Sunday, June 17, 2018

Techcrunch: Blockchain technology could be the great equalizer for American cities by Jonathan Shieber

The city of Austin is currently piloting a program in which its 2,000 homeless residents will be given a unique identifier that’s safely and securely recorded on the blockchain. This identifier will… Read more at Techcrunch »

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