The development of R3’s enterprise blockchain platform Corda is reportedly beset by fundamental disagreements over its core vision, causing frustration and delay. The development of R3’s enterprise blockchain platform Corda is being plagued by fundamental disagreements over its core vision, causing frustration and delay. The claim was made in a report from FT Alphaville on […]
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The World Bank used a blockchain to raise over $33 million for its Kangaroo bond. The World Bank raised over $33 million for its Kangaroo bond on a blockchain. The international organization announced on Aug. 16 that it raised an additional A$50 million (over $33 million) for its Kangaroo bond due August 2020, using a […]
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Institutional crypto lending platform Lendingblock gets regulatory approval as a DLT provider in Gibraltar. Fully collateralized crypto-to-crypto lending platform Lendingblock has received a distributed ledger technology (DLT) provider license from Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC), reports Crowdfund Insider on Aug. 15. The accreditation brings the institution-focused platform one step closer to launch. The GFSC awarded […]
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Companies are actively hiring blockchain and cryptocurrency specialists, while the number of job searches has dropped. Along with Bitcoin (BTC) price growth in 2019 (from $3,400 in February to $12,689 in June), some segments of the labor market related to cryptocurrencies and blockchain have also actively manifested themselves. Demand for lawyers has risen sharply, Facebook […]
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Online survey by ING shows Austrians are the most skeptical towards cryptocurrency. An online survey by banking giant ING finds that Austrians are the most skeptical of Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrencies in general. The poll, including respondents from 15 countries, shows that Bitcoin-positivity is also weakening in other countries, according to Der Standard, Aug. 14. […]
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New Zealand bank ABS funds local blockchain startup to expedite global trade platform. New Zealand’s Auckland Saving Bank (ASB) has invested in local blockchain startup TradeWindow. The funding, reported Aug. 13, should expedite the launch of the company’s Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) trade platform. Applying blockchain to the global supply chain TradeWindow CEO, AJ Smith, […]
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Colu has shut down its blockchain platform and is offering to repurchase its tokens from investors for Ether. Colu Group subsidiary Colu DLT has announced that it is shutting down its blockchain-based Colu Local Network, and is offering to repurchase and burn the accompanying CLN tokens sold to investors during its initial coin offering (ICO). […]
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The United Kingdom pension and welfare agency has identified blockchain and distributed ledger technology as technologies that could disrupt the payments industry. The United Kingdom pension and welfare agency has identified blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) as technologies that could disrupt the payments industry. In an Aug. 9 blog post, Richard Laycock, the deputy […]
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Hedera says the addition of IBM and Tata Communications to its council “further decentralizes the platform’s governance.” Public distributed ledger Hedera Hashgraph has announced that IBM and Tata Communications have joined its governing council. In a news release on Aug. 12, the platform described the addition of the two firms as a “powerful endorsement” of […]
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Most of corporate America is silent about blockchain, but there is evidence from companies’ SEC-required 10-K reports that shows some companies’ attitudes. How seriously are American corporations committed to blockchain technologies? Are blockchain technologies materially significant yet? One place to find the answers to these questions is Form 10-K, a report the United States Securities […]
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