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Agriculture giants settled their first $12 million wheat trade between U.S. and Indonesia using blockchain
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The ICO project Enigma has settled with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over charges of violating the securities law. Enigma MPC is a blockchain startup that raised $45 million in a token sale from 2017.
2020-2-20 00:40 | |
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Bakkt, an institutional derivatives platform, broke into the limelight with its plan to launch the first-ever physically settled Bitcoin futures contract. After the successful launch of said product, the company has confirmed they will be facilitating cash-settled futures on ICE Futures Singapore, November 22, 2019.
2019-11-23 12:00 | |
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On Thursday, November 21, the Intercontinental Exchange, Inc (ICE), revealed that Bakkt is prepping to launch Bitcoin to USD settled Futures on December 9. As you may know, Bakkt was big for being the first platform to offer futures settled in actual Bitcoin, which, to many, brought some sort of legitimacy to the cryptocurrencies, blockchain, […] The post Bakkt Launching Cash-Settled Bitcoin Futures Contracts in Singapore appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2019-11-22 03:42 | |
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Deutsche Boerse and Swisscom, the German securities marketplace and Swiss telecom that’s run by the state, have just settled security transactions via blockchain protocols. On November 19th, Deutsche Boerse made an official announcement that it initiated a proof-of-concept (PoC) with Swisscom.
2019-11-20 01:51 | |
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The SEC has issued yet another ‘no action‘ letter. Was it Congressman Tom Emmers’ denunciation of the regulator, or was it simply a hat tip to the need to move forward to a more efficient future? Either way, the SEC has granted approval for equities trades to be settled using a Paxos-run blockchain.
2019-10-31 22:49 | |
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One of Asia’s largest investment banks, CIMB Group’s Singapore-based bank, CIMB Bank Berhad Singapore, settled its first ever transaction on blockchain technology on Oct. 17. According to a Yahoo Finance press release, the bank partnered with iTrust, a trade finance blockchain solution, to efficient, instant and transparent channels of global trade. The CEO of CIMB […]
2019-10-18 18:39 | |
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B2C2, a leading cryptocurrency over-the-counter (OTC) liquidity provider to financial institutions, has announced the launch of its gold derivatives product which it says is priced and settled in bitcoin.
2019-10-11 12:05 | |
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After making a purchase through IKEA Iceland, Nordic Store settled the e-invoice through smart contracts on the Ethereum blockchain. However, the transaction was paid using Iceland’s fiat currency, the Krona, and not crypto.
2019-10-3 18:53 | |
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The Securities and Exchange Commission has come to a settlement agreement with blockchain company Block. one over the yearlong token sale for EOS. It was the largest token sale of the year raising over $4 billion so naturally attracted the attention of regulators.
2019-10-1 08:06 | |
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Coinspeaker Santander Makes History Solely Settling a $20M Bond Trade on Ethereum BlockchainUsing a token on Ethereum to represent the $20 million debt issuance, Santander settled both sides of a bond trade with another set of ERC-20 tokens representing cash held in a custody account.
2019-9-12 12:26 | |
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The US’ top financial watchdog has settled with Dallas-based blockchain startup Bitqyck Inc. over allegations it fraudulently sold shares of company stock to more than 13,000 buyers of its Bitqy cryptographic token.
2019-8-31 18:09 | |
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The much-awaited launch of futures contracts that are settled in BTC finally has a date to it. On September 23, 2019, Bakkt will launch futures contracts with warehousing infrastructure to allow for high-grade institutional trading and hedging.
2019-8-16 21:00 | |
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A healthcare-focused blockchain firm has settled with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over its 2017-2018 SAFT offering.
2019-8-14 16:55 | |
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tZERO can now settle transactions involving tokenized securities on a public blockchain ledger. The tech platform is a subsidiary of Overstock. Overstock’s tZERO platform makes it possible to participate in security token trading, and they’ve been making progress in their presence in the cryptocurrency industry lately.
2019-8-7 23:40 | |
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CryptoNinjas - Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency & Blockchain Asset SourceBaseFEX, a cryptocurrency perpetual contract exchange, today announced it will take down 7 crypto perpetual contracts. BaseFEX has decided to put more focus on the liquidity for a few contracts of major cryptos.
2019-7-19 23:19 | |
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In an unexpected turn of events, Vitalik Buterin has suggested the use of the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) blockchain as a data layer where transaction verification takes place. In essence, all ETH transactions would be settled and verified on the BCH blockchain, and confirmation will be sent back to Ethereum.
