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What Is Blockchain Technology?

CB Insights

Blockchain. As of this writing in mid-November 2017, the total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies hovers around $220B (with a single bitcoin trading for upwards of $8,000). Initial coin offerings (ICOs) have exploded in popularity, closing on $3B+ in funding in 2017 alone. Research Briefing: Blockchain in Review.

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Amazon, Walmart Announce New Blockchain Ventures

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Blockchain is now an official word in the Merriam-Webster dictionary. Of course, the FinTech industry doesn’t have to look it up, but the dictionary now defines blockchain as a technology that enables the keeping of records of financial transactions in a digital database as part of a publicly accessible network.

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Five At Five: NYC Votes To Impose Ridesharing Cap

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Coverage includes New York lawmakers seeking to put a cap on ridesharing services, states working to embrace blockchain , Hawaii saving money by converting some functions to digital, new data from the Federal Reserve and Starbucks clearing up the confusion over cryptocurrency. City Council Weighs In On Ridesharing Debate With Cap.

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DECTA Joins Forces With French Fintech to Revive Euro-Pegged Stablecoin

The Fintech Times

Ireland-based electronic money institution (EMI) DECTA is joining forces with France-based fintech Next Generation to launch a new Euro-pegged stablecoin, ‘EURT’ DECTA and Next Generation explained that EURT is fully compliant with MiCA requirements and will operate on the Stellar blockchain, as well as three other platforms.

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The Fintech 250: The Top Fintech Startups Of 2018

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Funding Trends: Since 2017, these 250 private companies have raised $31.85B across 373 deals. This year’s cohort has already seen more mega-rounds in 2018 YTD than 2017’s Fintech 250 list in all of 2017, with 23 mega-rounds investments. market cap and today has a market cap of $20B+. The 2017 Fintech 250.

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Walmart Looks Into Blockchain Electric Bill System

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Such a structure would work over a public blockchain, CoinDesk reported. With the system, users may pay a capped amount of cryptocurrency up front, ahead of the expected electric demand of certain devices. The applications were initially filed in October of 2017, reportedly drafted by the same team at Walmart.

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Bitcoin Drops Below $6,000

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The market capitalization of bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency, declined to under $100 billion for the first time since October of 2017 amid a steep sell-off in digital tokens Wednesday (November 14). According to a report in CNBC citing Coinmarketcap.com, the market cap of bitcoin was at $98,194,458,586 overnight.

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