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style="width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td valign="top"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="padding:0cm 13.5pt 6.75pt 13.5pt"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <p class="MsoNormal"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="line-height:150%"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <strong><span<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:gray">NEWS AND UPDATES FROM THE BLOCKCHAIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE</span></strong><span<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:gray"> <u></u><u></u></span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </p></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </table><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] 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[et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td valign="top"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="padding:6.75pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <table class="m_7798426980273213785MsoNormalTable"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> border="0" cellspacing="0"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> cellpadding="0" align="left"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> width="100%"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td width="600" valign="top"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="width:450.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;max-width:100%;min-width:100%"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <table class="m_7798426980273213785MsoNormalTable"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> border="0"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> cellspacing="0"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> cellpadding="0"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> align="left" width="100%"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;word-break:break-word"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td valign="top"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="padding:0cm 13.5pt 6.75pt 13.5pt"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <p class="MsoNormal"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="line-height:150%"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:gray">Our team was global this week, with researchers and staff joining in London to share their insights at the 2018 Blockchain Live conference. The BRI was proud to serve as a stage partner for the conference's invite only "C-Suite Stage," addressing blockchain's specific applications for enterprise leadership. <br><br>Meanwhile, BRI co-Founder and Executive Chairman Don Tapscott <a<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> href="https://www.nbforum.com/nbreport/don-tapscott-get-ready-for-the-blockchain-revolution/?mc_cid=2884b60b72&mc_eid=%5bUNIQID%5d"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> target="_blank"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.nbforum.com/nbreport/don-tapscott-get-ready-for-the-blockchain-revolution/?mc_cid%3D2884b60b72%26mc_eid%3D%255bUNIQID%255d&source=gmail&ust=1538656022882000&usg=AFQjCNEoxifJx5cU_cZG-8ZrsoWOFOEoyw"><span<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="color:#00add8">gave a keynote address</span></a> to the 2018 Nordic Business Forum in Helsinki, which featured none other than President Barack Obama as a speaker! <br><br>Finally, BRI co-Founder Alex Tapscott shared a <a<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKBwS4Q9dn8&mc_cid=2884b60b72&mc_eid=%5bUNIQID%5d"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> target="_blank"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DwKBwS4Q9dn8%26mc_cid%3D2884b60b72%26mc_eid%3D%255bUNIQID%255d&source=gmail&ust=1538656022883000&usg=AFQjCNHBf3q9X0wgj0cpXDnVRIXNmONCUg"><span<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="color:#00add8">lucid, compelling speech</span></a> on blockchain and the second digital age from Cambridge House International. <br><br>There are also a number of updates from BRI members this week:<u></u><u></u></span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <ul type="disc"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <li class="MsoNormal"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="color:gray;line-height:150%"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">IBM's food traceability project with Walmart was expanded to include lettuce and spinach products<u></u><u></u></span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </li><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <li class="MsoNormal"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="color:gray;line-height:150%"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Salesforce's VC arm made their very first investment in a blockchain startup<u></u><u></u></span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </li><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <li class="MsoNormal"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="color:gray;line-height:150%"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Deloitte announced  new partnership to help expand an insurance-focused blockchain consortium into Canada<u></u><u></u></span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </li><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </ul><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <p class="MsoNormal"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="line-height:150%"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:gray">Meanwhile, there's been some surprising new partnerships from leaders in the enterprise blockchain community like Hyperledger, the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance and ConsenSys, as well as some extremely unsurprising allegations of money laundering through cryptocurrency exchanges!<br><br>Keep reading for more news and updates!<br><br>Best,<br><br>Luke and the BRI team<u></u><u></u></span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </p></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </table><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> 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--> <table class="m_7798426980273213785MsoNormalTable"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> border="0"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> cellspacing="0"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> cellpadding="0"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> width="100%"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="width:100.0%;background:#2b18bf;border-collapse:collapse"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td valign="top"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="padding:13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt;min-width:100%!important"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <p class="MsoNormal"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> align="center"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="text-align:center;line-height:150%"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <strong><span<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#f2f2f2">This Week at the BRI</span></strong><span<!-- 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Yet, while the dynamics of our institutional relationships have radically changed, the underlying agreement upon which those relationships are built has remained stagnant.<br><br>In this series, BRI co-Founder Don Tapscott breaks down the failure of our existing social structures to address new digital realities, and advocates for a new social contract for the digital age to address them. <br><br>Members can read the series in its entirety <a<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> href="https://www.brieurope.org/members-portal/project/rewriting-our-social-contract/?mc_cid=2884b60b72&mc_eid=%5bUNIQID%5d"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> target="_blank"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.brieurope.org/members-portal/project/rewriting-our-social-contract/?mc_cid%3D2884b60b72%26mc_eid%3D%255bUNIQID%255d&source=gmail&ust=1538656022883000&usg=AFQjCNGeHILdGxMmxLg20NY_nlkuHPWnLQ"><span<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="color:#00add8">here</span></a>. <br><br>If you'd like to see Don distill this 74-page document into a seven minutes, he did so at a recent event in Ottawa: <u></u><u></u></span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </p></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </table><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </table><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </table><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <table class="m_7798426980273213785MsoNormalTable"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> width="100%"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse"><!