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Developments in AI and IMF Positions Can Make Bitcoin Legally Tender

Smart Data Collective

We have discussed some of the benefits of AI technology in mainstream financial sectors like banking. The IMF’s stance on Bitcoin is significant because it could help sway central banks and other financial institutions to recognize cryptocurrency as a legitimate form of money. IMF’s Stance for Bitcoin.

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The Role of Blockchain in the Launch and Growth of Cryptocurrency

Smart Data Collective

In 2009, cryptocurrency was an idea that seemed impossible. Will Everyone Admit That Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Started in 2009? People who believe that cryptocurrency started in 2009 often appeal to Satoshi Nakamoto’s writing, where he outlined the function and benefits of blockchains. That would be Ripple.

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The Incredible Impact of Blockchain Technology on the Economy

Smart Data Collective

Blockchain was first introduced to the general public with the release of Bitcoin, way back in 2009. It provided us with the first decentralized digital payment system, independent from banks and governments. This decentralized distributed ledger was initially used to record and verify the transactions of the Bitcoin network.

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Blockchain: The Fall of Traditional Centralized Systems in Business & Finance

Smart Data Collective

In the year 2009, a man under the alias of Satoshi Nakamoto invented the first digital currency called bitcoin and initiated the use of blockchains. With this virtual currency, Facebook intends to give billions of adults’ access to digital cash that does not require a traditional banking account. It will be revolutionary.

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Facts About the Blockchain that Crypto Investors Must Know

Smart Data Collective

Since Bitcoin’s was first launched back in 2009, blockchain uses have exploded via the creation of various cryptocurrencies, decentralized finance applications, NFTs, and smart contracts. Cryptocurrencies are also becoming attractive for official banking organizations. This is the most common asset type and is in high demand.

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It’s True: Educate a Woman, Educate a Nation

Sisense

Report we took a deep-dive into data from The World Bank and found that countries with a higher rate of female participation in the workforce before the world economic crisis of 2008-2009 were more immune to it and bounced back to grow rapidly after the economic crisis. How do educated women impact the economy of their country?

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Blog: New Report Finds Global IT Waste Due to Poor Requirements similar to IAG BA Benchmark

IAG Consulting

Maveric Systems, a Chennai based software testing company recently released a report on requirements definition and management based on a study of tier-1 and tier-2 banks in the UK, Benelux, Nordics, Middle East & Africa, and Asia Pacific. These banks spend 5% of their overall IT budget on requirements assurance.

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