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The Blockchain battlefront: Technology, business, and regulation

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Comedian John Oliver quipped that cryptocurrency is “everything you don’t understand about money combined with everything you don’t understand about technology.” The great regulatory bureaucracy has awakened to the significance of blockchain-enabled technology, led by the SEC. . Blockchain, Regulation The ongoing battle.

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The 4 most overhyped technologies in IT

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They may publicly preach “No technology for technology’s sake,” but they still frequently share their fascination with the latest tech gadgets. It’s then that the hopes for the technology get way ahead of what it can actually deliver today. They’re not the only ones enthralled by tech. Here’s what they say on the topic.

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Banking on customer experience and security via technology-based innovation

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Customer experience and security But as in most industries, customer expectations and security challenges continue to grow along with technological advances. Banks continue investing in technologies that make the customer experience seamless, including mobile apps and peer-to-peer payments.

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Singapore-based fintech STACS raises $3.6M to develop blockchain platforms for financial institutions

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The company develops blockchain platforms that can work with financial institutions’ existing infrastructure, and its core technology is also used in GreenSTACS for environmental, social and governance (ESG) investments. Its core solution is a technology stack that is built around STACS blockchain.

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Exploring Salesforce Blockchain

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Enter Salesforce Blockchain, a revolutionary technology integrated into the Salesforce platform, offering new possibilities for business transformation. What is Blockchain? Blockchain is a technology that uses cryptography to create a secure linkage between records. What is Salesforce Blockchain?

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Japan’s gaming blockchain builder Oasys raises $20M in private token sale

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Whether they do it out of a fear of missing out or genuine belief in blockchain technologies, the trend appears irreversible at least for now, as investment keeps pouring into the industry. Oasys, a Japan- and Singapore-based startup that’s building a blockchain for gaming developers, has just raised $20 million.

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Digital listening reveals 3 leading innovation drivers

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To gain perspective, Iron Mountain sponsored research by Quadrant Strategies, which used digital listening technologies to study public online conversation trends among enterprise decision-makers. AI surpassed other technologies in conversations about innovation The research underscores that AI is leading the way in accelerating innovation.