Thomson Reuters Demos New Ethereum Blockchain Use Cases
Microsoft wasn't the only financial firm to voice its interest in ethereum today. At the software project’s annual developer conference, Devcon2, Thomson Reuters research scientist Dr Tim Nugent revealed a number of early-stage projects that the media giant is building on the decentralized application development platform. At the day's final morning session, Nugent spoke broadly about the company’s projects (including its work with the R3CEV banking consortium and the Hyperledger blockchain project), while offering new details about how it sees the technology fitting into its existing....
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