Blockchain – $62 billion VAT fraud buster or just another tech bubble?

April 05, 2018

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Should we ignore the bitcoin speculative bubble and hacking scare stories as the fireflies before the technological storm? Could blockchain solve the EU’s €50 billion ($62 billion) VAT fraud menace, and revolutionise tax reporting?

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