Crypto City: Guide to Austin

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What is Polkadot? A Beginner’s Guide on the Blockchain Super City

Polkadot connects different individual blockchains into a single network; it wants to do to the blockchain what the Internet did for solitary computers worldwide.  Polkadot was founded by Dr. Gavin… The post What is Polkadot? A Beginner’s Guide on the Blockchain Super City appeared first on CoinCentral.

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An entrepreneur’s guide to Boston’s tech ecosystem

Over the years Boston has been given some pretty grand nicknames. Back in the 19th century it was called ‘The Hub’ by Oliver Wendell Holmes; later, in the 1980s, Ronald Reagan referred to the capital of Massachusetts as ‘the shining city on a hill’.

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A San Francisco startup guide for international entrepreneurs

San Francisco is hallowed ground for tech entrepreneurs. Every year thousands of founders travel to the city, set on starting the next unicorn. However, while the birthplace of Twitter and Uber certainly can provide connections, investors, and talent to help entrepreneurs take their businesses to the next level, it’s also an extremely difficult ecosystem to survive in.

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An entrepreneur’s guide to Miami’s startup ecosystem

Many may have been surprised when Miami made the shortlist for the Amazon HQ2 finalists, and even more so when Amazon’s search committee made a second trip to the city in the fall of 2018.

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An entrepreneur’s guide to Sacramento’s startup scene

Sacramento, California. For the longest time, those from the Bay Area identified it as a stop on the way to Lake Tahoe. And millions of fifth graders, meanwhile, failed to identify it as the capital of California.

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TNW’s unofficial MWC survival guide

Sweaty. Hot. Crowded. Uncomfortable. I could be talking about a Thai prison, but I’m not. This is Mobile World Congress, arguably the biggest event in the smartphone calendar. Over three days, over 100,000 people will flock to the balmy and beautiful city of Barcelona to discuss all things tech.

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An entrepreneur’s guide to Moscow: Scaling between the golden domes

The majesty of Moscow is no secret, but relatively few Westerners have had the chance to get to know it up close. Fulfilling a longtime dream, a team member recently had the special opportunity to see and explore Russia’s larger-than-life capital.

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Al Hilal Islamic Bank Completes Sukuk Transaction with Blockchain Technology

Al Hilal Bank,  a progressive Islamic Bank headquartered in Abu Dhabi has announced the successful completion of an Islamic Sukuk transaction via distributed ledger technology, making it the first Islamic bank to achieve such a feat, according to a local news source, Abu Dhabi City Guide on November 26, 2018.

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An entrepreneur’s guide to Mexico City’s tech scene

In March of this year, Mexico was lauded by tech experts for becoming the first country in Latin America to pass a law regulating fintech, thus unlocking the potential of blockchain technologies to solve entrenched problems relating to political transparency and financial inclusion.

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An entrepreneur’s guide to Chihuahua, Mexico’s tech scene

As the world’s most populous Spanish speaking country, Mexico is well positioned to be a startup power. Since the signing of the NAFTA in 1994, Mexico’s real GDP skyrocketed has risen to $1. 3 trillion, placing the country second in Latin America and 15th in the world in terms of GDP.

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An entrepreneur’s guide to Toronto’s tech scene

If you’re interested in the Canadian tech scene, Toronto is on your radar. Certainly the hype surrounding this tech scene is not undeserved. Among other good news to come out of Canada’s financial capital, the city has cemented its reputation as a global center for AI, thanks to a $5 million investment by Google into the Vector Institute last year and an aligned buy-in from the city’s academic, government and corporate sectors.

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Check Out If You Can Spend Bitcoin Before You Book Your Next Holiday

Buying your travel money can be a bore, what if you don’t actually need to buy any? What if your next holiday destination is saturated with stores that accept Bitcoin and of course, Bitcoin ATMs? It’s probably worth checking out before you travel, right? Now you should probably note that if you’re traveling to a remote location, like a small Greek island or a Caribbean retreat, Bitcoin acceptance may be a little lower than you would like, therefore this guide is more suited to those travellers who are off on city breaks, where Bitcoin acceptance is likely to be at an all time high.

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An entrepreneur’s guide to NYC’s tech scene

If it’s been a while since your last trip to New York, there’s a chance you might actually assume that the tech scene has slowed. Over the last few years the hype has somewhat abated. In fact, it was only a few years ago that the media was constantly comparing New York’s startup ecosystem with that of San Francisco’s.

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