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Blockchain in Education: Use Cases, Challenges, and Examples

Openxcell

One of the newest introductions to the field is blockchain technology. Cryptocurrencies like Ethereum and Bitcoin have often been associated with blockchain technology. A blockchain is essentially a digital ledger that duplicates and distributes transactions among all of the computer systems that are part of the network.

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Avalanche raises $230 million from private sale of AVAX tokens

TechCrunch

Avalanche , a relatively new blockchain with a focus on speed and low transactions costs, has completed a $230 million private sale of AVAX tokens to some well-known crypto funds. Like Solana and other newer blockchains, Avalanche wants to solve the scalability issues that older blockchains face. The equivalent of $1.3

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How Blockchain Can Drive Finance And Audit Performance

CTOvision

In 2017, bitcoin, a cryptocurrency based on the blockchain, skyrocketed in value and caught the eye of executives around the globe. Blockchain […].

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Customer centricity: How Mashreq Bank is placing its customers at the forefront of its operations.

CIO

How did these changes help improve your business performance last year? Over the last fiscal year, these efforts have yielded notable improvements in business performance, with increased customer satisfaction, more efficient processes, and higher overall productivity.

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Solana Blockchain Software Development Services

Mobilunity

Solana was developed by Anatoly Yakovenko and is praised for its ability to perform many more transactions than other platforms in much shorter time. The major advantage of Solana, in comparison with other blockchains, is the ability to perform transactions much faster and at a much lower cost.

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How to Develop Blockchain Apps For Better Business Operation

KitelyTech

Blockchain is a relatively new technology that has the potential to change how businesses handle transactions. You have probably heard of it after the launch of BitCoin , which uses blockchain extensively to function. Here is a deeper look at how to develop blockchain apps for better business operations. What is Blockchain?

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Cathay Pacific to take cloud journey to new heights

CIO

“It’s about optimizing the cloud workload, rewriting some of the applications, and, [as] ESG comes into the big picture, how we can be more efficient to reduce Co2 emissions.” Cathay is also an early innovator in making use of blockchain’s digital ledger technology. The cloud has helped us to be more scalable and agile.”

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