-- 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<table class="m_7798426980273213785MsoNormalTable"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> width="100%"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td valign="top"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="padding:6.75pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <table class="m_7798426980273213785MsoNormalTable"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> border="0" cellspacing="0"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> cellpadding="0" align="left"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> width="100%"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td width="600" valign="top"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="width:450.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;max-width:100%;min-width:100%"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <table class="m_7798426980273213785MsoNormalTable"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> border="0"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> cellspacing="0"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> cellpadding="0"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> align="left" width="100%"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;word-break:break-word"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td valign="top"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="padding:0cm 13.5pt 6.75pt 13.5pt"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <h3 align="center"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="text-align:center"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <strong><span<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">BRI at Blockchain Live 2018</span></strong><br><img<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> border="0"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> width="600"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> height="399"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="width:6.25in;height:4.1527in"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> id="m_7798426980273213785_x0000_i1027"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> src="https://ci4.googleusercontent.com/proxy/91WRF1KEohRhXkYpXb72R3k1QF4c-Lsla-RRW55vOOXwPbxsCyoUPlXv-Agh23L5hlx-ENDdli6HqnplUxs7zPyr1YxqyKdBpHpEa5QGTtjXvVxXTLOGMcs09Wn-CRw8aqYKP9vavYjdzd1Inzt-3ZwZWGPivYn4fmFZPBw=s0-d-e1-ft#https://gallery.mailchimp.com/45a011966667348c2566a3952/images/0ba79e09-16ff-4b7e-a38a-6c6cb3840eda.jpg"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> class="CToWUd a6T"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> tabindex="0"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <div class="a6S"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> dir="ltr"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="opacity: 0.01; left: 859.828125px; top: 2962px;"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <div id=":tl"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> class="T-I J-J5-Ji aQv T-I-ax7 L3 a5q"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> title="Download"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> role="button"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> tabindex="0"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> aria-label="Download attachment "<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> data-tooltip-class="a1V"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <div class="aSK J-J5-Ji aYr"></div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <u></u><u></u><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </h3><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <p class="MsoNormal"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;,sans-serif;color:gray">Staff and faculty from the BRI joined in London this week, to take part in Europe's largest blockchain conference, <a<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> href="https://blockchainlive.com/agenda/?mc_cid=2884b60b72&mc_eid=%5bUNIQID%5d"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> target="_blank"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://blockchainlive.com/agenda/?mc_cid%3D2884b60b72%26mc_eid%3D%255bUNIQID%255d&source=gmail&ust=1538656022883000&usg=AFQjCNHqEs9ksGCVKvh4yv7oRaXXsC_lgQ"><span<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="color:#00add8">Blockchain Live</span></a>. <br><br>As a stage partner for the conference's "C-Suite Stage," the BRI featured speeches from a number of its key researchers.  <u></u><u></u></span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <ul type="disc"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <li class="MsoNormal"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="color:gray"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Andrew Spence, who authored <a<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> href="https://www.brieurope.org/members-portal/project/blockchain-and-the-chief-human-resources-officer/?mc_cid=2884b60b72&mc_eid=%5bUNIQID%5d"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> target="_blank"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.brieurope.org/members-portal/project/blockchain-and-the-chief-human-resources-officer/?mc_cid%3D2884b60b72%26mc_eid%3D%255bUNIQID%255d&source=gmail&ust=1538656022883000&usg=AFQjCNFuK6gJoReLTVGnjRuQoCKEZdkt8A"><span<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="color:#00add8">Blockchain and the Chief Human Resources Officer</span></a>, offered his thoughts on the ways blockchain will transform the way we manage employees<u></u><u></u></span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </li><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <li class="MsoNormal"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="color:gray"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Benedikt Schuppli, who helped author the BRI's <a<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> href="https://www.brieurope.org/members-portal/project/regulatory-framework-for-token-sales/?mc_cid=2884b60b72&mc_eid=%5bUNIQID%5d"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> target="_blank"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.brieurope.org/members-portal/project/regulatory-framework-for-token-sales/?mc_cid%3D2884b60b72%26mc_eid%3D%255bUNIQID%255d&source=gmail&ust=1538656022883000&usg=AFQjCNFvbrpRD3kWkOWdQaY0tEJ95pmCcA"><span<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="color:#00add8">Regulatory Framework for Token Sales</span></a>, participated in an expert panel of blockchain regulation<u></u><u></u></span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </li><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <li class="MsoNormal"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="color:gray"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Dr. Dominique Guinard, author of <a<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> href="https://www.brieurope.org/members-portal/project/the-ledger-of-every-thing/?mc_cid=2884b60b72&mc_eid=%5bUNIQID%5d"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> target="_blank"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.brieurope.org/members-portal/project/the-ledger-of-every-thing/?mc_cid%3D2884b60b72%26mc_eid%3D%255bUNIQID%255d&source=gmail&ust=1538656022883000&usg=AFQjCNEof7OduUo0Gxs0cqfv1Bhir6_wEg"><span<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="color:#00add8">The Ledger of Every Thing</span></a>, broke down blockchain's relationship with the Internet of Things<u></u><u></u></span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </li><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <li class="MsoNormal"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="color:gray"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;,sans-serif">Bob Tapscott, who authored <a<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> href="https://www.brieurope.org/members-portal/project/reinventing-international-clearing-and-settlement/?mc_cid=2884b60b72&mc_eid=%5bUNIQID%5d"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> target="_blank"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.brieurope.org/members-portal/project/reinventing-international-clearing-and-settlement/?mc_cid%3D2884b60b72%26mc_eid%3D%255bUNIQID%255d&source=gmail&ust=1538656022883000&usg=AFQjCNEdf8LBn2K9vJ9zA2q7JIyMKnD69Q"><span<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="color:#00add8">Reinventing International Clearing and Settlement</span></a>, shared his thoughts on the transformation of the global payments system through blockchain<u></u><u></u></span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </li><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <li class="MsoNormal"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="color:gray"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Mayank Singhal, who wrote about <a<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> href="https://www.brieurope.org/members-portal/project/travel-the-future-of-travel-by-mayank-singhal/?mc_cid=2884b60b72&mc_eid=%5bUNIQID%5d"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> target="_blank"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.brieurope.org/members-portal/project/travel-the-future-of-travel-by-mayank-singhal/?mc_cid%3D2884b60b72%26mc_eid%3D%255bUNIQID%255d&source=gmail&ust=1538656022883000&usg=AFQjCNFhi8hsbK7jnchEG7SZd0QkpwQfSg"><span<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="color:#00add8">The Future of Travel</span></a>, discussed blockchain's impact on the airline industry<u></u><u></u></span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </li><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </ul><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <p class="MsoNormal"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:gray">The day's events were opened by BRI Managing Directors Hilary Carter and Joan Bigham, and closed with a special presentation from co-Founder Alex Tapscott. <br><br>You can find more information about next year's Blockchain Live conference <a<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> href="https://blockchainlive.com/?mc_cid=2884b60b72&mc_eid=%5bUNIQID%5d"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> target="_blank"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://blockchainlive.com/?mc_cid%3D2884b60b72%26mc_eid%3D%255bUNIQID%255d&source=gmail&ust=1538656022883000&usg=AFQjCNELzUZpOxCtNsJiux47NXPN15TmmA"><span<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="color:#00add8">here</span></a>.  <u></u><u></u></span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </p></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </table><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> 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[et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <table class="m_7798426980273213785MsoNormalTable"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> border="0"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> cellspacing="0"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> cellpadding="0"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> align="left" width="100%"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;word-break:break-word"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td valign="top"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="padding:0cm 13.5pt 6.75pt 13.5pt"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <h3 align="center"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="text-align:center"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> Walmart Expands Food<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> Traceability<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> Project with IBM<br><img<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> border="0"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> width="600"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> height="290"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="width:6.25in;height:3.0208in"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> id="m_7798426980273213785_x0000_i1028"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/7JJ1TybzqX_3_32tVBNvNkVI2BhrIUsaZj-zYV6yBaHEuzU8HD088CRb3eELPQobBm2gopQty1ruKFiEOdtdO44X1X5MX50Tov_SWwJV4_PIOFNaHoTyfRThuHWDQCE4mVb8VrvD0TWbsZrVAqjDMqQn3D2odEVs48w3LSE=s0-d-e1-ft#https://gallery.mailchimp.com/45a011966667348c2566a3952/images/68bb38e9-a522-4bc0-a187-a4ea5c1241e2.jpg"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> class="CToWUd a6T"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> tabindex="0"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <div class="a6S"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> dir="ltr"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="opacity: 0.01; left: 859.828125px; top: 3956px;"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <div id=":tm"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> class="T-I J-J5-Ji aQv T-I-ax7 L3 a5q"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> role="button"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> tabindex="0"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> aria-label="Download attachment "<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> data-tooltip-class="a1V"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> data-tooltip="Download"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <div class="aSK J-J5-Ji aYr"></div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <u></u><u></u><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </h3><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <p class="MsoNormal"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0cm"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:gray">Every single bag of spinach and head of lettuce you purchased at Walmart will now be tracked and traced from farm-to-fork on a blockchain, after the company announced it is expanding its project to improve food provenance on the blockchain. <br><br>The project began as a partnership with BRI member IBM, who built the database upon which the 100 farms supplying Walmart's leafy greens will input information in realtime. <br><br>Spinach and lettuce products are traditionally susceptible to recalls, with a particularly devastating recall of romaine lettuce after an E.Coli contamination earlier this year. <br><br>Read more about the expansion <a<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/24/business/walmart-blockchain-lettuce.html?mc_cid=2884b60b72&mc_eid=%5bUNIQID%5d"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> target="_blank"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/24/business/walmart-blockchain-lettuce.html?mc_cid%3D2884b60b72%26mc_eid%3D%255bUNIQID%255d&source=gmail&ust=1538656022883000&usg=AFQjCNERs1GL6wV59wu9oxRnfa3dxHitOQ"><span<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="color:#00add8">in this New York Times piece</span></a>, and be sure take a look at the BRI's <a<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> href="https://jbba.scholasticahq.com/article/3712-food-traceability-on-blockchain-walmart-s-pork-and-mango-pilots-with-ibm?mc_cid=2884b60b72&mc_eid=%5bUNIQID%5d"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> target="_blank"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://jbba.scholasticahq.com/article/3712-food-traceability-on-blockchain-walmart-s-pork-and-mango-pilots-with-ibm?mc_cid%3D2884b60b72%26mc_eid%3D%255bUNIQID%255d&source=gmail&ust=1538656022883000&usg=AFQjCNHU166r4FOLq7Kh8qwjk8rJmSq1Qw"><span<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="color:#00add8">in-depth case study</span></a> on the pilot project behind this new expansion. <u></u><u></u></span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </p></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </table><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tr><!-- 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width="100%"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td width="600" valign="top"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="width:450.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;max-width:100%;min-width:100%"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <table class="m_7798426980273213785MsoNormalTable"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> border="0"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> cellspacing="0"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> cellpadding="0"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> align="left" width="100%"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;word-break:break-word"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td valign="top"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="padding:0cm 13.5pt 6.75pt 13.5pt"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <h3 align="center"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="text-align:center"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> Salesforce VC<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> Wing Makes Its<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> First Blockchain<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> Investment<br><img<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> border="0"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> width="600"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> height="450"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="width:6.25in;height:4.6875in"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> id="m_7798426980273213785_x0000_i1029"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> src="https://ci6.googleusercontent.com/proxy/hhiGQgsNt5OLHmwaJTPruuWbOCcDHSgPTokUQqmMw0oIPavzQZCPXwfqp9qt0QGAXz8uTgVh_2V3rEjj3mIpmoA-BkCCHck6WLTO5MEpXOpyHQTGBrnzYlZwwcuMiIfQozET7Z9BpHNGe0RKt3ABGyVxvG_LYktMON2BhAs=s0-d-e1-ft#https://gallery.mailchimp.com/45a011966667348c2566a3952/images/48dd05d6-dcd1-42c6-b4f7-506333fe23f9.jpg"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> class="CToWUd a6T"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> tabindex="0"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <div class="a6S"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> dir="ltr"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="opacity: 0.01; left: 859.828125px; top: 4863px;"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <div id=":tn"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> class="T-I J-J5-Ji aQv T-I-ax7 L3 a5q"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> role="button"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> tabindex="0"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> aria-label="Download attachment "<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> data-tooltip-class="a1V"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> data-tooltip="Download"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <div class="aSK J-J5-Ji aYr"></div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <u></u><u></u><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </h3><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <p class="MsoNormal"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0cm"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:gray">Salesforce has entered the enterprise blockchain ring, after UK-based startup Gospel Technology won £5 million in Series A funding from the company VC wing, Salesforce Ventures. <br><br>Gospel uses blockchain technology to create perimeter-free security infrastructure for data sharing between companies. <br><br>“Salesforce Ventures looks to invest in the most innovative enterprise companies globally,” said Alex Kayyal, Partner at Salesforce Ventures. “We are excited to support Gospel’s vision of advancing enterprise data sharing through blockchain, and we look forward to having them work more closely with our customers.”