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legendary
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Article on the lengths Deutsche Bank is going to remain competitive in the changing world of banking:


Deutsche Bank prepares for digital future

Deutsche Bank is creating a 'digital factory', bringing together some 400 software developers, IT specialists and banking experts to develop new products and services as it struggles to reposition the bank for a digital future in the face of challenging market conditions.

...https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/28812/deutsche-bank-prepares-for-digital-future?

Worth keeping an eye on, massive project with lots of efficiency upgrading, it is good that banks are trying to adapt with today's increasing demand for efficiency and technology.
legendary
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Article on the lengths Deutsche Bank is going to remain competitive in the changing world of banking:


Deutsche Bank prepares for digital future

Deutsche Bank is creating a 'digital factory', bringing together some 400 software developers, IT specialists and banking experts to develop new products and services as it struggles to reposition the bank for a digital future in the face of challenging market conditions.

...https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/28812/deutsche-bank-prepares-for-digital-future?
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Welcome to the DNotes thread Soul_eater_123! We have had a lot of minor updates, but no press releases or bigger news. We've been focused on the launch of the book and kickstarter, the launch of the new site https://fourpillarsofbusinesssuccess.com/, and the launch of the new company (which DNotes the currency will own up to 25%). Getting very close though, within a few weeks the company will be ready and we will officially launch the kickstarter and site with the book publishing shortly thereafter, these projects always take longer than we want.

Thanks for the update.  I've held DNotes since the beginning so I'm not looking to sell - it's one of the few coins I hold long term and I understand these things will take time:)

Glad to hear it! Thank you for your support. We will continue to strive to make DNotes a success.
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Welcome to the DNotes thread Soul_eater_123! We have had a lot of minor updates, but no press releases or bigger news. We've been focused on the launch of the book and kickstarter, the launch of the new site https://fourpillarsofbusinesssuccess.com/, and the launch of the new company (which DNotes the currency will own up to 25%). Getting very close though, within a few weeks the company will be ready and we will officially launch the kickstarter and site with the book publishing shortly thereafter, these projects always take longer than we want.

Thanks for the update.  I've held DNotes since the beginning so I'm not looking to sell - it's one of the few coins I hold long term and I understand these things will take time:)
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I was wondering if there are any recent official updates on DNOTEs as the front page only has updates from 2015 as the most recent?


Welcome to the DNotes thread Soul_eater_123! We have had a lot of minor updates, but no press releases or bigger news. We've been focused on the launch of the book and kickstarter, the launch of the new site https://fourpillarsofbusinesssuccess.com/, and the launch of the new company (which DNotes the currency will own up to 25%). Getting very close though, within a few weeks the company will be ready and we will officially launch the kickstarter and site with the book publishing shortly thereafter, these projects always take longer than we want.
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I was wondering if there are any recent official updates on DNOTEs as the front page only has updates from 2015 as the most recent?
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Bitcoin Weekly Recap 4-29-2016

DCG Receives Investment from Western Union
New Study: 44% of Germans Are Aware of Bitcoin; 1% Have Used It
Steam Network to Accept Bitcoin
Russia Definitely Planning to Punish Bitcoin Users?

http://dcebrief.com/bitcoin-weekly-recap-4-29-2016/
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This is a good mainstream media article on bitcoin with an interesting explanation of the 'hype cycle'.


It’s time to buy bitcoin

http://moneyweek.com/how-to-get-started-with-bitcoin/

Pretty good article. I agree we are beginning to move into the stages where the mainstream starts to adopt it.

Then, with bearish sentiment proliferating, we head into phase four – “the slope of enlightenment”. This is the long, hard slog towards mainstream adoption. A lot of the necessary infrastructure has been built thanks to the preceding boom, so that need is covered. Meanwhile, second and third-generation products are launched. Some of them are not so bad. Belts have been tightened and business practices improved. More and more users are slowly coming on board.
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This is a good mainstream media article on bitcoin with an interesting explanation of the 'hype cycle'.


