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How Blockchain Tech Could Disrupt Real Estate

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Making transaction processes more efficient : Most real estate transactions are still conducted through wire transfers and require costly verification processes that can take days to complete. Imbrex is reportedly planning to launch smart contract-enabled transactions using its own cryptocurrency. Imbrex’s platform.

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If Facebook Wants To Be WeChat, Why Did It Launch Libra?

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Facebook’s launch of Libra on June 18 unleashed a firestorm of media coverage, mostly repetitive, and mostly a piling on over the regulatory bear that it poked when unveiling its global payments plus cryptocurrency plans. Given the regulators’ antipathy toward cryptocurrency, that could be problematic. Just like WeChat did.

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Everything You Need To Know About What Amazon Is Doing In Financial Services

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Its first entry point in the market was in payments in October 2014. Acko reports having 20M customers on its platform for B2C and B2B coverage, as well as third-party micro-insurance for ticket cancellation, ride-hailing, and driver protection. Source: March 2018, Housing Wire. Rumor: Amazon is getting into mortgages.