<br><br>Take a look at <a<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> href="https://www.cbronline.com/news/gospel-technology-salesforce?mc_cid=2884b60b72&mc_eid=%5bUNIQID%5d"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> target="_blank"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.cbronline.com/news/gospel-technology-salesforce?mc_cid%3D2884b60b72%26mc_eid%3D%255bUNIQID%255d&source=gmail&ust=1538656022883000&usg=AFQjCNFZ2iHGS16h5kFFS3Vi0KCxgLxWBg"><span<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="color:#00add8">the full story</span></a> on this new investment for Salesforce Ventures, and read Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff's comments on blockchain earlier this year <a<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> href="https://www.coindesk.com/salesforce-blockchain-product-ceo/?mc_cid=2884b60b72&mc_eid=%5bUNIQID%5d"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> target="_blank"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.coindesk.com/salesforce-blockchain-product-ceo/?mc_cid%3D2884b60b72%26mc_eid%3D%255bUNIQID%255d&source=gmail&ust=1538656022883000&usg=AFQjCNHi6JTRql-oKMDZexAO6dqChuGZBg"><span<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="color:#00add8">here</span></a>. <u></u><u></u></span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </p></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </table><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </table><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </table><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <table class="m_7798426980273213785MsoNormalTable"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> width="100%"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td 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style="width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;word-break:break-word"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td valign="top"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="padding:0cm 13.5pt 6.75pt 13.5pt"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <h3 align="center"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="text-align:center"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> Deloitte<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> Supporting<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> Insurance-based<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> Blockchain<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> Consortium's<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> Push Into Canada<br><img<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> border="0"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> width="601"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> height="309"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="width:6.2569in;height:3.2222in"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> id="m_7798426980273213785_x0000_i1030"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> src="https://ci5.googleusercontent.com/proxy/MIH1_gwqfiov726wWlU9JUFOYw7iD3GzdLE20wHHbfbHGY-jWzeGRHprcAlsp2BoAC7vbJdNlrMN7UBb5XTj4W1mVirQZnGzUuOgj-7KrPciQR1sfMyYarFi8nnKv0ZZcDKI274L_58PuJUBKbw6ad-x1fG0kqBVIIVir30=s0-d-e1-ft#https://gallery.mailchimp.com/45a011966667348c2566a3952/images/19324790-697d-4a76-8c98-434b6ab9ad51.jpg"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> class="CToWUd a6T"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> tabindex="0"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <div class="a6S"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> dir="ltr"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="opacity: 0.01; left: 860.5px; top: 5630px;"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <div id=":to"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> class="T-I J-J5-Ji aQv T-I-ax7 L3 a5q"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> title="Download"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> role="button"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> tabindex="0"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> aria-label="Download attachment "<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> data-tooltip-class="a1V"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <div class="aSK J-J5-Ji aYr"></div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <u></u><u></u><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </h3><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <p class="MsoNormal"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0cm"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:gray">Deloitte is helping RiskBlock Alliance - a blockchain consortium focused on insurance applications - expand into Canada, according to an <a<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> href="https://www.theinstitutes.org/about-us/media-center/articles/deloitte-selected-institutes-riskblocktm-alliance-accelerate?mc_cid=2884b60b72&mc_eid=%5bUNIQID%5d"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> target="_blank"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.theinstitutes.org/about-us/media-center/articles/deloitte-selected-institutes-riskblocktm-alliance-accelerate?mc_cid%3D2884b60b72%26mc_eid%3D%255bUNIQID%255d&source=gmail&ust=1538656022883000&usg=AFQjCNEa-MuhFlAQl_4qbIoKs0tXTk0eqg"><span<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="color:#00add8">announcement earlier this week. </span></a><u></u><u></u></span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <p class="MsoNormal"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0cm"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:gray">The US-based consortium is looking to launch blockchain-based applications, including a proof of insurance app, which is “a first notice of loss data-sharing process and a smart contract-enabled subrogation tool.”<u></u><u></u></span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <p class="MsoNormal"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0cm"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:gray">In the coming months, Deloitte will reportedly help RiskBlock Alliance to bring its operations to <a<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> href="https://cointelegraph.com/tags/canada?mc_cid=2884b60b72&mc_eid=%5bUNIQID%5d"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> target="_blank"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://cointelegraph.com/tags/canada?mc_cid%3D2884b60b72%26mc_eid%3D%255bUNIQID%255d&source=gmail&ust=1538656022883000&usg=AFQjCNEXfbw1a_3YWlSAOZ1tckqELtFmTw"><span<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="color:#00add8">Canada</span></a> within its international expansion strategy. The alliance will register a legal entity in Canada and start collaborating with Canadian-based property-casualty and life/annuity insurers.<br><br>Read more about Deloitte's role in this expansion <a<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/deloitte-to-assist-insurance-focused-blockchain-consortium-to-expand-into-canada?mc_cid=2884b60b72&mc_eid=%5bUNIQID%5d"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> target="_blank"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://cointelegraph.com/news/deloitte-to-assist-insurance-focused-blockchain-consortium-to-expand-into-canada?mc_cid%3D2884b60b72%26mc_eid%3D%255bUNIQID%255d&source=gmail&ust=1538656022883000&usg=AFQjCNEiyRct7wQDd5_BKjbaNakUN5D0FQ"><span<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="color:#00add8">here</span></a>. <u></u><u></u></span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </p></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tbody><!-- 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style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#f2f2f2">Top Stories from the Global Blockchain Ecosystem</span></strong><span<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#f2f2f2"> <u></u><u></u></span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </table><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </table><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </table><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> 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[et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td width="600" valign="top"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="width:450.