Italian banks develop blockchain for bank transactions

A huge 85% of Italian banks have adopted blockchain as a solution for interbank...

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Italian Banking Association Uses Blockchain to Test Data Reconciliation Successfully

The banks from the Italian Banking Association (ABI) have processed a reconciliation of data from an entire activity of the year using the blockchain technology. According to the group’s press release, the tests were successful and proved that the technology could be very useful to local banks. During this first test, the group processed around […]

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Italian Banks Successfully Test Data Reconciliation Via Blockchain

Italian banks successfully processed the reconciliation data of an entire year of banking activity on a blockchain platform

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eToro To Become British Premier League’s Everton Football Club ‘Official Online Trading Partner’

Late last month, Italian soccer club — AS Roma — signed an agreement with Chilliz, a blockchain entertainment firm so as to make use of this burgeoning technology in a host of novel/unique ways. Additionally, as part of the above-mentioned deal, the club will now become part of a blockchain-based voting platform called Socios (that […]

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International Authorities Reveal Canada’s Enormous Influence on Italian Mobsters, a Form of “Criminal Blockchain”?

In an ongoing investigation entailing Italian mobsters, investigators were reportedly describing the ‘Ndrangheta mafia family as being a form of “criminal blockchain” reports The Next Web. As per the news outlet, such description is made in reference to the “decentralization of its internal power structures.

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Mafia expert: ‘Ndrangheta crime family now resembles a ‘criminal blockchain’

International investigators warn the ‘Ndrangheta mafia family now resembles a “criminal blockchain” following the recent decentralization of its internal power structures. Usually, ‘Ndrangheta families in Canada took orders from “mother clans” in Calabria, but for the first time, mobsters outside of Siderno are making decisions that impact operations all the way back to Italy, reports National Post.

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Italian Soccer Team AS Roma to Join Socios Blockchain Voting Platform with Chiliz Partnership

AS Roma, an Italian football club is partnering with sports and entertaining blockchain platform Chiliz. The partnership with allows AS Roma to join Socios, a blockchain-based voting platform. The announcement indicates that Socios.

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Italy Is Unintentionally Advertising Bitcoin, Here’s How

The political and economic tensions between Italy and Europe are shaking the Eurozone. Italy has threatened to launch a currency parallel to the Euro to restore its debts to individuals and businesses, suggesting a possible “Italexit.

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How Italian Banks To Use Blockchain Technology To Become More Efficient

The Italian Banking Association (ABI) has recently announced that Italian banks will be turning to blockchain technology for reconciliations. This new approach is a part of a program called Spunta Project.

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Italian Retail Deposits Reach All-Time Highs and is Screaming for Bitcoin

By CCN Markets: The Italian government is reportedly trying to be lenient on some forms of hard-to-tax savings, such as that held in safe deposit boxes. Bitcoin could be a viable investment for these retail investors.

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Blockchain Week Rome: All the news about the biggest Italian dedicated to cryptocurrency and blockchain

The Summit weekend ok Blockchain Week Rome will be an opportunity without precedents to experience the cryptocurrencies world. For the first time in Italy, guests from the most important companies in the world, such as Binance, Tron and Zcash, will join the experts of Italian country, the Institutions, and the communities, with a series of […] The post Blockchain Week Rome: All the news about the biggest Italian dedicated to cryptocurrency and blockchain appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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qiibee to provide blockchain-based loyalty program for FederEnergia

CryptoNinjas qiibee, a blockchain loyalty protocol, has announced its newest partnership with FederEnergia, a non-profit federation in the electric and gas water sector since 1957, connected to Confcommercio which reaches almost 1m Italian merchants.

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Infographic: An Overview of Compromised Bitcoin Exchange Events

The purpose of this infographic is to visualize the size of large cryptocurrency hacks that have occurred in the past as if they all happened today. The hacks included in this infographic extend beyond exchanges, as there were other large entities that experienced cryptocurrency hacks, such as marketplaces like Silk Road 2.

