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A vision for a transparent global Rare Earth Element system using blockchain technology

Provenance

That is, until 2010 when China publicly announced new quotas reducing REE exports by approximately 40%. Until 2010, prices for REEs were depressed to the point that it was not financially viable to recover materials through recycling (British Geological Survey – Rare Earth Elements, 2017). The role of blockchain.