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Jeremy Almond, cofounder and CEO of a payments-as-a-service platform PayStand, examines whether open Internet standards and blockchain technology can rescue the last bastion of analog payments – the check. Could this technology save businesses $550bn per year?
29 Aug 2015 11:00 am | Jeremy Almond
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The venture arm of a major Canadian pension fund is reportedly looking at making investments in bitcoin and blockchain startups.The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System, or OMERS, is one of Canada's largest municipal pension funds, and its venture arm, OMERS Ventures, wants to invest in bitcoin startups.
28 Aug 2015 09:45 pm | Stan Higgins
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Despite a few high-profile stories, the bitcoin and blockchain industry ended the calendar summer on a down note, with media outlets mostly rehashing well-worn stories. CoinDesk looks at the top headlines from the last week including prominent pieces from Rolling Stone and The New Yorker.
28 Aug 2015 08:01 pm | Yessi Bello Perez
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Vic Pascucci, current USAA head of corporate development, speaks to CoinDesk about his firm's interest in bitcoin and blockchain technology, discussing how the firm plans to move forward with its interest in the technology and why he believes the financial services firm may invest in more industry startups.
28 Aug 2015 03:24 pm | Pete Rizzo
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