The Islamic Development Bank’s research organization has partnered with Blocko to build a blockchain credit management system. The research arm of Suadi Arabia’s Islamic Development Bank Group is aiming to develop a blockchain-based smart credit management system. To achieve this, the bank’s Islamic Research and Training Institute, or IRTI, has partnered with the Samsung-backed blockchain […]
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$125-billion corporation will use blockchain to achieve deforestation free supply chain by 2023. June 15, Unilever unveiled a $1 billion initiative aimed at fighting climate change in which blockchain technology will play an integral role. Traceability & transparency Unilever is establishing a €1 billion ($1.13 billion) fund that over the next ten years will be […]
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Waves Enterprise wants to ‘separate the chaff from the wheat’ when it comes to speed claims from blockchain networks, helping potential users make educated decisions. Waves Enterprise has created a framework for load testing of blockchain networks under real-life scenarios in order to provide greater transparency for potential clients. Original sin Transactional capacity or lack […]
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Chairman of the CFTC Heath Tarbert calls for principles rather than rules to dictate the government’s handling of digital assets. In a framework published in the Harvard Business Law Review on June 15, Heath Tarbert, Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, broadly advocated financial regulation based on broader principles rather than specific rules. The […]
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Dash Investment Foundation has launched a Dash-to-gold rebalancing strategy in order to grow its gold and Dash reserves, while reducing volatility. The Dash Investment Foundation (DIF), which claims to be the first ownerless and memberless investment fund in the world, recently bought its first shipment of physical gold. This move, announced June 12, marks the […]
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Fireblocks will now utilize Chainalysis’ Know Your Transaction tool to streamline compliance and Anti-Money Laundering measures. Blockchain analysis company Chainalysis is partnering with institutional digital-asset security specialist Fireblocks to integrate its Know Your Transaction (KYT) system to monitor crypto transactions within the platform. According to an announcement on June 15, the addition will strengthen Fireblocks’ […]
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The high-profile wallet maker will be integrating its security and infrastructure solutions with Universal Protocol technology and assets. Digital asset hardware wallet firm Ledger has joined a blockchain interoperability coalition, the Universal Protocol Alliance. In an announcement on June 11, UPA revealed that the high-profile French hardware wallet maker will be integrating its blockchain security […]
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Major telecoms provider Zain has joined the governing council for distributed ledger platform Hedera Hashgraph. Zain Group — a leading telecoms provider in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region — has joined the governing council for enterprise-grade distributed ledger platform Hedera Hashgraph. Zain provides mobile voice and data services to over 49.5 million […]
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The co-founder of the Baseline Protocol believes that crypto is still 15–20 years away from finding significant mainstream adoption. ConsenSys developer and Baseline Protocol co-founder, John Wolpert, has predicted that we may still be decades away from seeing wholesale mainstream adoption of crypto assets and distributed ledger technologies. “My personal point of view is that […]
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According to Ripple Head of Global Banking Marjan Delatinne, the company’s On-Demand Liquidity may soon be available in Brazil. Brazil could be the next area for crypto firm Ripple to reach with a cross-border payments corridor, which could lead to its use in other Latin American nations. In an interview posted to the ‘Future of […]
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