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;max-width:100%;min-width:100%"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <table class="m_7798426980273213785MsoNormalTable"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> border="0"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> cellspacing="0"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> cellpadding="0"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> align="left" width="100%"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;word-break:break-word"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td valign="top"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="padding:0cm 13.5pt 6.75pt 13.5pt"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <h3 align="center"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="text-align:center"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> Hyperledger and<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> Enterprise<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> Ethereum<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> Alliance<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> Announce New<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> Partnership<br><img<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> border="0"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> width="600"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> height="300"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="width:6.25in;height:3.125in"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> id="m_7798426980273213785_x0000_i1031"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> src="https://ci4.googleusercontent.com/proxy/nsh3PHeJfnBDhKcfbNCH_rCTrVXKeAXnvRzF-y1pRtJ3wXA2H1uRmGYTqstgNXHoVP2QE5xNtWzx_SR043OIYHyh2KM-DHdSARE51XLf7BGFRDL8QeB6phSmcU10oJhcC4xI1NULhyUAEVK8cy3kxxYpDX0Gnh_5tZ95Fbw=s0-d-e1-ft#https://gallery.mailchimp.com/45a011966667348c2566a3952/images/d4697df0-0e3d-4da4-946e-970f1a1a4e5a.jpg"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> class="CToWUd a6T"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> tabindex="0"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <div class="a6S"<!-- 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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:gray">Hyperledger and Enterprise Ethereum Alliance, two of the world's leading organizations in enterprise blockchain, announced a new framework for future collaborations this week.<br><br>Hyperledger is the project promoting open-source blockchain frameworks such as Fabric, while the EEA promotes standards and collaboration for enterprise applications of Ethereum. Both organizations are affiliates of the Blockchain Research Institute ™.  <br><br>The partnership aims to promote integration among the leadership and communities of the two organizations, both of which are Blockchain Research Institute ™ affiliates. <br><br>Read more about the new partnership <a<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/astanley/2018/10/01/hyperledger-and-enterprise-ethereum-alliance-join-forces-in-enterprise-blockchain-boost/?mc_cid=2884b60b72&mc_eid=%5bUNIQID%5d#27a7546e4aa2"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> target="_blank"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.forbes.com/sites/astanley/2018/10/01/hyperledger-and-enterprise-ethereum-alliance-join-forces-in-enterprise-blockchain-boost/?mc_cid%3D2884b60b72%26mc_eid%3D%255bUNIQID%255d%2327a7546e4aa2&source=gmail&ust=1538656022884000&usg=AFQjCNHBTNfyKdXIZrs6PlAEDrEGy8R_bA"><span<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="color:#00add8">here</span></a>.<br><br>Members can also watch <a<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> href="https://www.brieurope.org/members-portal/project/the-future-of-blockchain-panel-summit-2018/?mc_cid=2884b60b72&mc_eid=%5bUNIQID%5d"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> target="_blank"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.brieurope.org/members-portal/project/the-future-of-blockchain-panel-summit-2018/?mc_cid%3D2884b60b72%26mc_eid%3D%255bUNIQID%255d&source=gmail&ust=1538656022884000&usg=AFQjCNH5NlRW3RQ1IEFGyQO8uHEN5FAWrQ"><span<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="color:#00add8">this panel from our 2018 All Members Summit</span></a>, featuring Hyperledger executive director, Brian Behlendorf in conversation with Don Tapscott and FedEx's Dale Chrystie. <u></u><u></u></span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </p></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tbody><!-- 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valign="top"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="padding:0cm 13.5pt 6.75pt 13.5pt"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <h3 align="center"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="text-align:center"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> Ethereum<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> Co-founder<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> Invests $6.5<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> Million in<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> Former<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> Competitor<br><img<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> border="0"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> width="600"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> height="337"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="width:6.25in;height:3.5138in"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> id="m_7798426980273213785_x0000_i1032"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> 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data-tooltip="Download"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <div class="aSK J-J5-Ji aYr"></div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <u></u><u></u><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </h3><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <p class="MsoNormal"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0cm"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:gray">Joe Lubin, co-Founder of Ethereum and ConsenSys, announced an unusual partnership today, investing $6.5 million in DrumG a stealth startup emerging today and founded by several senior level executives from R3, one of the ethereum blockchain’s most heavily funded competitors.<u></u><u></u></span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <p class="MsoNormal"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0cm"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:gray">As part of the $6.5 million cash investment by Lubin’s ConsenSys blockchain startup, the company will take a minority stake in DrumG, and Lubin himself will join as the sole outside member of the board of directors.<br><br>Lubin says that DrumG will have a "significant presence" within the ConsenSys financial technology ecosystem. There are currently more than 50 projects being managed by ConsenSys, many of which are in the financial sector.<br><br>Read more about this unexpect announcement <a<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeldelcastillo/2018/10/01/ethereum-co-founder-invests-65-million-in-former-competitors/?mc_cid=2884b60b72&mc_eid=%5bUNIQID%5d#6bc68ea95880"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> target="_blank"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeldelcastillo/2018/10/01/ethereum-co-founder-invests-65-million-in-former-competitors/?mc_cid%3D2884b60b72%26mc_eid%3D%255bUNIQID%255d%236bc68ea95880&source=gmail&ust=1538656022884000&usg=AFQjCNF9WXcKl3MIfUJJzNti-DBUxfYrOg"><span<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="color:#00add8">here</span></a>. <u></u><u></u></span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </p></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </table><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </table><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </table><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <table class="m_7798426980273213785MsoNormalTable"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> width="100%"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:100%"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td valign="top"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="padding:6.75pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <table class="m_7798426980273213785MsoNormalTable"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> border="0" cellspacing="0"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> cellpadding="0" align="left"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> width="100%"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td width="600" valign="top"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="width:450.