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A new report from Goldman Sachs Investment Research projects blockchain technology could save billions across a diversity of industries, impacting everything from capital markets to utility providers. However, it expects capital markets will have the most to gain through new efficiencies, saving up to $6bn annually.
An Ethereum startup led by a Harvard Berkman researcher and the founder of a blockchain-based ridesharing startup intends to submit a proposal for how The DAO, the world's largest decentralized autonomous organization, can be better governed.
Deloitte is assembling a team of 50 blockchain experts in Ireland to help lead the company's global expansion into the blockchain business.
Spanish police have seized and destroyed six bitcoin mines as part of an investigation into the illegal distribution of television content. Europol said that the alleged effort to distributed paid-for TV content stretched across the globe, and that 30 individuals have been arrested in connection with the scheme.
As developers prepare for the launch of Segregated Witness, a proposed scaling method for the bitcoin network, one startup has purchased an entire firm to help it navigate the transition.
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