Initial Doubts about Blockchain or DLT’s Usefulness are “Fading” As Fintech Businesses See it As “Integral”: Report

June 21, 2020 @ 4:36 pm By Omar Faridi |

Big Four auditing firm Deloitte claims that Fintech industry professionals no longer think that blockchain or distributed ledger technology (DLT) is “groundbreaking and merely promising.” The professional services firm’s 2020 Global Blockchain Survey polled around 1,500 senior management professionals and found that: “Initial doubts about… Read More

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Blockchain based Transactions on EOS, Tezos (XTZ), and XRP Ledger are Mostly Useless: Report

May 13, 2020 @ 1:44 pm By Omar Faridi |

A group of researchers claims that most of the digital transactions on EOS, Tezos (XTZ) and with the Ripple company-associated XRP virtual token don’t actually transfer any “value.” Research published on arXiv reveals that merely 2% of transactions conducted on the XRP ledger and only… Read More

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US House Committee on Small Business to Hold Hearing to Explore Blockchain Use Cases for SMEs

February 28, 2020 @ 12:32 pm By Omar Faridi |

The US House of Representatives Committee on Small Business is planning to hold a hearing next week to discuss the impact of blockchain or distributed ledger technology’s (DLT) on the operations of small businesses. The hearing, referred to as “Building Blocks of Change: The Benefits… Read More

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