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;max-width:100%;min-width:100%"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <table class="m_7798426980273213785MsoNormalTable"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> border="0"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> cellspacing="0"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> cellpadding="0"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> align="left" width="100%"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;word-break:break-word"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td valign="top"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="padding:0cm 13.5pt 6.75pt 13.5pt"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <h3 align="center"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="text-align:center"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> WSJ Alleges $88 Million<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> Laundered<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> Through 46<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> Cryptocurrency<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> Exchanges<br><img<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> border="0"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> width="600"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> height="337"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="width:6.25in;height:3.5138in"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> id="m_7798426980273213785_x0000_i1033"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> src="https://ci5.googleusercontent.com/proxy/0vuTZuRqMeSeJNhe1aZo2r-aOxmv6OFVEKXcYGKeD9xWNggLgDa8Q2sH5FjGOkDUZoKweu8yN1w4niAAFvHIVllBf6vvnE9vBKwLsKCJdYewK-9h1JyWueJrN5LpmlyO53uacK4yhDJoGVCCSYk0krpjMIfPkdAT3FzTtgA=s0-d-e1-ft#https://gallery.mailchimp.com/45a011966667348c2566a3952/images/7a41ede9-c3fb-4500-9c16-c5ccdad0182c.jpg"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> class="CToWUd a6T"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> tabindex="0"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <div class="a6S"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> dir="ltr"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="opacity: 0.01; left: 859.828125px; top: 8153px;"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <div id=":tr"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> class="T-I J-J5-Ji aQv T-I-ax7 L3 a5q"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> title="Download"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> role="button"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> tabindex="0"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> aria-label="Download attachment "<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> data-tooltip-class="a1V"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <div class="aSK J-J5-Ji aYr"></div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <u></u><u></u><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </h3><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <p class="MsoNormal"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0cm"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:gray">A recent Wall Street Journal investigation has found that cryptocurrency wallets linked criminal enterprise laundered nearly $90 million through 46 different crypto exchanges.<br><br>The Journal's investigation tracked funds from more than 2,500 wallet addresses, finding that $88.6 million was laundered through the exchanges. ShapeShift AG, it claims, was "the largest recipient of the funds with a U.S. presence," noting that while it is registered in Switzerland, it is operated in the U.S. state of Colorado.<br><br>This comes just weeks after Shapeshift announced it would be rolling out stricter know-your-customer rules next month. <br><br>Read more about the Journal's investigation <a<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> href="https://www.coindesk.com/wsj-investigation-alleges-88-million-laundered-through-46-crypto-exchanges/?mc_cid=2884b60b72&mc_eid=%5bUNIQID%5d"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> target="_blank"<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.coindesk.com/wsj-investigation-alleges-88-million-laundered-through-46-crypto-exchanges/?mc_cid%3D2884b60b72%26mc_eid%3D%255bUNIQID%255d&source=gmail&ust=1538656022884000&usg=AFQjCNG6UYJc5hryfuFQmYRuxIaZ70CMEg"><span<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> style="color:#00add8">here</span></a>, and take a look 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[et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:gray">Our team was global this week, with researchers and staff joining in London to share their insights at the 2018 Blockchain Live conference. The BRI was proud to serve as a stage partner for the conference's invite only "C-Suite Stage," addressing blockchain's specific applications for enterprise leadership. <br><br>Meanwhile, BRI co-Founder and Executive Chairman Don Tapscott <a href="https://www.nbforum.com/nbreport/don-tapscott-get-ready-for-the-blockchain-revolution/?mc_cid=2884b60b72&mc_eid=%5bUNIQID%5d" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.nbforum.com/nbreport/don-tapscott-get-ready-for-the-blockchain-revolution/?mc_cid%3D2884b60b72%26mc_eid%3D%255bUNIQID%255d&source=gmail&ust=1538656022882000&usg=AFQjCNEoxifJx5cU_cZG-8ZrsoWOFOEoyw"><span style="color:#00add8">gave a keynote address</span></a> to the 2018 Nordic Business Forum in Helsinki, which featured none other than President Barack Obama as a speaker! <br><br>Finally, BRI co-Founder Alex Tapscott shared a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKBwS4Q9dn8&mc_cid=2884b60b72&mc_eid=%5bUNIQID%5d" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DwKBwS4Q9dn8%26mc_cid%3D2884b60b72%26mc_eid%3D%255bUNIQID%255d&source=gmail&ust=1538656022883000&usg=AFQjCNHBf3q9X0wgj0cpXDnVRIXNmONCUg"><span style="color:#00add8">lucid, compelling speech</span></a> on blockchain and the second digital age from Cambridge House International. <br><br>There are also a number of updates from BRI members this week:<u></u><u></u></span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <ul type="disc"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:gray;line-height:150%"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">IBM's food traceability project with Walmart was expanded to include lettuce and spinach products<u></u><u></u></span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </li><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:gray;line-height:150%"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Salesforce's VC arm made their very first investment in a blockchain startup<u></u><u></u></span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </li><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:gray;line-height:150%"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Deloitte announced  new partnership to help expand an insurance-focused blockchain consortium into Canada<u></u><u></u></span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </li><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </ul><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:gray">Meanwhile, there's been some surprising new partnerships from leaders in the enterprise blockchain community like Hyperledger, the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance and ConsenSys, as well as some extremely unsurprising allegations of money laundering through cryptocurrency exchanges!<br><br>Keep reading for more news and updates!<br><br>Best,<br><br>Luke and the BRI team<u></u><u></u></span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <div class="title-button-descruption" style="font-weight:600;center;margin-bottom: 80px; font-size: 18pt;padding: 13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt;text-align: center;background: #2b18bf;line-height: 150%;font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;color: #f2f2f2;">This Week at the BRI</div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <h3 align="center" style="text-align:center;margin-bottom: 80px; font-size: 1.17em;"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <strong><span style="font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">BRI Project Feature</span></strong><br><img border="0" width="600" height="352" style="width:6.25in;height:3.6666in" id="m_7798426980273213785_x0000_i1025" src="https://ci6.googleusercontent.com/proxy/_-YChtnZO9J-T1niiNsIOvzyDbgOi2zut5C-6-RYvSPvBrJt8qj96vZ9h_i--EI3t-LV2zzEhe8yMmgZEukPwmqpl_mv4ZjjOGYiZToeCbcrhTGfk6SLwfHSMfOHmNkL6FeKAND7UQ5ctPtI0YWVdOLPpzL0cpuewre7iXY=s0-d-e1-ft#https://gallery.mailchimp.com/45a011966667348c2566a3952/images/61851ae5-6dfe-4a4c-8b5b-783d1c4dd222.png" class="CToWUd a6T" tabindex="0"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <div class="a6S" dir="ltr" style="opacity: 0.01; left: 859.828125px; top: 1748px;"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <div id=":tk" class="T-I J-J5-Ji aQv T-I-ax7 L3 a5q" role="button" tabindex="0" aria-label="Download attachment " data-tooltip-class="a1V" data-tooltip="Download"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <div class="aSK J-J5-Ji aYr"></div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </h3><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <p class="MsoNormal"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:gray">Author: Don Tapscott</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:gray"><br><br>Over the past 40 years, digital technology has fundamentally reshaped the ways in which individuals, government, business and civil society interact. Yet, while the dynamics of our institutional relationships have radically changed, the underlying agreement upon which those relationships are built has remained stagnant.