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Which sectors are most impacted by blockchain technology?

Which sectors are most impacted by blockchain technology?
Blockchain has proven its usefulness in finance, but now entrepreneurs and businesses believe it will allow many more industries to transform and improve. Various industries are now tapping into the world of blockchain reports Emma Thompson for Coin Rivet.

  • Source A CoinRivet release
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Blockworks to show how New Zealand business is rapidly changing

Blockworks to show how New Zealand business is rapidly changing
The biggest and most significant event to consider the benefits and impacts of the burgeoning blockchain technology in New Zealand will be held in Auckland on October 12

  • Source A AsiaPacificInfrastructure release
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Blockchain-enabled global trade experiment completed

Blockchain-enabled global trade experiment completed
Seventeen tonnes of almonds have successfully been shipped and tracked from Sunraysia in Victoria to Hamburg in Germany in a blockchain-based collaboration between Commonwealth Bank and five Australian and international supply chain participants.

  • Source A Transport & Logistics release
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Ship fruit from New Zealand to European markets by using the blockchain-enabled certificates.

Ship fruit from New Zealand to European markets by using the blockchain-enabled certificates.
The Antwerp Port Authority and the Antwerp blockchain start-up T-Mining have developed a solution to make document flows quicker, safer and more efficient.

  • Source Port Technology
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An Australasian food-first for NZ blockchain producer

Jerry Ho
Four-year-old Auckland business Olivia is reportedly the first small to medium enterprise in Australasia to adopt blockchain in food traceability.
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The ANZ-IBM blockchain insurance system is solving a major problem

The ANZ-IBM blockchain insurance system is solving a major problem
The efficiency is remarkable next to current systems, and customers might well feel the difference.
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Witnessing the Birth of the Decentralized Age

Witnessing the Birth of the Decentralized Age
Feb 16, 2018  -  Lost in all of the excitement around crypto is the fact that the very foundation of how civilizations organize, cooperate, and grow is being re-established.  Seeing a child come into the world is a pretty profound experience. Only a few moments before, there was no organism. After, there is and that “thing,” that life, has within it the potential to change itself and change the world many times over.
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Singapore Airlines Will Launch a Blockchain Loyalty Wallet App for Frequent Flyers

Singapore Airlines Will Launch a Blockchain Loyalty Wallet App for Frequent Flyers
Feb 07, 2018  -  Singapore Airlines, one of the world’s leading airline operators, is set to launch a blockchain-based loyalty wallet to enhance and further frequent flyers’ spending of accumulated air miles. Singapore Airlines (SIA), has announced its plan to launch a loyalty digital wallet based on blockchain technology for its KrisFlyer frequent-flyer program, enabling travelers to easily spend their air miles at retail partners. The application will help with ‘everyday spending’ of passengers’ digital KrisFlyer miles in ‘point-of-sale transactions at participating retail merchants,’ the announcement added.
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Can an Entire City Run on the Blockchain?

Can an Entire City Run on the Blockchain?
Feb 06, 2018  -  With over 83 million passengers traveling through Dubai International Airport, it was the world’s third busiest airport in 2016. The city itself is booming, with an annual population growth of just over 10%. While it’s the undisputed business hub of the Middle East, Dubai has set an ambitious goal: To be the first blockchain-powered government in the world by 2020. It’s a bold transition for the city but one that might not be as far-fetched as you think. Blockchain-powered smart cities are more attainable than people imagine. The uses for blockchain within cities are nearly endless,…
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The world's most valuable bitcoin startup just grabbed an ex-Twitter exec to make cryptocurrency more user-friendly

The world's most valuable bitcoin startup just grabbed an ex-Twitter exec to make cryptocurrency more user-friendly
Jan 23, 2018  - Coinbase just hired former Twitter and Salesforce executive Tina Bhatnagar to improve the company’s customer support.  Bhatnagar has two major tasks: to double the size of the company’s support team in three months, and to expand its phone support into a 24/7 service by the second quarter of 2018. It’s the latest step taken by the crypto unicorn to curtail widespread criticism about its ability to handle customer concerns while scaling.
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Response To ASB Bank’s Article On Disruptive Technology

Response To ASB Bank’s Article On Disruptive Technology
Jan 21, 2018 -  One of the main sources of frustration for those of us who are blockchain and cryptocurrency enthusiasts is the degree to which big companies and large financial institutions still don’t understand our industry write Daniel Gross and Timothy Goggin . Earlier this week, one of New Zealand’s largest banks ASB released a blog post by their General Manager of Global Markets, Nigel Annett. We believe that post offers tremendous insight into how financial institutions and other major organizations are thinking about cryptocurrency and blockchain adoption.
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Bridging Cryptocurrency with the Travel Industry

Bridging Cryptocurrency with the Travel Industry
Jan 11, 2018  -  “The 90s had dotcom mania. Here comes crypto mania!”  While Bitcoin is conquering new highs in the 20,000 range, and global public attention is glued to the charts of altcoins of all types, opinions have split: from baby boomer’s claiming cryptocurrency a gigantic bubble, to millennials hoping to hedge against political and economic fluctuations.
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Palace of the Alhambra Spain

Palace of the Alhambra, Spain

By: Charles Nathaniel Worsley (1862-1923)

From the collection of Sir Heaton Rhodes

Oil on canvas - 118cm x 162cm

Valued $12,000 - $18,000

Offers invited over $9,000

Contact:  Henry Newrick – (+64 ) 27 471 2242

Henry@HeritageArtNZ.com

 

Mount Egmont with Lake

Mount Egmont with Lake 

By: John Philemon Backhouse (1845-1908)

Oil on Sea Shell - 13cm x 14cm

Valued $2,000-$3,000

Offers invited over $1,500

Contact:  Henry Newrick – (+64 ) 27 471 2242

Henry@HeritageArtNZ.com

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