It’s time to buy bitcoin

http://moneyweek.com/how-to-get-started-with-bitcoin/
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I can't decide if this is more sad or despicable. These are some of the children's charities on the list and how little of the donations actually go to benefit those kids! http://www.tampabay.com/americas-worst-charities/

Children's Cancer Recovery Foundation......................0.7%
Committee For Missing Children...............................0.8%
Operation Lookout National Center for Missing Youth....0.0%
American Foundation For Disabled Children................0.6%
Caring for Our Children Foundation...........................1.6%
Children's Cancer Fund of America............................4.6%

I knew there were costs associated with fundraising, and not all the money went to the intended recipients, but this is a real eye opener.

Wow! I knew that it's bad but this is stinking bad, "Stories about ripping people off in the name of a cause are as old as the concept of charity itself." It is very damaging to many other legitimate charities. Unfortunately, where there is big money there are crooks.
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I can't decide if this is more sad or despicable. These are some of the children's charities on the list and how little of the donations actually go to benefit those kids! http://www.tampabay.com/americas-worst-charities/

Children's Cancer Recovery Foundation......................0.7%
Committee For Missing Children...............................0.8%
Operation Lookout National Center for Missing Youth....0.0%
American Foundation For Disabled Children................0.6%
Caring for Our Children Foundation...........................1.6%
Children's Cancer Fund of America............................4.6%

I knew there were costs associated with fundraising, and not all the money went to the intended recipients, but this is a real eye opener.
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Just a quick update all, we are working very hard to get the book ready to go and company setup so we can launch the kickstarter and get rolling. It's a busy time as we are entering shipping season on the Smokey's end as well. Thank you for all the support and everyone contributing in the background, we truly appreciate it.
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Great article Thomas! It's good to see that 'ease of purchase' is making it's way around the world.
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I can't decide if this is more sad or despicable. These are some of the children's charities on the list and how little of the donations actually go to benefit those kids! http://www.tampabay.com/americas-worst-charities/

Children's Cancer Recovery Foundation......................0.7%
Committee For Missing Children...............................0.8%
Operation Lookout National Center for Missing Youth....0.0%
American Foundation For Disabled Children................0.6%
Caring for Our Children Foundation...........................1.6%
Children's Cancer Fund of America............................4.6%
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This got to be the most significant project, in both size and scope, that I came across in our industry. I think that it makes a lot of sense and has huge potential.  "the creation of a secure messaging and transaction platform that permits “anyone anywhere the ability to send a secure message or conduct other transactions across multiple channels traceable in a decentralized ledger.”

Quite ironic. It implies secrecy with transparency!


"the agency believes that Military Interdepartmental Purchase Requests (MIPR) could be implemented more securely. Regulators with access to the ledger could read the correspondence and thus easily verify that a MIPR transaction didn’t violate Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR). The messaging platform could also act as the transport for a cyptographically sound record of all transactions whether they be MIPRs, contracts, troop movements or intelligence. Troops on the ground in denied communications environments would have a way to securely communicate back to headquarters, and US military’s back office executives could be confident that their logistics system is efficient, timely and safe from hackers."

DARPA Solicits Proposals for Blockchain-Based Messaging & Transaction Platform
April 26, 2016

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, a Pentagon agency responsible for developing emerging technologies for the military and elsewhere, has issued a solicitation for the creation of a secure messaging and transaction platform that permits “anyone anywhere the ability to send a secure message or conduct other transactions across multiple channels traceable in a decentralized ledger.”

The agency issued the solicitation through the Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer small business portal.

DARPA wants the messaging platform to be able to transfer messages via a secure decentralized protocol that will be secured across multiple channels, including but not limited to a transport protocol, encryption of messages via various application protocols, customized blockchain implementation of message deconstruction and reconstruction, and decentralized ledger implementation.

