The digital ruble will, most likely, take the place of other forms of money, but the intrigue is which ones: non-cash or cash? Active digitalization of large domestic financial institutions is a noticeable, definitely positive trend. Russia is one of the five world leaders in the speed of transition to cashless payments, and the number […]
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Blockchain platforms enable a fundamentally new approach to enterprise architecture where economic incentives are front and center. In my two-decade career at Microsoft, leading .NET platform architecture, visual studio .NET development, application platform, enterprise strategy and Microsoft Digital, I have been part of building technologies for multiple waves of platforms: the early web, service-oriented architectures, […]
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Crypto banks offer an integrated solution that is connected to the traditional financial world — which, most importantly, is compliant with regulations. The crypto space has come a long way since its inception in 2008. Many areas have improved over the last 12 years, such as custody and exchange solutions. If you ask the early […]
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Electronics giant LG is supporting a new Vietnamese blockchain initiative through its IT and consulting subsidiary. A subsidiary of global conglomerate LG will participate in the mainnet launch of a Vietnamese hybrid blockchain project, KardiaChain. LG CNS, an IT and consulting subsidiary of LG Corporation, has partnered with KardiaChain to act as a validator for […]
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“The future of the wine industry lies in verifiable provenance, transparency and traceability.” An IBM blockchain-powered platform is now offering a way for people to track wine from its vineyard origins all the way to your local store shelf. In an announcement today, IBM said it has partnered with wine monitoring firm eProvenance to release […]
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The major British bank is “rewiring the DNA in banking” with crypto. Standard Chartered, one of the biggest banks in the United Kingdom, has officially announced plans to provide institutional custody for major cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC). According to a Dec. 9 announcement, Standard Chartered’s innovation arm SC Ventures has partnered with United States-based investment […]
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Institutions still fear Bitcoin’s criminal persona, its volatility, and other factors. Although a number of big players have picked up bags of Bitcoin (BTC) in 2020, multiple aspects still avert institutions from investing on a wide scale, according to Robert Li, an analyst for Draper Dragon, a Draper Venture Network fund. “I think there are […]
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Hauck & Aufhäuser’s Digital Asset Fund I will reportedly cover 85% of the total crypto asset market. German private bank Hauck & Aufhäuser announced its first crypto fund, the HAIC Digital Asset Fund I, launching Jan. 1, 2021. According to a report on FundView, the initiative, a collaboration with Berlin fintech Kapilendo, will target institutional and semi-institutional […]
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It’s up to the community to educate regulators and help them build a framework that achieves and maintains both sides’ goals. The crypto space is an incredible, albeit risky, learning environment. Its volatility serves as a dire warning to those who like to test how deep the pool is by jumping in headfirst. Old guards […]
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In the latest big move to incorporate crypto by traditional finance, 550 coins will appear in the new indexes from next year. S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI), a joint venture between S&P Global, the CME Group and News Corp, will debut cryptocurrency indexes in 2021, it has confirmed. In a press release on Dec. […]
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