2019-7-16 13:00 | |
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Finance industry officials have hinted toward the development of a real-time payments system with instant settlement to be used by banks across the Eurozone. Traditional financial systems have come under pressure from cryptocurrencies and, more recently, Facebook’s new digital currency, as reported by Reuters, June 26, 2019.
2019-6-29 21:00 | |
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By CCN: USAA and State Farm have reportedly closed a deal that will see them using the blockchain to pay each other. So when two people get in an accident, and they’re represented by either of the companies, the company that has to pay will eventually be using a blockchain solution to settle the inter-company payment.
2019-6-1 15:40 | |
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The U.S. securities regulator has settled with blockchain author Alex Tapscott and his investment firm NextBlock Global over securities violations.
2019-5-15 13:20 | |
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Blockchain entrepreneur Alex Tapscott, CEO of Next Block, settled with Canadian regulators over charges of unethical project advertisement
2019-5-14 01:15 | |
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Central banks in Canada and Singapore claim to have successfully completed a cross-border payment using distributed ledger technology. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced earlier today that it has successfully settled an international payment with The Bank of Canada, in what it refers to as “Project Jasper-Ubin.
2019-5-2 14:03 | |
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The central banks of Canada and Singapore have for the first time settled cross-border payments using blockchain and central bank digital currencies.
2019-5-2 12:00 | |
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After much back-and-forth, Charlie Shrem and the Winklevoss twins have settled their feud stemming from a failed business deal, as announced on April 16, 2019. White Flag In the crypto industry and the business world in general, it is not unusual for business partners to fall out and sometimes these fallouts end up with legalRead MoreRead More.
2019-4-18 15:00 | |
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RIF Labs has announced the integration of its public blockchain, RSK Smart Contracts, on Microsoft's Azure Marketplace. The RSK Smart Contract Network is an open-source platform that seeks to extend the functionality of Bitcoin using smart contracts and the Azure Marketplace is an app store for Microsoft’s cloud computing service.
2019-4-18 18:57 | |
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Whilst debate raged throughout the Bitcoin community over whether the block size limit should be increased and how, Luke-jr for years stood out for arguing the exact opposite position.
2019-2-15 19:18 | |
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Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the parent company of Bakkt, the soon-to-be launched cryptocurrency trading platform offering physically settled Bitcoin futures,… The post ICE CEO Reports Record-Breaking Revenue, Says Bakkt Will Contribute Even More appeared first on Invest In Blockchain.
2019-2-9 15:20 | |
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Крупнейший в мире провайдер биткоин-кошельков Blockchain сообщил о добавлении ограниченной поддержки Bitcoin SV, образовавшейся после ноябрьского хардфорка Bitcoin Cash монеты. Тем не менее предпосылок для активации полного функционала на данном этапе нет, подчеркнули в компании.
2019-1-24 16:14 | |
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HSBC Holdings, one of the largest banks in the world, has revealed that nearly $250 billion of trade settlements… The post HSBC Has Settled $250 Billion Worth of Transactions Using DLTs appeared first on Invest In Blockchain.
2019-1-17 01:42 | |
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American crypto wallet and custodial firm BitGo has teamed up with Genesis Global Trading, a digital asset trading firm, to improve the crypto trading experience for its institutional investors.
2019-1-17 01:02 | |
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Ethereum Core developers announced on Tuesday that they would postpone their much-awaited Constantinople hard fork. The team, which has previously settled January 16 as the official date for the Ethereum blockchain upgrade, decided to delay it after ChainSecurity found potential vulnerabilities in the code.
2019-1-16 17:00 | |
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Bakkt, the up-and-coming physically settled Bitcoin futures trading platform by the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), has made their first acquisition… The post Up-And-Coming BTC Futures Platform Bakkt Acquires Assets of Rosenthal Collins Group (RCG) appeared first on Invest In Blockchain.
2019-1-16 09:16 | |
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Global banking giant HSBC announced on Monday that it has settled over $250 billion in forex trades using blockchain tech in 2018. The bank showed its interest in blockchain technology last year when it made the world’s first trade finance transaction on blockchain in May 2018.
2019-1-15 16:29 | |
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Crypto payment platform Bitrefill has launched Thor, a service that allows customers to open Lightning channels on demand. Thor will connect to Bitrefill's node on the Lightning Network, allowing users to receive Lightning payments whether they have bitcoin loaded into their Lightning wallets or not.
2019-1-11 18:02 | |
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As reported by Bloomberg, an up-and-coming crypto startup named CoinFLEX are taking on the crypto exchange behemoths of Bakkt and… The post Look Out Bakkt and BitMEX, CoinFLEX To Offer Physically Settled Crypto Futures With 20x Leverage appeared first on Invest In Blockchain.
