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How Blockchain Tech Could Disrupt Real Estate

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Blockchains are becoming a key enabler of this digital transformation (in a similar way to how the emerging tech is disrupting other long-established industries like banking and insurance ). GET the 47-page blockchain TRENDS report. Why blockchain tech could benefit the real estate industry. Table of Contents. Challenges.

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Hong Kong’s JETCO Unveils APIX Platform; Terra To Pilot Blockchain Payments In Mongolia

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In addition, Factris has acquired an invoice financing firm that serves the Lithuanian market called Debifo , and stablecoin company Terra is working to bring an experimental blockchain payment system to Mongolia.

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Blockchain Weaves Throughout The Private And Public Sectors

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Nearly every day, it seems, another technology company announces its vision for blockchain. In this week’s Blockchain Tracker , PYMNTS looks at the companies — from banks to diamond giant De Beers — making headway in their own blockchain projects. Governments Get Involved. In the U.S.,

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Debitum Network Tests Blockchain Financing Tech

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With only days to go before its official launch, Debitum Network is demonstrating its blockchain-powered small business financing solution. 27), revealing tests completed in front of members of the crypto community at the Blockchain Centre Vilnius. The company issued a press release Monday (Aug. last year.

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Banks Fending Off FinTechs, Regulators And Cybercriminals

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The newspaper cited Ripple’s use of blockchain technology and the ability of two small banks, one in Canada and one in Germany, to complete cross-border online transactions in record time as an example of the latest banking innovations. While most international bank transfers take days to complete, this took just 20 seconds.

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Doubt, Confusion, Confidence: Where Crypto Stands In B2B Payments

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According to blockchain and cryptocurrency company BitRail , JPMorgan’s announcement was certainly a validating moment for the industry. Perhaps the most poignant moment in this evolution came about last week when JPMorgan Chase announced the development of the JPM Coin, the first bank-backed cryptocurrency in the U.S.,

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Tradeshift Acquires Babelway For Supply Chain Connectivity

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Merging with Tradeshift will enable companies to access Babelway solutions via Tradeshift Link to integrate various systems that businesses use to buy goods and services, pay vendors and sell to other companies, providing an interconnected supply chain. The investment boosted Tradeshift’s valuation to $1.1