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Big Pharma Seeks DLT Solution for Drug Costs

Pharma heavyweights open up about how they envision a blockchain system improving the research and development process of new drugs.

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2018: The Year We Democratize Blockchain

Cryptocurrencies may be in a market mania, but that interest will spark a new wave of blockchain growth according to Deloitte's top blockchain lead.

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Banks and the Blockchain Blues

Banks excited about their blockchain work may do well to monitor their signal-to-noise ratios in 2018.

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Overstock Gets $100 Million from Soros Fund for Blockchain and More

Overstock.com just got a fat chunk of change from a big-name investor, and CEO Patrick Byrne says much of it will fund the company's blockchain work.

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Crypto Debit Card Providers Hit After Visa Cuts Ties With Issuer

European bitcoin debit card providers say they were told to suspend their services by card network Visa on Friday.

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Ripple Claims 3 Big Money Transfer Firms Will Use XRP in 2018

In a tweet late Thursday night, Ripple stated that three of the top five money transfer businesses will begin using its XRP cryptocurrency in 2018.

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AMA Incubator Invests $10 Million in Blockchain Health Startup

A blockchain startup received $10 million in funding from an American Medical Society backed incubator to develop a healthcare data transfer ledger.

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$100 Billion Controversy: XRP's Surge Raises Hard Questions for Ripple

Ripple has a complicated relationship with its native cryptocurrency XRP, one that critics contend many recent buyers of the token may not understand.

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Bank Blockchain Integration: A Challenge Overcome

It's a long road yet to mainstream blockchain use, according to Santander's head of blockchain R&D. But integration, he argues, won't be the issue.

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Volatility: A Necessary Ingredient for Monetary and Social Transition

Cryptocurrency volatility isn't just here to stay, it's heralding the chaotic change of the blockchain future yet to come.

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