IBM adds crypto-anchors to blockchain to fight fraud

Tom Allen
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A crypto-anchor ties a physical product to the blockchain

With cases of fraud rising - costing the global economy almost £13.3 trillion from 1997 - 2016 - technologies that can counter the threat are more important than ever. Blockchain has been heralded ...

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