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Bitcoin Daily: Thailand Will Add Crypto To AML Laws, Mastercard Looks To Fill Roles For...
August 05, 2019

Thailand’s anti-money laundering regulator has revealed plans to add cryptocurrency to the country’s laws. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS...

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IBM Launches New Blockchain Platform For Supply Chain Management
August 05, 2019

International Business Machines Corp (IBM) and blockchain consultancy Chainyard have announced a new blockchain network for supply chain management designed to improve supplier validation, onboarding and life cycle information management, IBM said in a press release on Aug. 5 (Monday). Get the Full Story Complete...

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Bitcoin Daily: New Data Set To Help Flag Illicit Crypto Transactions; MIT Study Finds Only...
August 05, 2019

Cryptocurrency compliance company Elliptic has released the Elliptic Data Set, which aims to identify crypto transactions associated with money laundering. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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AWS Supports Blockchain Coding Contest With $100K Prize
August 02, 2019

A Blockchain coding competition supported by Amazon Web Services (AWS) is offering a $100,000 prize to anyone who can solve a problem and provide the fastest speed improvement to it, according to a report. The problem is as follows: Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Bitcoin Daily: Seagate Data Storage Firm Uses Blockchain To Fight Fraud; Brazil Citizens Must Report...
August 02, 2019

Data storage firm Seagate revealed that it has moved its anti-fraud blockchain project with IBM into the pilot stage. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...

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Paystand’s New Service Lets Businesses Deploy Blockchain Networks
August 01, 2019

Businesses can now deploy scalable blockchain networks and applications with Paystand’s new Assurety-as-a-Service solution.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS...

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Bitcoin Daily: German Blockchain Finance Firm Bitwala Raises $14.5M; Rain Becomes First Licensed Crypto Exchange...
August 01, 2019

German blockchain finance firm Bitwala announced that it has raised $14.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Sony Financial Ventures and NKB Group. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Russian Airline’s Blockchain System Sells $1M In Tickets In July
August 01, 2019

Russia’s S7 Airlines revealed that its blockchain platform, developed in partnership with Alfa-Bank, sold $1 million in tickets in July. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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Bitcoin Daily: $30M In Tether Sent From Russia To China Daily; Justifire Gun Maker Gets...
July 31, 2019

A new report has revealed that Chinese importers in Russia are buying up to $30 million a day of tether from Moscow’s over-the-counter trading desks. They then use the cryptocurrency to send large sums back to their home country. Get the Full Story Complete the...