Central Bank Digital Currency for Interbank Settlement

Thailand's central bank is examining how a blockchain-based digital currency could make interbank settlement both faster and cheaper.

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Ripple Smart Contracts Creator Targets Ethereum with New Tech Launch

Three years after Ripple shelved Codius, Stefan Thomas is bringing the smart contract platform back to life with his eyes set on disrupting Ethereum.

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South Africa's Central Bank Claims Success in Blockchain Payment Trial

South Africa Reserve Bank indicates that tests of a blockchain-based system for interbank clearance and settlement produced astonishing results.

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Fujitsu Rolls Out System That Turns Reward Points into Blockchain Tokens

Fujitsu is launching a blockchain data processing system for retail merchants that tokenizes traditional promotion tools like coupons and stamps. 

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Lawmaker Wants New York State to Pilot Local Cryptocurrencies

A bill introduced by New York Assemblyman Ron Kim would launch pilot programs testing cryptocurrencies as a community monetary system.

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China Has Built a Blockchain System That Could Replace Paper Checks

China's central bank has completed a blockchain-based system that digitizes checks in a move to counter fraud in the country.

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Telecoms Giant Wants to Move Mobile Data Top-Ups to a Blockchain

China Mobile, one of China's three state-owned telecoms giants, is exploring moving part of its mobile data business to a distributed ledger.

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Meet the Dapp Market: A Twist On Open Source Is Winning Developers

Two ethereum-based bounty marketplaces are beginning to take off, and are hoping to take the decentralized application (dapp) space with them.

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How Hodl Hodl Is Building a Real Business With Bitcoin Smart Contracts

In an era where many startups are taking more complex transactions to other blockchains, Hodl Hodl is focused on making them work on bitcoin.

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Save the World? Blockchain's Big Dreams Come Back to Earth in DC

"It's about being demand driven instead of supply driven."

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