2019-1-10 03:45 | |
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Bakkt, the highly anticipated digital assets exchange offering the world’s first physically settled Bitcoin futures has announced the completion… The post Bakkt Raises $182.5 Million and its Launch may be Delayed Again appeared first on Invest In Blockchain.
2019-1-1 03:35 | |
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Bakkt, the highly anticipated digital assets exchange offering the world’s first physically settled Bitcoin futures has announced the completion… The post Bakkt Raises $182.5 Million And its Launch May Be Delayed Again appeared first on Invest In Blockchain.
2019-1-2 03:35 | |
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Worldwide Asset Exchange (WAX. io), a blockchain based marketplace to buy, sell and trade virtual items, published last week its “Inside the Virtual Item Economy” report. The report casts light on the issue of ownership of in-game digital items, often taken away from the gamers who buy it.
2018-12-19 19:59 | |
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Lightning is a second-layer solution for the Bitcoin blockchain that addresses the scaling issues surrounding it today. Similar to Bitcoin, Lightning is an open-source protocol in which anyone can contribute to.
2018-12-19 02:34 | |
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Russia’s Sberbank has settled a three-way repurchase agreement using blockchain tech, calling it a "world's first."
2018-12-7 16:30 | |
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Four Banks Complete Commercial Paper Transaction Of $100,000 EUR On R3’s Corda Blockchain The Corda blockchain, developed by the R3 tech conglomerate, is getting more and more widely used. Now, four European banks (ING, Rabobank, Commerzbank and Natixis) have settled transactions using the platform.
2018-12-6 22:29 | |
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Four European banks, including Commerzbank and ING, have settled a live commercial paper transaction worth €100,000 on R3's Corda blockchain.
2018-12-6 17:30 | |
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Ripple’s XRP has been selected among all the tokens by R3 to be the first cryptocurrency to be listed on its Universal Payment Settlement, CorDapp. A Corda-based decentralized application which enables payment process done on the Corda blockchain to be settled through a harmonized payment rail that supports cryptocurrency or other assets.
2018-12-6 13:50 | |
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R3 has unveiled a new app on their international blockchain, a global payment platform that uses Ripple’s XRP as its initial base currency. The app, dubbed Corda Settler, continues R3’s track record for pursuing ambitious blockchain projects, and it is allegedly “purpose-built to allow for payment obligations raised on the Corda blockchain platform to be made through any of the world’s payment systems, both traditional and blockchain-based.
2018-12-6 01:54 | |
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Binance just offered its users an in-depth sneak peek of its forthcoming decentralized exchange (DEX). Announced in March of 2018, the decentralized exchange will be built on Binance’s own Binance chain, the soon-to-be base layer for BNB, Binance’s trading currency that is currently an ERC-20 token.
2018-12-6 23:38 | |
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Binance just offered its users an in-depth sneak peek of its forthcoming decentralized exchange (DEX). Announced in March of 2018, the decentralized exchange will be built on Binance’s own Binance chain, the soon-to-be base layer for BNB, Binance’s trading currency that is currently an ERC-20 token.
2018-12-6 23:38 | |
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The Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) recently settled charges against two celebrities who failed to disclose their payments for promoting initial coin offerings (ICO). According to the SEC’s press release published on November 29, 2018, while music producer DJ Khaled and professional boxer Floyd Mayweather did not admit nor deny the findings, they both agreed to pay the disgorgement, penalties, and.
2018-12-3 11:00 | |
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Bitcoin Cash witnessed a major development at a time when the cryptocurrency market was tumbling: it split down to two independent chains. This resulted in a battle between miners from both chains, but the dust has since settled.
2018-12-2 22:30 | |
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ICOs are not known as the Wild West of the cryptocurrency Sector without reason. The world of Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) is proving to be risky territory for the celebrities who promote these coins.
2018-12-1 16:47 | |
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The AIDUS Global D-Fund Platform is a decentralized fund market established upon the ETHEREUM network to serve as a professional asset management platform in which global investors and asset management companies are able to use Blockchain technologies and SMART Contracts to safely and transparently create and settle into P2P (Peer-to-Peer) fund agreements.
2018-11-28 14:34 | |
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Rabobank, a bank based out of The Netherlands, has decided to drop their idea of creating their own native cryptocurrency called Rabobit. The bank had announced their cryptocurrency plans in February 2018.
Deutsche Bank headquarters got raided this week as another bank that regularly criticizes Bitcoin is again suspected of money laundering. Deutsche Bank Haunted by Panama Papers As Bloomberg reported November 29, an investigation into two employees at the lender has even resulted in its Frankfurt headquarters being searched, with shares falling almost 5 percent.