<br><br>In this series, BRI co-Founder Don Tapscott breaks down the failure of our existing social structures to address new digital realities, and advocates for a new social contract for the digital age to address them. <br><br>Members can read the series in its entirety <a href="https://www.brieurope.org/members-portal/project/rewriting-our-social-contract/?mc_cid=2884b60b72&mc_eid=%5bUNIQID%5d" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.brieurope.org/members-portal/project/rewriting-our-social-contract/?mc_cid%3D2884b60b72%26mc_eid%3D%255bUNIQID%255d&source=gmail&ust=1538656022883000&usg=AFQjCNGeHILdGxMmxLg20NY_nlkuHPWnLQ"><span style="color:#00add8">here</span></a>. <br><br>If you'd like to see Don distill this 74-page document into a seven minutes, he did so at a recent event in Ottawa: <u></u><u></u></span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zg4d410es7E&index=8&list=PLZs8e85oSwdG1_2NZEnew_qscfxs_24WT&t=0s&mc_cid=2884b60b72&mc_eid=%5bUNIQID%5d" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DZg4d410es7E%26index%3D8%26list%3DPLZs8e85oSwdG1_2NZEnew_qscfxs_24WT%26t%3D0s%26mc_cid%3D2884b60b72%26mc_eid%3D%255bUNIQID%255d&source=gmail&ust=1538656022883000&usg=AFQjCNGHCYfCyicRRycT2nJfFCa7D0F5uA"><span style="text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="564" style="width:5.875in" id="m_7798426980273213785_x0000_i1026" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/UWjAwU4zgT4S4pxurFHsiBOA5ttOiHf-S3hp5tF9PpWobGxrvsCiVCTXHoMsVliohmRWdR3yqijqTqxjqot31voABhBm3JaudCPzEbTQQTpmwuYcYWeSRvBbSoUvNHmmJL4wqNNg9CAcGWw0Ig=s0-d-e1-ft#https://gallery.mailchimp.com/video_thumbnails_new/bda808a46d1a99c39cb3b4fd21ca73f5.png" class="CToWUd"></span></a><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <h3 align="center" style="text-align:center;margin-bottom: 80px; font-size: 1.17em;"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <strong><span style="font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">BRI at Blockchain Live 2018</span></strong><br><img border="0" width="600" height="399" style="width:6.25in;height:4.1527in" id="m_7798426980273213785_x0000_i1027" src="https://ci4.googleusercontent.com/proxy/91WRF1KEohRhXkYpXb72R3k1QF4c-Lsla-RRW55vOOXwPbxsCyoUPlXv-Agh23L5hlx-ENDdli6HqnplUxs7zPyr1YxqyKdBpHpEa5QGTtjXvVxXTLOGMcs09Wn-CRw8aqYKP9vavYjdzd1Inzt-3ZwZWGPivYn4fmFZPBw=s0-d-e1-ft#https://gallery.mailchimp.com/45a011966667348c2566a3952/images/0ba79e09-16ff-4b7e-a38a-6c6cb3840eda.jpg" class="CToWUd a6T" tabindex="0"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <div class="a6S" dir="ltr" style="opacity: 0.01; left: 859.828125px; top: 2962px;"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <div id=":tl" class="T-I J-J5-Ji aQv T-I-ax7 L3 a5q" title="Download" role="button" tabindex="0" aria-label="Download attachment " data-tooltip-class="a1V"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <div class="aSK J-J5-Ji aYr"></div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </h3><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <p class="MsoNormal"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;,sans-serif;color:gray">Staff and faculty from the BRI joined in London this week, to take part in Europe's largest blockchain conference, <a href="https://blockchainlive.com/agenda/?mc_cid=2884b60b72&mc_eid=%5bUNIQID%5d" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://blockchainlive.com/agenda/?mc_cid%3D2884b60b72%26mc_eid%3D%255bUNIQID%255d&source=gmail&ust=1538656022883000&usg=AFQjCNHqEs9ksGCVKvh4yv7oRaXXsC_lgQ"><span style="color:#00add8">Blockchain Live</span></a>. <br><br>As a stage partner for the conference's "C-Suite Stage," the BRI featured speeches from a number of its key researchers. </span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <ul type="disc"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:gray"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Andrew Spence, who authored <a href="https://www.brieurope.org/members-portal/project/blockchain-and-the-chief-human-resources-officer/?mc_cid=2884b60b72&mc_eid=%5bUNIQID%5d" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.brieurope.org/members-portal/project/blockchain-and-the-chief-human-resources-officer/?mc_cid%3D2884b60b72%26mc_eid%3D%255bUNIQID%255d&source=gmail&ust=1538656022883000&usg=AFQjCNFuK6gJoReLTVGnjRuQoCKEZdkt8A"><span style="color:#00add8">Blockchain and the Chief Human Resources Officer</span></a>, offered his thoughts on the ways blockchain will transform the way we manage employees<u></u><u></u></span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </li><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:gray"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Benedikt Schuppli, who helped author the BRI's <a href="https://www.brieurope.org/members-portal/project/regulatory-framework-for-token-sales/?mc_cid=2884b60b72&mc_eid=%5bUNIQID%5d" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.brieurope.org/members-portal/project/regulatory-framework-for-token-sales/?mc_cid%3D2884b60b72%26mc_eid%3D%255bUNIQID%255d&source=gmail&ust=1538656022883000&usg=AFQjCNFvbrpRD3kWkOWdQaY0tEJ95pmCcA"><span style="color:#00add8">Regulatory Framework for Token Sales</span></a>, participated in an expert panel of blockchain regulation<u></u><u></u></span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </li><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:gray"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Dr. Dominique Guinard, author of <a href="https://www.brieurope.org/members-portal/project/the-ledger-of-every-thing/?mc_cid=2884b60b72&mc_eid=%5bUNIQID%5d" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.brieurope.org/members-portal/project/the-ledger-of-every-thing/?mc_cid%3D2884b60b72%26mc_eid%3D%255bUNIQID%255d&source=gmail&ust=1538656022883000&usg=AFQjCNEof7OduUo0Gxs0cqfv1Bhir6_wEg"><span style="color:#00add8">The Ledger of Every Thing</span></a>, broke down blockchain's relationship with the Internet of Things<u></u><u></u></span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </li><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:gray"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;,sans-serif">Bob Tapscott, who authored <a href="https://www.brieurope.org/members-portal/project/reinventing-international-clearing-and-settlement/?mc_cid=2884b60b72&mc_eid=%5bUNIQID%5d" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.brieurope.org/members-portal/project/reinventing-international-clearing-and-settlement/?mc_cid%3D2884b60b72%26mc_eid%3D%255bUNIQID%255d&source=gmail&ust=1538656022883000&usg=AFQjCNEdf8LBn2K9vJ9zA2q7JIyMKnD69Q"><span style="color:#00add8">Reinventing International Clearing and Settlement</span></a>, shared his thoughts on the transformation of the global payments system through blockchain<u></u><u></u></span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </li><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:gray"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Mayank Singhal, who wrote about <a href="https://www.brieurope.org/members-portal/project/travel-the-future-of-travel-by-mayank-singhal/?mc_cid=2884b60b72&mc_eid=%5bUNIQID%5d" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.brieurope.org/members-portal/project/travel-the-future-of-travel-by-mayank-singhal/?mc_cid%3D2884b60b72%26mc_eid%3D%255bUNIQID%255d&source=gmail&ust=1538656022883000&usg=AFQjCNFhi8hsbK7jnchEG7SZd0QkpwQfSg"><span style="color:#00add8">The Future of Travel</span></a>, discussed blockchain's impact on the airline industry<u></u><u></u></span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </li><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </ul><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <p class="MsoNormal"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:gray">The day's events were opened by BRI Managing Directors Hilary Carter and Joan Bigham, and closed with a special presentation from co-Founder Alex Tapscott. <br><br>You can find more information about next year's Blockchain Live conference <a href="https://blockchainlive.com/?mc_cid=2884b60b72&mc_eid=%5bUNIQID%5d" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://blockchainlive.com/?mc_cid%3D2884b60b72%26mc_eid%3D%255bUNIQID%255d&source=gmail&ust=1538656022883000&usg=AFQjCNELzUZpOxCtNsJiux47NXPN15TmmA"><span style="color:#00add8">here</span></a>.  <u></u><u></u></span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <div class="title-button-descruption" style="font-weight:600;text-align:center;margin-bottom: 80px; font-size: 18pt;padding: 13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt 13.5pt;text-align: center;background: #2b18bf;line-height: 150%;font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;color: #f2f2f2;">News from the BRI Community</div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <h3 align="center" style="text-align:center;margin-bottom: 80px; font-size: 1.17em;"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> Walmart Expands Food<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> Traceability<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> Project with IBM<br><img border="0" width="600" height="290" style="width:6.25in;height:3.0208in" id="m_7798426980273213785_x0000_i1028" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/7JJ1TybzqX_3_32tVBNvNkVI2BhrIUsaZj-zYV6yBaHEuzU8HD088CRb3eELPQobBm2gopQty1ruKFiEOdtdO44X1X5MX50Tov_SWwJV4_PIOFNaHoTyfRThuHWDQCE4mVb8VrvD0TWbsZrVAqjDMqQn3D2odEVs48w3LSE=s0-d-e1-ft#https://gallery.mailchimp.com/45a011966667348c2566a3952/images/68bb38e9-a522-4bc0-a187-a4ea5c1241e2.jpg" class="CToWUd a6T" tabindex="0"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <div class="a6S" dir="ltr" style="opacity: 0.01; left: 859.828125px; top: 3956px;"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <div id=":tm" class="T-I J-J5-Ji aQv T-I-ax7 L3 a5q" role="button" tabindex="0" aria-label="Download attachment " data-tooltip-class="a1V" data-tooltip="Download"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <div class="aSK J-J5-Ji aYr"></div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </h3><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0cm"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:gray">Every single bag of spinach and head of lettuce you purchased at Walmart will now be tracked and traced from farm-to-fork on a blockchain, after the company announced it is expanding its project to improve food provenance on the blockchain. <br><br>The project began as a partnership with BRI member IBM, who built the database upon which the 100 farms supplying Walmart's leafy greens will input information in realtime. <br><br>Spinach and lettuce products are traditionally susceptible to recalls, with a particularly devastating recall of romaine lettuce after an E.Coli contamination earlier this year. <br><br>Read more about the expansion <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/24/business/walmart-blockchain-lettuce.html?mc_cid=2884b60b72&mc_eid=%5bUNIQID%5d" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/24/business/walmart-blockchain-lettuce.html?mc_cid%3D2884b60b72%26mc_eid%3D%255bUNIQID%255d&source=gmail&ust=1538656022883000&usg=AFQjCNERs1GL6wV59wu9oxRnfa3dxHitOQ"><span style="color:#00add8">in this New York Times piece</span></a>, and be sure take a look at the BRI's <a href="https://jbba.scholasticahq.com/article/3712-food-traceability-on-blockchain-walmart-s-pork-and-mango-pilots-with-ibm?mc_cid=2884b60b72&mc_eid=%5bUNIQID%5d" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://jbba.scholasticahq.com/article/3712-food-traceability-on-blockchain-walmart-s-pork-and-mango-pilots-with-ibm?mc_cid%3D2884b60b72%26mc_eid%3D%255bUNIQID%255d&source=gmail&ust=1538656022883000&usg=AFQjCNHU166r4FOLq7Kh8qwjk8rJmSq1Qw"><span style="color:#00add8">in-depth case study</span></a> on the pilot project behind this new expansion. </span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <h3 align="center" style="text-align:center;margin-bottom: 80px; font-size: 1.17em;margin-bottom: 80px;"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> Salesforce VC<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> Wing Makes Its<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> First Blockchain<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> Investment<br><img border="0" width="600" height="450" style="width:6.25in;height:4.6875in" id="m_7798426980273213785_x0000_i1029" src="https://ci6.googleusercontent.com/proxy/hhiGQgsNt5OLHmwaJTPruuWbOCcDHSgPTokUQqmMw0oIPavzQZCPXwfqp9qt0QGAXz8uTgVh_2V3rEjj3mIpmoA-BkCCHck6WLTO5MEpXOpyHQTGBrnzYlZwwcuMiIfQozET7Z9BpHNGe0RKt3ABGyVxvG_LYktMON2BhAs=s0-d-e1-ft#https://gallery.mailchimp.com/45a011966667348c2566a3952/images/48dd05d6-dcd1-42c6-b4f7-506333fe23f9.jpg" class="CToWUd a6T" tabindex="0"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <div class="a6S" dir="ltr" style="opacity: 0.01; left: 859.828125px; top: 4863px;"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <div id=":tn" class="T-I J-J5-Ji aQv T-I-ax7 L3 a5q" role="button" tabindex="0" aria-label="Download attachment " data-tooltip-class="a1V" data-tooltip="Download"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <div class="aSK J-J5-Ji aYr"></div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </h3><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0cm"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:gray">Salesforce has entered the enterprise blockchain ring, after UK-based startup Gospel Technology won £5 million in Series A funding from the company VC wing, Salesforce Ventures. <br><br>Gospel uses blockchain technology to create perimeter-free security infrastructure for data sharing between companies. <br><br>“Salesforce Ventures looks to invest in the most innovative enterprise companies globally,” said Alex Kayyal, Partner at Salesforce Ventures. “We are excited to support Gospel’s vision of advancing enterprise data sharing through blockchain, and we look forward to having them work more closely with our customers.”<br><br>Take a look at <a href="https://www.cbronline.com/news/gospel-technology-salesforce?mc_cid=2884b60b72&mc_eid=%5bUNIQID%5d" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.cbronline.com/news/gospel-technology-salesforce?mc_cid%3D2884b60b72%26mc_eid%3D%255bUNIQID%255d&source=gmail&ust=1538656022883000&usg=AFQjCNFZ2iHGS16h5kFFS3Vi0KCxgLxWBg"><span style="color:#00add8">the full story</span></a> on this new investment for Salesforce Ventures, and read Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff's comments on blockchain earlier this year <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/salesforce-blockchain-product-ceo/?mc_cid=2884b60b72&mc_eid=%5bUNIQID%5d" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.coindesk.com/salesforce-blockchain-product-ceo/?mc_cid%3D2884b60b72%26mc_eid%3D%255bUNIQID%255d&source=gmail&ust=1538656022883000&usg=AFQjCNHi6JTRql-oKMDZexAO6dqChuGZBg"><span style="color:#00add8">here</span></a>. </span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <h3 align="center" style="text-align:center; font-size: 1.17em;"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> Deloitte<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> Supporting<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> Insurance-based<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> Blockchain<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> Consortium's<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> Push Into Canada<br><img border="0" width="601" height="309" style="width:6.2569in;height:3.2222in" id="m_7798426980273213785_x0000_i1030" 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[et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:gray">Deloitte is helping RiskBlock Alliance - a blockchain consortium focused on insurance applications - expand into Canada, according to an <a href="https://www.theinstitutes.org/about-us/media-center/articles/deloitte-selected-institutes-riskblocktm-alliance-accelerate?mc_cid=2884b60b72&mc_eid=%5bUNIQID%5d" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.theinstitutes.org/about-us/media-center/articles/deloitte-selected-institutes-riskblocktm-alliance-accelerate?mc_cid%3D2884b60b72%26mc_eid%3D%255bUNIQID%255d&source=gmail&ust=1538656022883000&usg=AFQjCNEa-MuhFlAQl_4qbIoKs0tXTk0eqg"><span style="color:#00add8">announcement earlier this week. </span></a></span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0cm"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:gray">The US-based consortium is looking to launch blockchain-based applications, including a proof of insurance app, which is “a first notice of loss data-sharing process and a smart contract-enabled subrogation tool.”</span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0cm"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:gray">In the coming months, Deloitte will reportedly help RiskBlock Alliance to bring its operations to <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/tags/canada?mc_cid=2884b60b72&mc_eid=%5bUNIQID%5d" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://cointelegraph.com/tags/canada?mc_cid%3D2884b60b72%26mc_eid%3D%255bUNIQID%255d&source=gmail&ust=1538656022883000&usg=AFQjCNEXfbw1a_3YWlSAOZ1tckqELtFmTw"><span style="color:#00add8">Canada</span></a> within its international expansion strategy. The alliance will register a legal entity in Canada and start collaborating with Canadian-based property-casualty and life/annuity insurers.<br><br>Read more about Deloitte's role in this expansion <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/deloitte-to-assist-insurance-focused-blockchain-consortium-to-expand-into-canada?mc_cid=2884b60b72&mc_eid=%5bUNIQID%5d" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://cointelegraph.com/news/deloitte-to-assist-insurance-focused-blockchain-consortium-to-expand-into-canada?mc_cid%3D2884b60b72%26mc_eid%3D%255bUNIQID%255d&source=gmail&ust=1538656022883000&usg=AFQjCNEiyRct7wQDd5_BKjbaNakUN5D0FQ"><span style="color:#00add8">here</span></a>. </span><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </div><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!--<div style="margin:50px auto;text-align:center;"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><a target="_blank" style="text-align: center;background: #2b18bf;width: 200px;color: white;padding: 9px;cursor: pointer;" href="https://mailchi.mp/b07d12260a0b/announcing-the-blockchain-research-institute-newsletter-1453873">See the Full Sample Newsletter</a><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></div>--><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></div>