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How Cryptocurrency Mining Could Help Archive Society's Important Data

The vast amounts of computing power going into mining bitcoin could be used for other purposes too, say researchers.

By Danny BradburyJun 10, 2014

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Mastercard expands on-chain settlement in bet on stablecoins and always-on finance
The company plans to offer stablecoin, weekend and holiday settlement as demand grows for real-time movement of money.
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Bitcoin's slide to $66,000 is accelerating a shift into digital dollars
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UK House of Lords committee calls on Bank of England to reconsider proposed stablecoin restrictions
The Bank of England proposed limits of 20,000 pounds per coin for individuals and 10 million pounds for businesses.

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