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Boston Fed, MIT Digital Dollar Test Casts Doubt on Blockchain as Processing Platform
Boston Fed, MIT Digital Dollar Test Casts Doubt on Blockchain as Processing Platform
February 03, 2022  |  CBDC

A digital dollar experiment by the Boston Fed and MIT was able to produce a functioning and fault-tolerant central bank digital currency (CBDC) design that...

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Today In Payments: Banks Wary As Fed And MIT Prep Digital Currency Report; Jumio Lands $150 Million
Today In Payments: Banks Wary As Fed And MIT Prep Digital Currency Report; Jumio Lands...
March 23, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, Boston’s Federal Reserve and MIT could reveal digital dollar prototypes this summer, and Jumio raised $150 million to expand its digital...

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Bitcoin Daily: Jack Dorsey, Others Invest $4 Million In MIT’s Digital Currency Initiative For Bitcoin R&D; Bitcoin Falls Below $45K
Bitcoin Daily: Jack Dorsey, Others Invest $4 Million In MIT’s Digital Currency Initiative For Bitcoin...
February 28, 2021  |  Bitcoin

MIT’s Digital Currency Initiative has launched a new four-year bitcoin software and security effort research and development program, according to a company announcement. The program...

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Today’s Top Retail News: AI Takes On New Roles; Accenture, MIT Test Supply Chains
Today’s Top Retail News: AI Takes On New Roles; Accenture, MIT Test Supply Chains
October 27, 2020  |  Retail

In today’s top retail stories: Retailers are tapping into artificial intelligence in the digital-first economy, Accenture and MIT are teaming up to test supply chain...

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Accenture, MIT Develop Stress Test For Supply Chain Resilience
Accenture, MIT Develop Stress Test For Supply Chain Resilience
October 26, 2020  |  Retail

To evaluate the financial and operational risks presented by significant market interruptions, disasters or other catastrophic occurrences, Accenture and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)...

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Federal Reserve’s Cunha on the State (and Timeframe) of Digital Dollars
Federal Reserve’s Cunha on the State (and Timeframe) of Digital Dollars
August 21, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

Digital dollars are a maybe – but if so, not for a while. And there’ll be quite a bit of tinkering with the technology (especially...

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State Governments Deliver Mixed Messages On Reopening Retail
State Governments Deliver Mixed Messages On Reopening Retail
May 07, 2020  |  Retail

State governments are dropping the ball on retail reopenings. As the week plays out, inconsistent direction and confusion have been standard with New York, Texas,...

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Bitcoin Daily: US Marshals To Hold Bitcoin Auction; Researchers Claim New ‘Spider’ Tech Can Route Crypto Payments More Efficiently
Bitcoin Daily: US Marshals To Hold Bitcoin Auction; Researchers Claim New ‘Spider’ Tech Can Route...
February 03, 2020  |  Bitcoin

The U.S. Marshals Service is auctioning roughly $40 million in bitcoin, CoinDesk reported on Monday (Feb. 3). The auction of 4,040 confiscated bitcoin — worth $37.7...

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MIT Develops Last-Mile Navigation For Delivery Robots
MIT Develops Last-Mile Navigation For Delivery Robots
November 04, 2019  |  Innovation

Engineers at MIT have been working on a better way for last-mile delivery robots to find doors or garages, with the goal of improving the...

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