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CEO of Vechain Speaks With Italian Prime Minister

VeChain CEO, Sunny LU, has met with Italian Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte, at the SEEDS and CHIPS Global Food… The post CEO of Vechain Speaks With Italian Prime Minister appeared first on Invest In Blockchain.

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Medici Bank, Which is 5 Centuries Old, Intends to Use Blockchain in Historical Turning Point Notion

One of the oldest banking dynasties in the world, has started what they call “new rebirth”, in which Prince Lorenzo de Medici, a direct heir of one of the Italian families who led one of the banking empires in the fifteenth century, opens a new bank focused on “digital commerce and investment”. According to a […]

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SingularityNET Delivers Blockchain AI To Domino’s Pizza

Bitcoin’s first payment may have been at Papa John’s, but the blockchain world has not wandered far from the pizza parlor. Now, one of the largest purveyors of Italian fast food is trying to deliver better services through blockchain technology.

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Accenture, Generali Streamline Employee Insurance Benefits With Blockchain Rollout

Accenture and Italian insurance group Generali have launched a blockchain solution that brings new efficiencies to employee benefits.

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Reacting to Public Ire, Coinbase Drops Neutrino Execs With Hacking Team Ties

After a week of community discontent, cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has decided to sever its business relationship with Neutrino employees who previously worked at the notorious Italian malware/software provider Hacking Team.

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Coinbase backpedals, fires ex-Hacking Team staff to appease users

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has said it will let go of Neutrino staff who previously worked at Hacking Team in a seeming bid to appease angry users. The company landed in hot water after it acquired Neutrino, an Italian blockchain analytics startup with ties to Hacking Team, a group known for their selling intrusion and surveillance capabilities to authoritarian regimes across the globe.

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Grim Stories of Ethical, Privacy Abuses Emerge About Coinbase’s New Partners

When Coinbase acquired Neutrino for an unspecified amount in February 2019, the news looked like business as usual: A cryptocurrency juggernaut had made another acquisition.

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Angry users call for Coinbase boycott with #DeleteCoinbase after contested acquisition

Disgruntled cryptocurrency enthusiasts are lobbying to boycott popular exchange Coinbase. Users have taken to social media using the #DeleteCoinbase hashtag, encouraging others to delete their accounts, following a series of perceived mishaps by the US-based company.

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Coinbase Hires Hacking Team Linked Startup Neutrino in Another Controversy

Coinbase acquired Neutrino, a company with the technology to search for information on the blockchain, and with connections to Hacking Team, an Italian surveillance startup.

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Coinbase Neutrino Acquisition Reveals History Of Spying and Gov’t Data Selling

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is facing an increasing publicity nightmare after it emerged the CEO of a company it took over sold private user data to governments. Coinbase: Neutrino ‘Will Help Prevent Theft’ Announced February 19, Coinbase now owns Italian blockchain surveillance startup Neutrino, having acquired the company for an undisclosed sum.

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R3 Corda Blockchain Used by Italian Banking Association to Trial Interbank Payment Solution

Blockchain technology is finding ways to be used around the world for various use cases, but perhaps the most obvious use case is in the traditional banking system. Considering the immutability and the ability to track funds, it is surprising that more banks have not integrated it.

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Italian Banking Association Further Tests Interbank Blockchain System Powered by R3 Corda

The Italian Banking Association has developed a blockchain solution based on R3’s Corda, which is currently being tested by 18 banks

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Italian House of Reps Approves ‘Semplificazioni’ Bill to Define Blockchain Distributed Ledger Technology

A very important moment has finally come for Italy as the country’s parliament has approved a bill that is set to define the distributed ledger technology and the blockchain in the country. The bill was approved with 275 votes in favor, 206 against and 27 abstentions. According to the local reports, the name of the […]

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Italian Parliament Approves Bill Defining Distributed Ledger Tech, Blockchain Terms

A bill defining distributed ledger technologies (DLT) such as blockchain has been approved today by the Italian House of Representatives

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Hyperledger Coming to Italy through Collaboration with Post Italiane

Hyperledger has scored yet another coup as Post Italiane, the postal service of Italy, has joined their blockchain consortium according to a January 29, 2019 press release. An Italian Job One of the biggest commercial sectors that has embraced the use of blockchain is shipping and logistics.

