Five Questions With: Kevin D. Mentzer

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What exactly is blockchain? It’s a subject of interest to Kevin D. Mentzer, an assistant professor of information systems and analytics at Bryant University....

BANK OF AMERICA has applied for or received at least 43 patents for blockchain. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/RON ANTONELLI/GETTY IMAGES

BofA tops IBM and payments firms with most blockchain patents

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NEW YORK - Bank of America Corp. may not be willing to help customers invest in bitcoin, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t plowing into...

WILLIAM F. GALVIN, Massachusetts secretary of the commonwealth, is taking a hard stance on policing initial coin offerings in the state, as the system for raising funds through the sale of tradable digital coins has become a target for scam artists. / COURTESY MASSACHUSETTS SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH

Galvin takes hard stance on initial coin offerings in Massachusetts

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PROVIDENCE – Massachusetts regulators are taking a hard stance on the policing of initial coin offerings in the Bay State.William F. Galvin, secretary of...

Bitcoin’s rivals are multiplying in battle for dominance

Entrepreneurship December 1, 2017 2:48 am

It’s getting tougher and tougher to keep track of all the different versions of bitcoin.New iterations of the cryptocurrency are multiplying as disagreements over...

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THE RHODE ISLAND COALITION for the Homeless named its eight award winners that will be honored at its 30th anniversary awards breakfast on Oct. 1 at the Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS

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THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND, along with Wheaton College out of Norton, Mass. and eight additional New England colleges and universities, joined forces earlier this week to create the New England Humanities Consortium. / COURTESY URI

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