Former Goldman Sachs exec Breanne Madigan to lead Global Institutional Markets at Ripple after serving at Blockchain.com for 14 months. Former Goldman Sachs exec Breanne Madigan has left her position at crypto wallet provider Blockchain.com to join Ripple, crypto media outlet The Block reported on May 28. Madigan, a Wall Street veteran with about 14 […]
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Block.one’s initiative EOSIO Labs has released Reference Authenticator Apps for iOS and Chrome. Block.one’s EOSIO Labs has released Reference Authenticator Apps for iOS and Chrome. The development was announced in a blog post published on May 29. Per the post, the newly implemented developments address improvements to the security, interoperability and usability of authenticators by […]
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Cryptocurrency asset management company BlockFi announced that it has opened interest-bearing accounts for the gemini dollar. Cryptocurrency asset management company BlockFi announced that its interest-bearing accounts now support the gemini dollar (GUSD) in a post published on May 29. Per the announcement, GUSD deposits will see a yearly yield of 6.2%, paid in the stablecoin […]
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A group of United States congressmen has requested that Lawrence Kudlow, the Director of the National Economic Council, hold a blockchain forum. A group of United States congressmen has requested that Lawrence Kudlow, the director of the National Economic Council, hold a blockchain forum, in a letter published on May 24. A group of seven […]
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Global cloud computing firm Salesforce has announced the release of its blockchain-based platform Major United States-based cloud software firm Salesforce, has introduced its own blockchain platform, the firm said in a live stream on May 29. The new product, Salesforce Blockchain, is based on the firm’s own application builder Salesforce Lightning and open source blockchain […]
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The blockchain project will present the results of a successful trial in the U.K., Estonia and Norway. A blockchain project developed to safeguard the integrity and accessibility of digital government records of national archives worldwide will soon present the results of a successful trial deployment in the United Kingdom, Estonia and Norway. The news was […]
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Public smart contract-enabled blockchain tezos is about to undergo its first hard fork today. After three months, a governance vote of public smart contract-enabled blockchain tezos (XTZ) started on Feb. 28 has been concluded — as scheduled — three months later, on May 28. Cryptocurrency news outlet Coindesk reported yesterday that the voting process has […]
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Securities services provider ABN AMRO Clearing will provide European mobile investment platform BUX with blockchain solutions. Global securities services provider ABN AMRO Clearing has signed a contract to provide European mobile investment platform BUX with blockchain technology for a forthcoming commission-free stock trading mobile app. The news was revealed in a BUX news release on […]
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Compliant tokenization startup Standard Tokenization Protocol announced that it secured $7 million in funding. Compliant tokenization startup Standard Tokenization Protocol (STP) announced that it secured $7 million in funding in a press release shared with Cointelegraph on May 29. Per the release, STP raised the funds in two separate private funding rounds from multiple venture […]
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The network’s “Coordicide” solution replaces the temporary Coordinator function in place since launch. Internet of Things (IoT) blockchain network Iota (IOTA) has completed preparations to further decentralize its transaction validation, Cointelegraph Auf Deutsch reported on May 28. According to a press release and blog post from the company, its Coordinator mechanism will now give away […]
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