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Title: [2017-12-25] ET: Blockchain may upset commodity markets globally Post by: polynesia on December 25, 2017, 07:04:28 PM Blockchain may upset commodity markets globally
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/blockchain-may-upset-commodity-markets-globally/articleshow/62237412.cms Blockchain technology, which has already been adopted by gold traders, is starting to show the potential to transform other sectors of the global physical commodities markets. While it wouldn’t necessarily boost commodity prices, the innovation could offer a secure means of exchange of raw materials, open up channels of trade among buyers and sellers that had until now have been perceived as credit risks, and provide more transparency and liquidity to a market that has slowly lost favour among financial institutions. |