blockchain
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Federal documents warn of sweeping implications if ‘digital loonie’ adoptedThe Bank of Canada has spent years looking at whether to introduce a digital currency, but so far hasn't seen an immediate need to issue one.CanadaJan 3
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Okanagan resident agrees to $70K settlement with B.C. Securities CommissionThe BCSC says Francesco Servedio of Kelowna raised $3.2 million from investors for a blockchain platform but used $480,000 of that for personal purposes.MoneyApr 29, 2021
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An ‘NFT’ digital image just sold for US$69 million — but what is it?Christie's auction house sold a collage by Beeple for a historic US$69.4 million, even though it does not physically exist.TrendingMar 11, 2021
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What are NFTs? Alan Cross explains why the music industry is going crazy for themConfused about non-fungible tokens and why the digital universe — including the music industry — is jumping all over them? You're not alone.EntertainmentMar 7, 2021
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How blockchain can help the world meet the UN’s goals for higher educationBlockchain can ensure the availability of more affordable, equitable and quality educational content internationally, says Rory McGreal of Athabasca University.CommentaryJan 24, 2021
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The Bitcoin craze is back. Is it different this time?Cryptocurrencies have attracted interest from big business, but Canadian regulators are still struggling to assert themselves.MoneyNov 27, 2020
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Shoppers Drug Mart to use blockchain technology to track medical cannabis qualityKen Weisbrod says his company has signed a deal with TruTrace Technologies for a pilot program to provide the software to track medical cannabis from seed to final product.CannabisJun 17, 2019
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What is blockchain? Everything you need to know about the technologyMany mistake blockchain for bitcoin. While this was its original purpose, blockchain has evolved far beyond the realm of digital currency.TechNov 22, 2018
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CBSA and Montreal port dip toe into blockchain to tug shipping into digital ageThe federal customs agency and the country's second-biggest port said they're dipping their toes into a digital database that functions as a "distributed ledger," sharing and syncing up data from ocean carriers, ports and wholesalers from Singapore to Peru.Oct 25, 2018
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theMuseum in Kitchener hosting cryptocurrency workshopIf you are wondering what all the fuss is with regards to cryptocurrency, theMuseum in downtown Kitchener is looking to help.CanadaAug 10, 2018
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