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Dear Students, Everything In Bitcoin's Way Is Your $1 Billion Opportunity

Blockchain luminaries descended on the University of Pennsylvania's business school in what seemed like a recruiting session for the crypto-ecosystem.

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Singapore Plans Blockchain Push to Boost Financial Inclusion

The Singapore government is looking to boost blockchain development in an effort to improve financial inclusion across Southeast Asian countries. 

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Arizona's Crypto Tax Payments Bill Is Being Revamped

Arizona's crypto tax bill is still moving forward, despite seeming to have stalled in the Senate last month.

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There's A Facebook Alternative, It's Called Self-Sovereign Identity

The answer to Facebook's fiasco isn’t a new platform. It’s an open standards-based infrastructure that centers on people and fosters a new ecosystem.

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IBM Envisions App Testing Powered By Blockchain

A recently released patent filing shows that IBM has dreamed up a blockchain-based system for distributed software application testing.

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Mexico Tests Blockchain to Track Public Contract Bids

A Mexican government announced a blockchain-based project intended to reduce corruption in bidding for government contracts.

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R3 Researcher: Central Bank Blockchain Could Go Live In 2018

South Korea's first major blockchain conference saw discussion of the possibility of a central bank cryptocurrency Wednesday.

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Russia's Central Bank Mulls Ethereum System for Pan-Eurasian Payments

The Central Bank of Russia may use its ethereum-based Masterchain software to communicate financial messaging across the Eurasian Economic Union.

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Motherboard Maker ASRock Confirms Plan to Sell Crypto Miners

Taiwan-based motherboard producer ASRock confirmed that some of its new GPUs are meant for cryptocurrency mining.

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South Korea's Capital Is Planning to Launch Its Own Cryptocurrency

The South Korean city of Seoul is developing the 'S-Coin,' a cryptocurrency that could be used in social benefits programs.

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