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The U.S. pharmaceutical industry is facing a reckoning. Although most pharmaceutical companies have been spared the brunt of the hit suffered by many companies in the wake of Covid-19, back-office inefficiencies have been lurking under the surface for years.

There is a massive evolution underway in the automotive industry.

Blockchain technology is now over a decade old. 

Decentralized finance (DeFi) has gone viral, but it’s not a new phenomenon.

Discreet Log Contracts (DLCs), a wide-reaching application of blockchain technology, has seen its first incorporation onto the main Bitcoin blockchain, opening the gateway for Bitcoin users to access this technology without relying on any other chains or third-party applications.

What a year it has been, and one that will certainly find its way into the history books.

Amid uncertainty over the volume of mail-in ballots for the 2020 Presidential election and its ability to process them, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has filed a patent application for a new method of securing them that is based on distributed ledger technology.

A division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture claimed this month that it envisions distributed ledger technology becoming integral to the functioning of complex agricultural supply chains in the future.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is on the hunt for a new kind of blockchain forensics tool, specifically one that can analyze smart contracts.

Today, financial infrastructure is lacking in many South American nations, leaving many individuals unbanked and businesses struggling to find efficient payment systems and banking services

Ever since the world’s first continuously operating bank was established in Renaissance Italy, the financial sector has enjoyed its role as the sole provider of financial service and the only conduit connecting consumers with markets.

In late July 2020, the U.S. Health Department confirmed that a blockchain program to track information related to COVID-19 is operational and in use, marking a significant new use case for distributed ledger technology.

Of the industries soon to be enhanced through tokenization technology, the college sports industry stands out as one particularly ripe for adoption, due to recent developments surrounding the rights of college athletes. 

Bitcoin ebullience, as it has in bygone eras, is giving rise to blockchain assets, including the Reality Shares Nasdaq NexGen Economy ETF (BLCN).

China’s Blockchain Service Network (BSN), the government’s ambitious state-backed blockchain infrastructure project, has continued to show substantial growth despite significant internal friction between private and state contributors.

Prior to lifting regulatory barriers, the Indian crypto scene remained largely subdued with little to no activity in the space. Now that digital assets have been unlocked, there is an expectation that we are about to witness an industry boom.

This month, it has been revealed that major cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has struck deals with multiple organizations within the U.S. federal government as the company prepares to list its stock publicly.

Alternative assets and product diversification can offer investors an opportunity to spread risk, enhance returns and capture ‘new’ investment markets.

You will notice that the real-life examples of Blockchains and Smart Contracts seem to be limited. That's because they are limited to more experimental applications.