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Hugh Halford-Thompson – Quickbitcoin
This event took place on Tuesday 24 May 2016 at 13:00<\/small><\/p>\n\n\n\n


Hugh Halford-Thompson of BTL will give an introduction to blockchain technologies before talking in more detail about various use cases across different sectors including payments and settlement, reconciliation, and traceability. He will discuss how blockchains will enable new business cases and change the way businesses trade information and value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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