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aci is paving the way for central bank blockchains news mercuria chief blockchain could cut oil market costs by 30 % oct 14 2016 at 19 48 stan higgins the chief executive of mercuria one of the world s largest commodities traders is bullish on blockchain . news the russian government is testing blockchain for document storage oct 14 2016 at 17 06 stan higgins a russian government agency focused on anti trust regulation is testing blockchain to exchange and secure documents . news russian payments firm qiwi joins r3 blockchain consortium oct 14 2016 at 15 03 stan higgins russian payments firm qiwi has joined the r3 blockchain consortium . news blockchain could reshape finance admin uk risk assessors say oct 13 2016 at 22 14 stan higgins a risk assessment agency within the uk government recently published comments on blockchain technology . news un considers blockchain in search for sustainability solutions oct 13 2016 at 18 10 stan higgins blockchain is set to be discussed during a meeting at the united nations today centered on sustainable development . feature could bitcoin be the future of blockchain post trade oct 13 2016 at 17 10 sid kalla conventional thinking about blockchain technology s use in stock markets may be wrong according to one academic . news blockchain stock market startup funderbeam raises 2.6 million oct 13 2016 at 16 18 stan higgins a startup headquartered in london is using blockchain to power a next generation stock market has raised 2.6 m in new venture funding . news ripple ceo calls for next president to appoint fintech advisor oct 13 2016 at 15 07 michael del castillo ripple ceo chris larson argues the next us president should appoint a fintech advisor to look into blockchain technology . news polish parliament holds public consultation on cryptocurrency oct 13 2016 at 13 25 jacek czarnecki the polish parliament has held the country s first public consultation meeting devoted solely to digital currency and blockchain technology issues 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