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- Hedera Hashgraph blockchain goes live with 26 dapps
Enterprise-grade distributed ledger platform Hedera Hashgraph has announced the launch of its mainnet, allowing anyone to create accounts and any developer to build decentralized applications (dapps) on the platform.
· Technology
- Harbor tokenizes iCap Equity’s $100M real estate funds using ethereum blockchain
Harbor, a San Francisco-based fintech startup, has tokenized the shares of iCap Equity’s four real estate funds managing over $100M in assets using the ethereum blockchain, CoinDesk reported.
· Technology
- Women in Leadership: Publicis Sapient hires Merrill Lynch veteran Priya Bajoria as SVP Financial Services
Publicis Sapient, the digital transformation hub of Publicis Groupe, has announced the appointment of Priya Bajoria as Senior Vice President, Financial Services & Digital Transformation Leader.
· People
- Global blockchain innovators to gather for ‘Unblock Tokyo’ on October 5th
BINARYSTAR and Asia Blockchain Review are organizing Unblock Tokyo: Ecosystem Fast Track on October 5th, in a major gathering of all-star developers to shed light on the latest developments in the industry and ex…
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- HTC’s blockchain smartphone Exodus 1 adds support for Bitcoin Cash
HTC’s blockchain smartphone Exodus 1 has added support for Bitcoin Cash (BCH) through its partnership with Bitcoin.com.
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- ConsenSys enters decentralized finance ecosystem with new product suite ‘Codefi’
Blockchain firm ConsenSys has announced the launch of a new product suite, called Codefi.
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- Kaleido Blockchain integrates QEDIT Zero-Knowledge Proof Enterprise Privacy Solution
Kaleido, a ConsenSys enterprise blockchain startup, has announced its partnership with QEDIT, a provider of privacy solution for enterprise blockchains.
· Technology
- Canada-based Bull Bitcoin latest to join Blockstream’s Liquid Network
Canadian bitcoin exchange Bull Bitcoin is joining the Liquid Network, a sidechain-based settlement platform for traders and exchanges created by Blockstream, CoinDesk reported.
· Technology
- Digital Currency and Blockchain Weekly Round-Up – September 13th, 2019
France mulls blocking Facebook's Libra project on European soil as FINMA chief weighs pros and cons of the cryptocurrency France warned on Thursday that it will block the development of Facebook’s cryptocurrency Libra…
· Technology
- Libra Association head confident about crypto launch in H2 2020
The head of the Libra Association, the governing body of Facebook’s Libra project, has said that Libra cryptocurrency would be launched in the latter half of 2020.
· People
- Blockchain industry welcomes Mastercard-R3 collaboration, but skeptical about the future of private networks
Financial institutions around the world are increasingly developing blockchain-based solutions to streamline various processes and improve efficiency. Use cases include payments and remittances, trade finance, banking…
· Insights & Views
- tZERO to bring blockchain to film financing via new partnership
BLOQ FLIX, media finance and advisory firm, has partnered with Overstock.com’s blockchain subsidiary tZERO to bring blockchain technology to its entertainment financing capabilities.
· Technology
- Russia’s Alfa-Bank launches liquidity management service on Waves Blockchain
Russian banking giant Alfa-Bank, in partnership with X5 Retail Group, has launched a blockchain-based liquidity management service.
· Technology
- Zelle co-founder Mike Kennedy replaces Adam Ludwin as CEO of Interstellar
Interstellar, a new company formed by Chain and Lightyear last September, has announced that it is spinning out a new app-focused company, called Pogo.
· People
- Crypto exchange Huobi likely to attempt backdoor IPO in Hong Kong
Earlier speculations about Huobi’s plans to attempt a reverse initial public offering (IPO) appear to be coming true.
· Business
- Binance Futures to go live on September 13
Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced that Binance Futures will go live on September 13.
· Business
- Santander issues $20M bond using Ethereum blockchain
Spanish banking giant Santander has announced that it has issued a $20 million bond on a blockchain, which will continue to exist only on the blockchain to maturity.
· Technology
- Binance US to open user registration next week
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced that it will open account registrations and deposits for its U.S. arm on September 18.
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- Marshall Islands to launch a pre-sale for its blockchain-based national cryptocurrency
The Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI) has announced that it will introduce its government-backed blockchain-based cryptocurrency, the Marshallese sovereign (SOV), in a token pre-sale.
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- United Kingdom leads with most number of registered cryptocurrency exchanges: Study
The United Kingdom has the largest number of registered cryptocurrency exchanges, according to a recent study conducted by Bitfury’s blockchain analytics platform Crystal.
