German big pharma and Monsanto’s owner Bayer partners with Alipay operator Ant Financial to develop a blockchain solution for the food and crop industry. Alipay operator Ant Financial has partnered with pharmaceutical giant Bayer Crop Science, Monsanto’s owner, to develop a blockchain solution for the food and crop industry. Letter of intent Enterprise blockchain news […]
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Wyoming Blockchain Coalition president Caitlin Long argues that the recent unrest in the money markets shows that Bitcoin is systemically more stable than traditional finance. Wyoming Blockchain Coalition president Caitlin Long has responded to the recent unrest in the money markets by analyzing the systemic fragility of the traditional financial sector as compared with Bitcoin […]
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The recent Ether price drop showed the reliability and weaknesses of the decentralized stablecoin built by MakerDAO, DAI, and the ecosystem built on it. The recent Ether (ETH) price drop showed the reliability and weaknesses of the decentralized stablecoin built by MakerDAO, Dai (DAI), and the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem built on top of it. […]
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One of the Big Four banks in the U.K., Lloyds Bank, has partnered with blockchain platform Komgo to speed up international commodity trade finance. Lloyds Bank is partnering with blockchain platform Komgo to streamline its commercial banking division. Blockchain to streamline international trade process On Sept. 25, United Kingdom financial news outlet FStech reported that […]
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Binance’s decision to re-enter the Chinese crypto market seems to make a lot of sense to many experts operating within this space. In what is being considered a major step forward for Binance, CEO Changpeng Zhao (aka CZ) recently announced that his firm was all set to make its first strategic investment in China since […]
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Policymakers and central banks should respond to challenges that Libra wants to solve, an ECB official says. Facebook’s Libra has pushed central banks to consider two major issues in global payment systems, an exec at the European Central Bank (ECB) said. Benoit Coeure provided his remarks at a hearing at the Committee on the Digital […]
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Mercedes-Benz parent company Daimler AG and mechanical engineering firm Dürr AG have conducted a pilot transaction on the Marco Polo trade finance network. Mercedes-Benz parent company Daimler AG and mechanical engineering firm Dürr AG have conducted a pilot transaction on blockchain software firm R3’s Marco Polo trade finance network. Per a press release published on […]
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Binance Coin (BNB) is reeling and is currently at a 6-month low after Bitcoin price suddenly dropped to $8,200. Prior to Litecoin (LTC) kicking off a 200% rally that would spread to Ether (ETH) and Bitcoin (BTC), Binance Coin (BNB) was the shepherd that signaled the altcoin herds to rally forth in what is now […]
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Peer-to-peer payments firm Circle is hitting the pause button on its Circle Research activities in latest of many cutbacks for the company this year. Crypto finance startup Circle announced that it is hitting the pause button on its Circle Research activities. Deciding on a future direction for the program On Sept. 24, the Circle team announced […]
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Major insurance broking and risk management firm Marsh has piloted a blockchain-based digital placement platform. Leading insurance broking and risk management firm Marsh has piloted a blockchain-based digital placement platform. Per a Sept. 24 press release, the Risk Exchange platform aims to ensure a more transparent and secure digital placement and enables users to receive […]
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