Blockchain technology has been touted as the technology of the future. Several years into this optimistic outlook, real-world adoption of distributed ledgers remains at a low. That doesn’t necessarily mean that blockchains aren’t going to be used on a broader scale, though. Blockchain Remains of Great Interest If a survey by Deloitte is to be believed, companies around the globe want to speed up integration of distributed ledger technology.   Although …
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Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum were not entirely familiar to the public until recent times. They were instead relegated to the world of online trading and similar investment opportunities. However, the growth of these digital mediums cannot be denied. This is one of the reasons why they are now being accepted by numerous online firms. What has caused this paradigm shift and what benefits can such currencies offer the …
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One of the most common questions asked about web scraping is its legality. It is not a secret that uncouth internet characters have misused scraping bots, turning public anger against the scraping bots. There are lazy data miners out there that download data from websites then re-use as it is without processing it for insights.  Theft of data and fear of malicious bots that perform spam and Denial of Service …
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