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There are things in life that we are subject to, without even knowing it. Affiliate marketing is one example. It can be said with near certainty that everyone has been influenced by affiliate marketing. Not convinced? When was the last time you purchased something based on the recommendation of someone else? That is the basic premise behind affiliate marketing. Affiliate…

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Concerns over data privacy have risen over the past few years, with Facebook’s recent data breach scandal only confirming the grave expanse of the problem. Despite these scandals, social networks have become an indispensable part of the average person’s routine. Many have gone as far as to cite Facebook and Google as utilities rather than mere internet applications. Decentralized Social…

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It seems that the mega deal between analytics firm RELX Group and ThreatMetrix has finally come to fruition, as LexisNexis Risk Solutions, a RELX subsidiary, has now entered into a partnership with a cryptocurrency exchange using the newly acquired database of 1.4 billion users. RELX Group bought ThreatMetrix back in January 2018 for $817 million. Win-Win Situation Blockbid, the Melbourne-based…

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While India has crippled its cryptocurrency markets with draconian regulations, the South Asian nation is however not willing to let the blockchain revolution pass it by. In the latest development, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), has turned to Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) to curb the menace of sending unsolicited calls and text messages to mobile phone subscribers by…

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IPSX – a decentralized exchange for sharing of IP addresses announced the development of its trading engine, which enables automatic matching between IP requesters and providers, on May 7, 2018. The update came in the form of a Medium post authored by IPSX CEO  Bunea. In his post, he talked about the work that he and his team had done…

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The cryptocurrency market is known for its dynamic price volatilities, with mainstream media outlets having a field day when bitcoin decides to jump by several thousand dollars. However, the price is not the only wavering change in the crypto-market, with regulatory bodies scrutinizing the industry not seeming to halt for taking a breather as well. After South Korea’s announcement in…

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Chile has joined the league of nations implementing the technology behind bitcoin to solve diverse administrative issues. A number of countries around the world have already created pilot initiatives that rely on blockchain technology to tackle issues like land registries and energy management. Ensuring Data Fidelity in the Energy Sector The pilot blockchain project will create a decentralized database thus…

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The relatively new mobile health market has been growing immensely and in a big way. But, just like with any new product and market the full benefit of this ecosystem has yet to be realized. For consumers and businesses alike, there is a lack of cohesiveness and interconnectivity between the consumers, the companies and their data. Both parties miss out…

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The first human genome was sequenced in 2001 at the massive cost of $3 billion. Since then, costs have been coming down, and companies have been working to develop ways to bring solutions to market that are affordable to everyone. Google, but for Your DNA Examples of these companies include 23andMe or Ancestry, but there is a feature of their…

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Nick Colas, DataTrek Research‘s co-founder, has depicted a rather simple way to track Bitcoin in anticipation of the next spike. While investigating Google searches for “Bitcoin” may seem an overly simplistic methodology, Colas was the first analyst to track Bitcoin diligently, and his opinions come highly qualified. Ultimately, analyzing Google searches for “Bitcoin” and following wallet growth can give speculators…

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