[2015-04-13] ET: Samsung testing Bitcoin technology beyond currency use

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Samsung testing Bitcoin technology beyond currency use

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/business/samsung-testing-bitcoin-technology-beyond-currency-use/articleshow/46901816.cms

Samsung Electronics is working with IBM to use bitcoin technology for new applications. While bitcoin's price has almost halved in the past year and the prospects for the digital currency are uncertain, its underlying software is attracting companies like phone makers, carriers and banks. That's because the technology can be tweaked to record changes in ownership of any asset in a public ledger using a distributed network of computers or mobile phones