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ForkLog 106 20.12.2015

Longread: Corruption and Blockchain

The idea that corruption is not really good comes from the very word, which derives from Latin for “spoilage”. That is how they called it in the ancient Rome, where it became comparable to the contemporary corruption in terms of scale by Caesar’s times. In order to give the phenomenon a name, the rhetoricians used […]

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ForkLog 62 17.12.2015

Technological and Financial Giants to Create a Blockchain Alternative

Several big-name companies from across both financial and technological sectors, including Cisco, Wells Fargo, London Stock Exchange Group, JP Morgan, Intel, Fujitsu, SWIFT, and IBM announced they created a consortium under the aegis of the Linux Foundation in order to develop an alternative for the blockchain technology.

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ForkLog 69 15.12.2015

Blockchain and the Human Resources Problem

The advent of blockchain is considered by some to be among the greatest breakthroughs in the e-banking realm. Those â€śsomeâ€ť include, for instance, experts from the Financial Times, or even officials from major banks. However, there is a significant downside to it all, as the technology may eventually deprive thousands of people from their jobs. […]

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ForkLog 101 10.12.2015

SWIFT Announces Possible Implementation of the Blockchain in Its Correspondent Banking Services

SWIFT, the international communications platform for international banking, announced a possible “roadmap” that might include the blockchain technology. As for now, they speak of improving the correspondent banking area. According to the statement, the organization expects the amendments to become effective as of early 2016.

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ForkLog 64 10.12.2015

Russia’s Biggest Bank Considers Implementation of the Blockchain Technology

Sberbank, Russia’s biggest state-owned bank, is planning to join R3 in order to develop its services with the blockchain technology. This was announced by the bank’s deputy chairman, Leo Khasis, in an interview to Kommersant.

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ForkLog 26 07.12.2015

Infosys Expands Blockchain Development in Ireland

Indian technology company Infosys has stated it has intentions to create 250 jobs in the Republic of Ireland seeking to develop financial innovations, including the blockchain technology.

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ForkLog 112 06.12.2015

Longread: Blockchain and proof of authorship

It so fell out that I use my spare time to come up with bizarre jokes. Most of them are too complicated to become popular; however, sometimes my majesty comes down from the ivory tower and generates something that immediately spreads out like a virus. It spreads out so effectively that my facebook friends sometimes […]

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ForkLog 48 03.12.2015

Goldman Sachs Calls for Recognizing Prospects of the Blockchain Technology

The international bank Goldman Sachs issued a note to its clients listing seven prospects, or, as the authors put it, “themes, dreams, and flying machines”. Those prospects are the most promising new trends and tendencies that the bank recommends its investors to carefully heed. And the first on the list is the blockchain. Goldman Sachs […]

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ForkLog 65 03.12.2015

American Official Promises a Blockchain Revolution

Speaking at a guest lecture held at the Harvard School of Law, a member of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, J. Christopher Giancarlo, stated that the blockchain could deprive professional accounants and recordkeepers from employment when adopted in the mainstream.

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ForkLog 60 01.12.2015

Forbes: Blockchain Technology will Ultimately Disrupt Centralised and Cloud Based Storage Services

There is no secret that many mainstream entities engaged in various activities are producing blockchain hype these days. Those in the crypto-community who like having their finger on the pulse of what is going on, are very well aware of expanding interest and adoption of bitcoin’s underlying technology amidst banks, traditional exchanges, and other influential […]

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ForkLog 72 29.11.2015

Longread: blockchain, revolution & Stockholm syndrome

Mainstream fuss around the blockchain is quite understandable; after all, the technology may bring tons of joy to various financial institutions, and it would be silly of them to deny that. However, at least partial enthusiasm within the cryptocommunity in this regard is hardly justified. Certainly, some reservations that major companies usually use are evident […]

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ForkLog 74 27.11.2015

Estonia Makes a Blockchain Breakthrough in Cooperation with Bitnation

Bitnation, which calls itself ‘the world’s first Blockchain powered virtual nation’, announced on its site Bitnation.co that as of December 1, 2015 it will launch a program offering notary services to its online residents. The program is supported by the Estonian e-Residency program.

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