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• Blockchain and IoT integration accelerates, hits a 'sweet spot'

  IoT and blockchain may be a natural fit, but it will still take five to 10 years before kinks are worked out.

• 20 on 2020 - IT leaders dish out predictions

  Twenty IT leaders look into their crystal balls to predict the technologies and trends that will drive the sector in 2020.

• 8 more IT leaders play the ‘2020 predictions’ game

  Eight more IT leaders look into their crystal balls to predict the technologies and trends that will drive the sector in 2020.

• Blockchain and IoT combo could reduce food fraud by $131B in 5 years

  Blockchain is gaining ground in the supply chain arena, enabling suppliers to verify food origins and ensure regulatory rules are met.

• 8 CIOs reveal top line predictions for 2020

  Tech chiefs are influencing rapid change across their organisations. They're at the coalface, driving technology projects that use technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence, machine learning, virtual reality, data analytics, automation and robotics to change the way their organisations operate.

• ASX ‘blockchain’ system to open new digital horizons, exec says

  By providing distributed access to a single, verified source of truth, ASX’s blockchain-inspired system will open up new opportunities to digitise multi-party workflows, according to the exchange operator’s deputy chief executive officer, Peter Hiom.

• IT leaders share top line predictions for 2020

  With 2020 just around the corner, a handful of IT leaders dished out some pivotal tech predictions they say will have an impact on the IT and business landscape next year.

• Blockchain-based storage service takes on Amazon AWS, unveils pricing

  A decentralised storage service is claiming their capacity is cheaper and more resilient than big players such as Amazon S3.

• Food traceability on its own is ‘just boring’: FSC co-founder

  An Australian creator of digital identities for food producers claims it is going beyond simple ‘traceability’ with a blockchain-based technology that shows retailers and consumers the exact quality of food being marketed.

• Contractors reshaping tech sector: recruiter

  IT contractors are helping Australia’s chief information officers get their digitisation projects over the line, according to a new report.

• Deloitte launches ‘Blockchain in a Box’ hands-on demonstrator

  Deloitte has unveiled a mobile computing platform that can be used to host a blockchain network on a small-scale so companies can test its capabilities.

• Australian blockchain industry bodies merge

  ​Industry body for Australian blockchain businesses Blockchain Australia has merged with the Australian Digital Currency Association (ADCA), a body representing similar interests.

• Facebook launches Libra, industry takes note

  After much speculation, Facebook has officially revealed it will venture into the crypto and blockchain world, launching a cryptocurrency called Libra next year.

• Facebook is going into the banking business with blockchain

  The social media powerhouse plans to launch a blockchain-based financial network and cryptocurrency in 2020 that will allow users to make purchases or transfer funds with just a couple taps on an app.

• Building a blockchain? You may want to wait until 2021

  Gartner is claiming that 90 per cent of current enterprise blockchain implementations will need to be replaced by 2021 to remain competitive, secure and avoid obsolescence.​