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Boris Akimov, a farmer and the founder of organic food startup LavkaLavka supported by its own blockchain token, will use the Waves Platform to tokenise his own skills and time.

Alison Horner, VAT partner at MHA MacIntyre Hudson, part of the Baker Tilly International network reminds non-compliant businesses that they risk fines.

Last year, financial services companies in the UK reported 17 incidents of data hacking attacks to the regulator, up from just four in the previous year.

A recent study found that most customers, including millennials, still prefer having a physical branch nearby.

Klaus-Michael Vogelberg, Chief Technology Officer at Sage, raises the question of the mobile-only workplace.

Almost $1 billion dollars have been raised from ICOs this year, but one has to wonder how much money will be lost due to fraudulent behavior.

Alexander Neymark, TiesDB CEO and founder, is using decentralised database to address the soaring demands of non-financial data storage.

Elliott Wiseman, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Paysafe, says watch out for biometric data and frictionless payments.

Sia CEO David Vorick talks about his eventual decision to follow the accredited investors route for the siafunds token sale.

The inquiry will formulate a regulatory response to digital currencies from the Government, the FCA and the Bank of England.

Michael Drew, head of technology at Odgers Berndtson says PhD research scientists who know this stuff are even fewer in number today than their predecessor software engineers.

Washington Direct Mail is sharing what the GDPR means for marketers and how to enhance responses to your campaigns.

Tony Anscombe, Security Evangelist at ESET, says blockchain is the vanguard of the Encryption of Things (EoT).

David Carroll, CEO at XQ Cyber, says recent report reveals fundamental flaws in cyber awareness.

Aggelos Kiayias, the Chief Scientist at IOHK, aims to provide the first theoretical analysis of PoS.

ByJavier Diez-Aguirre, Vice President, Corporate Marketing, Ricoh Europe

Since the emergence of AI, machine learning and internet of things, India has lagged behind the global technology industry.

Mike Reaves, CEO and Co-Founder of CashBet, says there's still a lack of licensable platforms for cryptocurrency-based iGaming.

The ICO boom demonstrates that liquid assets can attract a lot more investment than illiquid private equity.

Telegram plans to hold a second, secretive pre-ICO sale, according to reports.

Simon Yu, CEO of StormX, Inc, says crypto will re-balance wealth in the future.

John Auckland of TribeFirst, says HMRC's stricter guidelines may cause campaigners to stumble before they even get out of the blocks.

Will Hill of digital marketing agency Mediaworks looks at how mobile first is transforming fashion retailing.

Egor Gurjev, CEO at Playkey, examines some iniquities around emerging cryptocurrencies.

New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) is partnering for free to attend blockchain jobs fair.

Offering JavaScript and sidechains, the new look Lisk is aiming for the big time.

How does distributed ledger technology fit into the future of order and execution management systems?

Sheila Flavell, Chief Operating Officer, FDM Group, says problem isn't just institutional, it's cultural.

The report is titled 'The Quantum Countdown: Quantum Computing and the Future of Distributed Ledger Encryption'.