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Daily Crunch: New Starbucks Odyssey loyalty program ‘happens to be built on blockchain and web3’

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2001, a Starbucks Odyssey : In August, Starbucks got things percolating with plans for a blockchain-based loyalty program and NFT community. According to one study, online sales in Latin America will generate $379 billion in a 32% year-over-year increase. May your week have all the right kinds of surprises in it! — Christine and Haje.

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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. It surpasses blockchain and metaverse projects, which are viewed as experimental or in the pilot stage, especially by established enterprises.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Holiday marketing tips, low-cost NFTs, SaaS sprawl study

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The consequences of SaaS sprawl: A real-world study. In a detailed breakdown of a recent research study, returning contributors Tomer Y. The consequences of SaaS sprawl: A real-world study. But govtech and civic tech has a greater social impact than burger-flipping robots.

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CIOs Look For Ways To Use Blockchain Resumes

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Blockchain can make background claims easy to verify Image Credit: Photo by Helloquence on Unsplash. The arrival of a new type of technology, the blockchain , holds out the promise of being able to provide a company with the assurance that they are looking for. The Role Of Blockchains In Resume Verification.

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FabuLingua wins the TechCrunch City Spotlight: Austin pitch-off!

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She was raised in a multicultural, bilingual environment and studied linguistics at Oxford University along her way to earning a psychology degree. She later earned her masters degree in social anthropology from Cambridge University. Charlie Sarmiento pitched Vertikal X , a marketplace for athletes based in blockchain technology.

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How African CIOs can serve as agents of adoption for digital currencies

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Despite an evolving internet penetration rate of 47% in 2020, according to Internet World statistics, the social use of ICTs remains the main cause of digital illiteracy in Africa. It’s the CIO’s role to study the market, understand the needs of the people and provide the right solution that meets those needs.”.

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Startups race to build a crypto-native, consumer-friendly messaging platform for web3

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Behind the scenes, however, plenty of founders and VCs are doubling down on the promise of largely decentralized, blockchain-based outfits, and toward that end, one of the “more interesting parts of crypto right now” is at the “intersection of social messaging and web3,” says renowned entrepreneur and investor Elad Gil.