Square rebrands itself Block
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Square becomes the latest high-profile company to change its name, rebranding to Block, following in the steps of Meta.
Jack Dorsey’s payment giant said it was doing so to focus…
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Alibaba launches new marketplace for NFTs allowing artists, musicians and writers to sell their creations
Alibaba has launched a pioneering nonfungible tokens (NFTs) marketplace allowing users to sell licences to their copyright.
The Chinese ecommerce giant launched the new ‘Blockchain Digital Copyright and Asset-Trade’ marketplace…
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Cult Beauty to use blockchain to verify claims made by beauty brands
Blockchain technology is being used to verify claims made by beauty brands, providing customers with statements of assurance, lab test results and even letters of documentation.
Cult Beauty, an online…
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Walmart will use blockchain tech to let delivery drones communicate
Walmart is planning to use blockchain technology to allow delivery drones to communicate, according to a new patent. Delivery drones will use blockchain technology to transmit information like their speed,…
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Carrefour boasts sales boost thanks to blockchain ledger technology
French grocery giant Carrefour has boasted a major sales boost thanks to the implementation of blockchain ledger technology. According to Reuters, Carrefour said it had seen a “positive impact” on…
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Alibaba applies for 262 blockchain patents
Chinese multinational conglomerate and e-commerce specialist Alibaba is pushing on with its foray into blockchain implementation after applying for 262 blockchain patents.
With those patents in hand, Alibaba will integrate…
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Facebook to launch its own cryptocurrency in early 2020
Mark Zuckerberg is planning to launch a cryptocurrency for his social media empire in early 2020, allowing users to make digital payments in a dozen countries.
GlobalCoin will enable Facebook’s…
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LVMH launches blockchain platform in fight against counterfeiting
Luxury conglomerate Moët Hennessy – Louis Vuitton has launched AURA, a new blockchain platform for authenticating luxury goods.
After three years in development with Microsoft blockchain software company ConsenSys as…
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20% of worlds largest grocers to adopt blockchain by 2025
The grocery retail sector is set to lead the way in the adoption of blockchain technology, using it to revolutionise food safety and traceability. According to new data from research…
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JD.com launches open source block chain platform to 3rd party retailers
JD.com has officially launched its blockchain open platform service platform JD Chain, giving third party retailers access to its leading technologies. Companies using JD Chain will be now be able…
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London’s High Holborn district has become a hub for cashierless supermarkets, with Amazon Fresh unveiling its latest “Just Walk Out” store on November 24, with Tesco’s first checkout-free GetGo store…