您可能聽說過比特幣（Bitcoin）、或許也聽過一種叫做「區塊鏈」（blockchain）的網路錢包技術；但您或許不知道，blockchain不只會搶走銀行、證券經紀人、以及信用卡公司的生意，甚至還可能改變我們現在常用的一切交易方式。
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The Business Blockchain – AVC
I’ve been reading this weekend. It was written by AVC community member William Mougayar. This book started out as a Kickstarter project which I blogged about at the time. If you backed that project you will get a copy of this book. If not, you might want to get a copy on Amazon.
Read more: http://bit.ly/24ifjYr
Circle Makes China Play: Raises $60 Million From Baidu, IDG Capital, Breyer; Forms Circle China
Circle, an international peer-to-peer payments company using the Bitcoin blockchain or network, is betting big on China.
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Blockchain Goes Beyond Crypto-Currency
Starting next September, some logistics companies in Finland, Sweden, Estonia, and Latvia will begin outfitting shipping containers with a soda-can-size device that will beam out the cargo’s location, how much it’s vibrating as it travels, and its ambient temperature.
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A16z, USV Lead $1.5 Million Round for Blockchain Startup Mediachain
New York-based Mediachain has become the latest blockchain startup to join the portfolios of VC heavyweights Andreessen Horowitz and Union Square Ventures. The two firms announced today that they led a $1.5m seed round for the digital media startup.
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Ethereum/TheDAO hack simplified
The news in the Bitcoin world is the Ethereum/DAO hack. I thought I’d write up a simplified explanation. What is Bitcoin? I’m sure you know, or have an idea what Bitcoin is, but I’ll explain it again in terms that are important here.
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Siemens to Spend EU1 Billion on ‘Disruptive Ideas’ Startups
Siemens AG is setting up a unit to invest 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) over five years on “disruptive ideas,” the latest bid by Europe’s largest engineering company to move into digitalization and shed a reputation for being slow and cautious.
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What industries will the Blockchain disrupt?
This is the latest infographic for financial and non-financial use cases of blockchain by LTP. You can find specific details here: Blockchain Use Cases Part II: Non-Financial and Financial Use Cases – Let’s Talk Payments
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The Business Blockchain – AVC
I’ve been reading this weekend. It was written by AVC community member William Mougayar. This book started out as a Kickstarter project which I blogged about at the time. If you backed that project you will get a copy of this book. If not, you might want to get a copy on Amazon.
Read more: http://bit.ly/24ifjYr