· Insights & Views
- Bobby Lee unveils new crypto hardware wallet venture ‘Ballet’
Bobby Lee, co-founder and former CEO of the BTCC – one of the longest running bitcoin exchanges in China, is making a comeback to the crypto space with a new venture, Ballet, CoinDesk reported.
· Business
- Korean mobile carrier launches blockchain project 'ELYNET'
Union Mobile, the fourth-largest mobile carrier in South Korea, has launched its blockchain-powered decentralized telecom project.
· Technology
- Bitwise appoints BNY Mellon as transfer agent for proposed bitcoin ETF
Bitwise Asset Management has appointed BNY Mellon as the transfer agent and administrator of its proposed bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF).
· Business
- AWS makes Amazon Quantum Ledger Database generally available
Amazon Web Services, a comprehensive cloud computing platform provided by Amazon, has announced the general availability of Amazon Quantum Ledger Database (QLDB).
· Technology
- Saudi Arabia, UAE to finalize pilot operations for joint cryptocurrency project by year-end
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are going to finalize the pilot operations of their digital currency project for facilitating cross-border bank transactions by the end of this year, Argaam reported citing Ar…
· Technology
- Coinbase mulls launching initial exchange offering platform
Coinbase could be the latest cryptocurrency exchange to launch its initial exchange offering (IEO) platform, CoinDesk reported.
· Business
- Facebook's crypto project Libra would need Swiss payment system license: FINMA
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has revealed that the Libra Association, the governing body of Facebook’s cryptocurrency project ‘Libra,’ is seeking an assessment of the crypto project under S…
· Business
- ICE announces initial margin requirements for Bakkt bitcoin futures contracts
The Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has announced tentative margin requirements for Bakkt Bitcoin Monthly and Daily futures trading contracts.
· Business
- 40% of U.S. Millennials prefer crypto investments in the event of a recession: eToro Survey
Fearing an impending recession, U.S.-based millennial investors appear to prefer investing in crypto assets, global trading platform eToro said in a new report.
· Insights & Views
- OOC Oil & Gas Blockchain Consortium selects Data Gumbo for managing water in Bakken oilfield
The OOC Oil & Gas Blockchain Consortium, which was established earlier this year under the not-for-profit organization Offshore Operators Committee (OOC), has awarded a contract to Data Gumbo for a blockchain pilot fo…
· Technology
- CipherTrace unveils open source solution for crypto Travel Rule compliance ‘TRISA’
Crypto intelligence firm CipherTrace has announced a new solution to assist cryptocurrency exchanges to comply with the FATF’s “Travel Rule.”
· Business
- Red Cat teams up with GoChain to store drone data on blockchain
Red Cat, a provider of distributed data storage, analytics and services for the drone industry, has partnered with enterprise blockchain startup GoChain to take the commercial drone industry forward.
· Technology
- Seychelles’ national stock exchange MERJ’s tokenized IPO goes live
MERJ Exchange, the national stock exchange of the Seychelles, has announced that the digital initial public offering (IPO), which is said to be the first ever blockchain-based IPO, is now live.
· Business
- Facebook reveals initial basket of currencies backing its cryptocurrency ‘Libra’
In a major update, Facebook has revealed the list of potential currencies that will back its Libra cryptocurrency, Bloomberg reports.
· Business
- Bakkt reveals $125M insurance policy protection for bitcoin stored in Bakkt Warehouse
Crypto futures platform Bakkt has announced that the bitcoin deposited at its regulated custodian, Bakkt Warehouse, is protected by a $125 million insurance policy.
· Business
- Social video platform Vid secures investment from blockchain platform Ontology
Public blockchain platform Ontology has made a strategic investment in Vid, a social video platform slated to launch this year. The details of the investment have not been disclosed.
· Business
- Netki updates TransactID solution to ensure compliance with FATF’s crypto "Travel Rule"
Netki, a provider of KYC-AML compliance tools for crypto and blockchain firms, has announced that it has updated its TransactID solution to ensure compliance with the FATF “Travel Rule.”
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- Venezuelan government launches crypto calculator for Android devices
The Superintendent of Cryptoactive and related activities of Venezuela (SUNACRIP) has launched an application that allows users to convert crypto-crypto, crypto-fiat and fiat-crypto values, according to state-run VTV.
· Technology
- Catalan government to develop DLT-based self-sovereign digital ID platform
The government of Catalonia has launched a new project to create decentralised and self-sovereign digital identity based on distributed ledger technology (DLT).
· Technology
- LG to compete with Samsung and HTC with new blockchain smartphone: Report
The competition in the blockchain smartphone market is likely to get more intense as recent reports suggest that South Korean electronics giant LG is also entering this space.
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