Enterprise blockchain developer R3 has announced a new Dublin office opening in 2020 as part of its rapid expansion plan. Enterprise blockchain developer R3 announced on Aug. 14 that it intends to open a second European office in Dublin in 2020. This comes just weeks after doubling the size of its London hub as part […]
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Insiders at London-based banking giant Barclays have said that the bank is putting an end to its work with crypto exchange Coinbase, which will complicate. Disclaimer: this story is breaking and will be subject to updates. British banking giant Barclays has reportedly cut ties with United States crypto exchange Coinbase. As Coindesk reported on August […]
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2019 has seen a shift in investment from digital currency to convergence applications according to new “Investment in Blockchains 2019” report from Outlier Ventures. The year of 2019 has witnessed a shift in investments from focusing purely on digital currency to convergence applications, according to a new report from Outlier Ventures published on Aug. 13. […]
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Crypto regulation in the U.K. is changing for the better, but can the country truly step up its game and build a blockchain friendly ecosystem? The United Kingdom has long been a financial mecca. Ever since the Big Bang and the arrival of Thatcherism in the ‘80s, Britain has cultivated a finance-friendly environment revolving around […]
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Will Brexit attract more fintech business to the U.K. or force those that already settled in London to leave England? Experts in the fintech industry answer. Back in 2016, there was a referendum that caused Brexit, which has since been affecting all spheres of British life. Would Brexit’s effects be positive or negative for the […]
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The Winklevoss twins’ Gemini platform is being added as a constituent exchange for the Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s cryptocurrency reference rates. The Winklevoss twins’ Gemini platform is being added as a constituent exchange for the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME Group)’s cryptocurrency reference rates. As revealed in an official tweet from CME Group on Aug. 8, Gemini […]
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A subsidiary of U.S.-based stock and crypto trading app Robinhood received FCA approval to operate as a broker in the U.K. A subsidiary of United States-based stock and crypto trading app Robinhood has been approved to operate as a broker in the United Kingdom. Robinhood approved to operate as a broker in the UK Robinhood […]
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Shenzhen issued nearly 6 million blockchain invoices with a total value of $553 million since the program started in August 2018. Major Chinese city Shenzhen has issued nearly six million blockchain-based invoices in a year since their inception in Aug. 2018. Shenzhen processed around $550 million through blockchain invoices in a year According to a […]
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A blockchain letter of credit transaction in the oil industry has been sent by Standard Chartered with Thai state-owned oil giant PTT Group. London-based bank and financial services firm Standard Chartered has completed its first cross-border blockchain letter of credit transaction in the oil industry with Thai state-owned oil giant PTT Group. On-chain letter of […]
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The groceries sector benefits the most from distributed ledger technologies, new study finds. The grocery sector is responsible for nearly half of all Distributed Ledger Technology-based (DLT) supply chain projects. UCL: grocery most active in DLT tracking Research conducted by the University College London centre for blockchain and retail blockchain consortium and published on Aug. […]
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