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Irish Tech News – June 9, 2021

SPACECHAIN ANNOUNCES ETHEREUM TECHNOLOGY IN SPACE

SpaceChain announced that its blockchain-enabled payload has been launched into space, the first demonstration of Ethereum technology integration into its hardware on the International Space Station (ISS).

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NewsBTC – May 11, 2021

Ripple’s Partner Accenture Writes Paper With SWIFT On CBDCs

Ripple’s partner Accenture, the technology and business consulting firm, has published a paper with SWIFT on the potential for central bank digital currencies (CBDC) payment solutions. Titled “Exploring central bank digital currencies: How they could work for international payments”, the paper claims there is surging interest for these types of assets.

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Bitnews Today – May 10, 2021

6 Blockchain Business Use Cases You Should Know About

The potential of distributed ledger technology (DLT) — an umbrella term of which blockchain is the most popular kind — is enormous. Businesses can use blockchain to secure data, handle supply management, fight copyfraud, automate processes, and so on.

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Techspot – May 3, 2021

What is Cryptomining?

On January 3, 2009, the first Bitcoin mining operation went underway, and a 50 BTC reward was sent to address 1A1zP1eP5QGefi2DMPTfTL5SLmv7DivfNa. Although unconfirmed, it most likely went to the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto, the inventor of Bitcoin.

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Edge Media Network – April 22, 2021

What Is Ethereum And How Does It Work?

Ethereum is often referred to as the second most popular cryptocurrency, after Bitcoin. But unlike Bitcoin — and most other virtual currencies — Ethereum is intended to be much more than simply a medium of exchange or a store of value. Instead, Ethereum calls itself a decentralized computing network built on blockchain technology. Let’s unpack what that means.

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