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Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and blockchain enable the future of payments

IBM Big Data Hub

The financial world has been revolutionized by blockchain technology, which has enabled peer-to-peer transactions without the need for intermediaries. The introduction of Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) has added a new dimension to blockchain technology that transforms the future of payments for businesses and individuals.

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Summary – “Blockchain Technology and Recordkeeping”

ARMA International

Blockchain is often defined as ledgers with entries organized in an append-only, sequential chain using cryptographic links and distributed out and stored on a peer-to-peer computer network. Chapter 2, “The Creation and Storage of Blockchain Records,” is about what records are generated by and stored in blockchain systems.

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Arrests in $400M SIM-Swap Tied to Heist at FTX?

Krebs on Security

government did not name the victim organization, but there is every indication that the money was stolen from the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX , which had just filed for bankruptcy on that same day. Three Americans were charged this week with stealing more than $400 million in a November 2022 SIM-swapping attack. 11-12, 2022.

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Blockchain: Should federal agencies use it?

CGI

Blockchain: Should federal agencies use it? The distributed ledger technology, blockchain, has been touted for its ability to potentially revolutionize business models. Since being used in 2009 as the underlying technology for the digital crypto-currency bitcoin, blockchain has been a buzzword on Wall Street and beyond.

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Why blockchain works for records management by GCN

IG Guru

by Cecil (CJ) John – August 21, 2019 Records management is one of four blockchain business initiatives that can save money and provide generate revenue, according to Gartner. It also has broad implications for securing and authenticating intellectual property at a […].

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Off the Record: RIM Month Special Edition– Blockchain, Record Tampering, Internet Archive: Oh My!

The Texas Record

“ What blockchain means for records management ” — GCN. ” “Blockchain” is the latest technology buzzword mostly discussed alongside cryptocurrencies, methods of exchanging money using cryptography for security. Friday says, “Prick your ears and read about this important information!”

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Blockchain Part of Sphereon’s Content Services Suite

Info Source

For a few years now, Harvey Spencer Associates has been promoting blockchain as a natural extension of capture technology. The Harvard Business Review describes blockchain as “an open, distributed ledger that can record transactions between two parties efficiently and in a verifiable and permanent way.”