Permissioned blockchain platform Vajra developed by National Payment Corporation of India is set to change the local industry. While the Indian government is uncertain about the use of cryptocurrency, the National Payment Corporation of India, or NPCI, officially announced its permissioned blockchain-based platform, Varja, to make the payment process easier, faster and more transparent. After […]
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Decentralization is one of the most important ideas behind blockchain technology, but the more real applications we see, the more centralized and government-backed it’s becoming. The fad is dying. A recent CB Insights report that was cited Bloomberg announced a 60% decline in blockchain startup investments this year, down to $1.6 billion. But at the […]
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Banco Santander has just performed an early redemption of the blockchain-based bond that was issued on Sept.10, 2019. Spain’s multinational banking giant Banco Santander has just redeemed a $20 million bond using the Ethereum blockchain. The firm has performed an early repayment of the blockchain-based bond that was issued on Sept.10, 2019, which purportedly shows […]
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British banking giant HSBC will digitize paper-based records of $20 billion in private placements with blockchain technology by March 2020. British banking giant HSBC plans to move $20 billion worth of assets to Digital Vault, a new blockchain-based custody platform by March 2020. By deploying the platform, the global investment bank aims to digitize paper-based […]
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The need for censorship-resistant currencies like Bitcoin has been thrown, yet again, into stark relief as HSBC shutters an account reportedly used to fund Hong Kong protestors. The need for censorship-resistant currencies like Bitcoin (BTC) has been thrown, yet again, into stark relief as HSBC shutters an account reportedly used to fund Hong Kong protestors. […]
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HSBC will explore the use of distributed ledger technologies for bond issuance in a joint trial with the Singapore Exchange and Temasek. Global banking giant HSBC will explore the use of blockchain for the issuance of fixed income securities in a joint trial with Singapore Exchange (SGX) and investment firm Temasek. Focused on the Asia […]
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A look at the history of the mysterious firm Crypto Capital and its ties to Bitfinex as court cases brew. Over the past week, news broke detailing that Oz Yosef, an executive of the mysterious firm Crypto Capital, has been indicted by the United States for conspiracy to commit bank fraud and conspiracy to operate […]
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Major bank HSBC carries out what it claims to be the first blockchain letter of credit to be enacted in Malaysia. Major bank HSBC has announced the successful enactment of a letter of credit (LC) on a blockchain in Malaysia. The transaction English language local fintech news outlet Fintech News Malaysia reported the development on […]
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New York financial watchdog approves three stablecoin offerings including BUSD, backed by Paxos and Binance. A sign of things to come? Over the course of the past few weeks, the global cryptocurrency community bore witness to two major announcements related to stablecoins — with the first being the launch of Paxos’s gold-backed Ethereum token, PAX […]
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Adoption is critical for the success of the blockchain and cryptocurrency industries. Here are five examples of developments that could spur adoption from last week. Analysts have long predicted that the increased participation of governments and institutional players in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space shows how the respective industries are maturing. The founder of crypto […]
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