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FISCO

FISCO (Financial Blockchain Shenzhen Consortium) is a Chinese trade association dedicated to exploring and setting standards in the use of blockchains for financial applications. It is led by 20 leading member Chinese financial institutions and financial technology companies. It was established on May 31, 2016. , it had around 80 members in the consortium from financial and fintech industry. The FISCO website was launched on Nov 17, 2016.

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FISCO (Financial Blockchain Shenzhen Consortium) is a Chinese trade association dedicated to exploring and setting standards in the use of blockchains for financial applications. It is led by 20 leading member Chinese financial institutions and financial technology companies. It was established on May 31, 2016. , it had around 80 members in the consortium from financial and fintech industry. The FISCO website was launched on Nov 17, 2016.

Key claims

  1. date of establishment: 2016-05-31 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. members: 80 members — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of establishment is "2016-05-31". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the members is "80 members". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1351229844

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