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Why ICOs Could Eat Delaware's Lunch

Delaware's status as a go-to jurisdiction for business can't be taken for granted as tokens take off and issuers flock to blockchain-friendly states.

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Cloud Giant Xunlei Claims Blockchain Advance With 'ThunderChain'

China-based cloud network provider Xunlei has launched a blockchain platform, undeterred by ongoing allegations it held an unlawful ICO.

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Blockchain Slump? Banks May Be Fatigued But Insurers Are Pumped

Giving progress reports on their blockchain projects, bankers come across browbeaten and anxious, while their cousins in insurance sound spritely.

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€2 Million Donation to Fund World Food Programme Blockchain Project

Belgium has contributed €2 Million to support U.N. World Food Programme projects, including its blockchain payments pilot for Syrian refugees.

Relief supplies from the World Food Programme are staged to be loaded onto an MV-22 Osprey at Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal, May 14, in order to be delivered to remote locations during Operation Sahayogi Haat. Joint Task Force 505 along with other multinational forces and humanitarian relief organizations are currently in Nepal providing aid after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the country, April 25 and a 7.3 earthquake on May 12. At Nepal’s request the U.S. government ordered JTF 505 to provide unique capabilities to assist Nepal. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by MCIPAC Combat Camera Staff Sgt. Jeffrey D. Anderson/Released)

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Walmart Wants to Store Payment Data On a Blockchain

A pair of Walmart patent applications discuss encrypting payment information using a blockchain.

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Ideas Abound for Business Blockchains, But Who's Going to Pay?

With fatigue for trials setting in, business blockchain builders are talking creatively about how to handle the costs of distributed ledger networks.

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Sharing Economy Startup Origin Raises $28 Million in SAFT Sale

Peer-to-peer economy platform Origin raised more than $28 million through a Simple Agreement for Future Tokens sale this year, filings reveal.

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A 'Yelp for Weed' Startup Is Launching Its Own Ethereum Token

Cannabis social networking company MassRoots is developing a crypto rewards token and other blockchain applications.

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Energy Giant BP Says It's Tested 'Internal' Tokens

British Petroleum would consider partnering with startups that conduct initial coin offerings.

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IBM-Backed Blockchain Trial Takes Aim at Advertising's Middlemen

Working with IBM and Salon, AdLedger is launching a proof-of-concept to show how ad spend can be managed more transparently on a private blockchain.

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