Energy industry looks to take blockchain beyond Bitcoin

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September could become the month that blockchain moves from being associated with Bitcoin mines — and potential higher energy costs — to breaking into the mainstream of how the energy industry does business.

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee took up the issue at a hearing in August. Since then, there has been a new collaboration, conference, or webinar announced almost daily focused on the possibilities blockchain might entail for the energy sector.

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