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Insurance Giant MetLife Joins R3 Blockchain Consortium

By Pete Rizzo, In the latest sign that the insurance industry is embracing blockchain and distributed ledgers, MetLife has announced it will join banking consortium R3CEV. With the news, MetLife follows life insurance firm AIA and China’s Ping An Insurance as...

Japan Exchange JPX Distributed Ledgers ‘Better’ With Third Parties

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By Pete Rizzo, A new report from financial giant Japan Exchange Group (JPX) contends that distributed ledgers will work “better” when applied to capital markets if third parties are involved. The finding comes from a 27-page working paper, released...

The New Weapons in the Fight Against 2.4 Billion A Month Robocalls

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by Olga Kharif olgakharif You know the drill — those annoying recorded calls saying you’ve won a free cruise or a reduction in your mortgage payment. You curse the automated voice, hang up and add the number to your blocked caller list. But they keep on coming....

Blockchain Executives Aim At Governance Issues

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By Michael del Castillo, Executives representing the top-level leadership at a range of blockchain companies and projects have signed a letter calling for a new focus on perceived issues with blockchain governance. Calling themselves the ‘Muskoka Group’,...

IBM Combines AI & Cloud Computing with Blockchain

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By Michael del Castillo, IBM is reorganizing its internal blockchain team into a business unit that encompasses its artificial intelligence and cloud computing efforts. Called ‘Industry Platforms’, the division will be led by Bridget van Kralingen, IBM’s...