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First Derivatives Invests in Cobalt DL FX Post-Trade Processing Blockchain
2016-08-17T10:41:12.000+02:00
Cobalt DL will license First Derivatives’ Kx technology, and connects with the FASTMATCH and BATS HOTSPOT trading venues.
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Tether Launches EUR/USD Trading Over the Bitcoin Blockchain
2016-08-16T16:37:01.000+02:00
Tether Euros are being made available in conjunction with OpenLedger, which will provide SEPA transfer functionality.
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Blockchain Will Absorb the World of Finance: Richard Olsen
2016-08-16T11:19:45.000+02:00
OANDA co-founder and Lykke founder talks about the role for margin FX brokers in a blockchain ecosystem and more.
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Chain Joins Top Universities' Initiative for Cryptocurrency and Contracts
2016-08-14T07:53:11.000+02:00
IC3 is led by Cornell University, Cornell Tech, UC Berkeley, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign and the Technion.
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Global Banks Test Blockchain Trade Financing with R3 Consortium
2016-08-10T15:21:10.000+02:00
Including Barclays, BBVA, BNP Paribas, Danske, Intesa Sanpaolo, Nordea, Scotiabank, UBS, UniCredit and Wells Fargo.
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BofAML, HSBC and IDA Singapore Develop Blockchain for Letters of Credit
2016-08-10T12:01:13.000+02:00
This application of blockchain technology can greatly reduce the paperwork involved with financing international trade.
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Steptoe & Johnson’s Blockchain Team Expands with Two Former Top Regulators
2016-08-09T15:46:16.000+02:00
Jason Weinstein, who headed cybercrime at DOJ, and Alan Cohn, who established the cyber policy office at DHS.
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Bitcoin Go! AR Geocaching Game Takara Lets You Collect Counterparty Tokens
2016-08-09T09:54:06.000+02:00
Counterparty was adopted by the game developers as it allows to register tokens on the bitcoin blockchain itself.
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Australian Media Questions ASX's Blockchain Drive in Light of Bitfinex Hack
2016-08-08T13:28:51.000+02:00
After $65 millions were stolen from one of the largest Bitcoin exchanges, some fear the safety of blockchain technology.
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Kim Dotcom Predicts Bitcoin Will Top $2000 After "Bitcache" Goes Live
2016-08-07T16:02:15.000+02:00
The colorful internet mogul behind Megaupload tells followers: "Buy Bitcoin while cheap. Like right now. Trust me."
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Alibaba’s Ant Financial Chooses Blockchain to Monitor Charities
2016-08-04T15:17:40.000+02:00
Alipay dominates the Chinese online payments ecosystem and now its millions of users donations will be recorded on a blockchain.
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Bitcoin Bigwigs Back RSK Federation as Answer to Ethereum
2016-08-04T08:46:09.000+02:00
Huobi, OKCoin, Bitstamp and many other major Bitcoin and Blockchain firms from around the world support smart contracts.
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Deloitte, IBM, Microsoft, DTCC and More Form the Smart Contracts Alliance
2016-08-03T15:59:26.000+02:00
“Smart contracts have the potential to change the landscape of modern business,” said Perianne Boring.
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Calypso Technology Joins Wall Street Blockchain Alliance
2016-08-03T10:51:05.000+02:00
The addition of Calypso to the WSBA reflects the need for expert blockchain knowledge across the financial industry.
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Elliptic and LexisNexis to Bring Bank-Grade AML and KYC to Bitcoin Firms
2016-08-03T08:59:05.000+02:00
Elliptic revealed that the largest dark web marketplaces now facilitate more than $250 million in annual sales via Bitcoin.
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Thomson Reuters Becomes First Data Provider to Join R3 Blockchain Consortium
2016-08-02T11:31:17.000+02:00
The addition of Thomson Reuters to the group represents the first major data and tech provider to the initiative.
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Deloitte Wants Blockchain Smart Contracts for EMIR Transaction Reporting
2016-07-18T14:23:01.000+02:00
With regulations on transaction reporting vastly increasing in the next two years, Deloitte thinks blockchain is the answer.
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Storj and Counterparty Test Near Instantaneous Bitcoin Micropayments
2016-07-18T13:27:39.000+02:00
Storj developed a proof of concept to utilize Lightning Network technology with Counterparty tokens.
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Executive Moves
Terry Pierce Departs PrimeRevenue to Join Supply Chain Startup Fluent
2016-07-15T12:27:21.000+02:00
Ex-NFL Broncos player Terry Pierce takes on new role in supply chain finance.
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Mark McDonnell Tapped as Interim CEO of Bitcoin Trading Platform Magnr
2016-07-13T14:47:17.000+02:00
Coinsilium Group selected McDonnell to help expand Magnr (formerly BTC.sx) as an institutional provider of blockchain services.
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International Swaps and Derivatives Association Explores Smart Contracts
2016-07-13T14:06:04.000+02:00
Barclays already tested a smart contract for an ISDA agreement and interest rate swap executed on R3’s Corda platform.
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Steem Cryptocurrency Skyrockets to Over $250 Million in Market Cap
2016-07-13T09:06:25.000+02:00
Steem overtook Ripple and Litecoin to become the 3rd most valuable cryptocurrency.
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Banco Santander Adds Blythe Masters as Senior Blockchain Advisor: Reuters
2016-07-12T18:17:49.000+02:00
Digital Asset CEO Blythe Masters tapped for Blockchain role at Banco Santander.
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Absa Bank Joins R3 to Advance Blockchain Development in Africa
2016-07-12T15:19:23.000+02:00
The R3 Blockchain Consortium expands to Africa for the first time with a Johannesburg-listed subsidiary of Barclays.
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Singapore Government Joins IBM to Create Blockchain Innovation Center
2016-07-12T09:17:04.000+02:00
IBM will work with Singaporean agencies, major banks and fintech startups to develop solutions based on blockchain.
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