With theplatform, DARPA hopes that the business logic of the US Department of Defense (DoD) ecosystem would be mapped onto a network of known entities using distributed ledgers. By doing this, the research agency thinks that significant portions of the US military backoffice infrastructure can be decentralized, ‘smart documents and contracts’ can be instantly and securely sent and received thereby reducing exposure to hackers and reducing needless delays in DoD backoffice correspondence.

Using such a secure ledger, the agency believes that Military Interdepartmental Purchase Requests (MIPR) could be implemented more securely. Regulators with access to the ledger could read the correspondence and thus easily verify that a MIPR transaction didn’t violate Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR). The messaging platform could also act as the transport for a cyptographically sound record of all transactions whether they be MIPRs, contracts, troop movements or intelligence. Troops on the ground in denied communications environments would have a way to securely communicate back to headquarters, and US military’s back office executives could be confident that their logistics system is efficient, timely and safe from hackers.

The first phase of the project will be to create a specific decentralized messaging platform built on the framework of an existing blockchain framework. The goals of that phase include creating a model for the decentralized messaging platform, experimenting with encryption schemes, evaluating hardware to be used in combination with the messaging platform to provide additional security, and defining the product feature set from the application and platform perspectives and finally, developing a blueprint of the platform architecture mapped to DoD constructs.

The second phase of the project will be to develop, test and evaluate a working prototype with the following features:
• Decentralized back end blockchain implementation
• Data aggregation, reconstruction
• Data transport protocol implementation
• End user application implementation (alpha)
• Conduct simulated MIPR transactions using the decentralized ledger
• Allow transparent regulatory review of DoD legal findings and contracts
• Significant reduction in time for regulatory overview of various transactions
• Tracking of aircraft or satellites with simulated telemetry or air traffic control data
• System admin and monitoring tools and engine
• Integration of hardware or edge of network hardware components

The third phase of the project will focus on commercialization and full-scale implementation of the platform. This will involve converting the alpha of the end user application into a beta application and increasing user testing and platform monitoring and industrializing the back-end platform in terms of decentralized ledger architecture and blockchain implementation.

Questions asked by interested parties in the DARPA solicitation include whether non-US based institutions or companies could apply, and that the criteria for “time to live/self delete for messages” proposed by DARPA is impossible to achieve with a blockchain. Responses from the agency to these questions are still pending.

Source:
http://blockchain-finance.com/2016/04/26/darpa-solicits-proposals-for-blockchain-based-messaging-transaction-platform/
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Excellent article, Brandon. We look forward to the day when DNotes can provide significant help to make a big difference in charity fund raising inefficiencies.
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Another great article Brandon, should help get people thinking about how digital currency might be able to help solve these problems!
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Great news for the Canadian fintech industry:


Decentral starts initiative to transform Canada into the world’s fintech hub

During the last couple of months, the Fintech market has seen a significant growth, with numerous startups making massive investments to play a role in shaping our world’s financial future.

Decentral, which represents a leading hub for decentralized technologies over in Canada, has recently announced the launch of an organization meant to transform the country into a region where fintech innovation strives. The organization, known by the name of Accelerate Finance has also launched an invitation to financial professionals from all around the world to join.

The project has been started up with the help of several Canada-based companies, financial institutions and even governmental departments alongside with accelerators and fintech startups. Members will also include representatives from startups, key institutions and prominent companies in the financial market.

The main scope of the membership-based and independent organization is to unite members of the fintech community, and use this significant workforce to push Canada towards the goal of becoming one of the world’s leaders in the financial sector. Some of the areas of focus will reportedly include digital currencies, peer-to-peer lending, insurance, compliance, banking, settlements, crowdfunding, authentication management, digital wallets, micropayments and more. Additionally, the organization will also try to modernize Canada’s current legislative framework, to better suit the fintech innovations that Accelerate Finance will be pushing out.

http://themerkle.com/decentral-starts-initiative-to-transform-canada-into-the-worlds-fintech-hub/

That sounds great. It seems like there is more leadership pushing FinTech and digital currencies in Canada than in the US.
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