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Hyperledger Blockchain Ecosystem Shows More Grow with Poste Italiane Joining in Its Deliver 2022 Plan

Poste Italiane, the Italian postal service provider recently released a statement saying that they are going to join Hyperledger blockchain. #PosteItaliane takes part in the establishment of an interoperable, transparent, cross-industry, distributed ecosystem joining the @Hyperledger Community, an #opensource collaborative effort with more than 260 companies that contribute to advance #blockchain based technologies. — Poste […]

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Italian Postal Service Joins Hyperledger Blockchain Community

Poste Italiane, the Italian postal service provider, has joined the Hyperledger blockchain community, which also includes U.S. courier service FedEx

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Italy Reveals First Set of Blockchain Regulations

The Italian government has taken a step forward in working blockchain technologies into their economy, after having revealed a… The post Italy Reveals First Set of Blockchain Regulations appeared first on Invest In Blockchain.

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The Daily: Iran Said to Announce Crypto-Rial This Week, Italy Closer to Crypto Regulation

In this edition of The Daily, Iran is reportedly preparing to announce its national cryptocurrency during a conference starting on Jan. 29. Also, a draft decree introducing legal definitions for terms related to cryptocurrencies has been introduced in the Italian Senate and the IMF has voiced concerns over Malta’s blockchain industry while recognizing the positive […] The post The Daily: Iran Said to Announce Crypto-Rial This Week, Italy Closer to Crypto Regulation appeared first on Bitcoin News.

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Italy Announces First Set of Regulation for Blockchain Technologies

The Italian government does not want to lag in the international race to adapt state policies to blockchain technologies and after a period of calm, announced this week the publication of a decree aimed at protecting and regulating the legal status of cryptocurrency and distributed ledger technologies.

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Italy Joins the Crypto World with First Blockchain Regulation

A January 23, 2019 approval by the Italian Senate Committee has seen Mediterranean country approve its first piece of blockchain legislation which defined various blockchain terms and states that the technology can be used for authenticating the time stamp of documents.

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Italy’s Senate Moves to Set Legal Foundation for Blockchain Timestamps

The Italian government could soon amend a law to allow legalized blockchain verification of documents.

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Italian Senate Committee Approves ‘Decreto semplificazioni’ Amendment For Blockchain Regulations

Italian Government Makes An Important Step As It Introduces Blockchain Regulation For The First Time Italia, which has not regulated its crypto and blockchain space so far, has made some important steps in order to do it recently.

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Italian Government Introduces Blockchain Terms in Regulation for First Time

The Italian Senate committee has approved the first document on regulation of the blockchain industry

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It.Coinidol.Com to Update 90 Million Italians On Blockchain and Bitcoin News

Bitcoin Press Release: Coinidol, the English speaking world blockchain news outlet with 1/2 million pageviews per month, has launched an Italian version of the website – www. it. coinidol. com 15th January, 2019, Larnaca, Cyprus: The first articles were uploaded in December 2018, but the month of the official launch for the Italian public is January 2019.

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Blockchain startup Zwoop collapses following cancellation of ICO

VC-backed cryptocurrency startup Zwoop has gone into administration. According to an exclusive report by The Telegraph’s James Cook, the company’s board of directors filed for administration at the end of November last year.

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Italian Government Establishes 30-Member Blockchain Advisory Board

The Italian government has established a blockchain advisory board comprising of 30 experts with knowledge of the industry and… The post Italian Government Establishes 30-Member Blockchain Advisory Board appeared first on Invest In Blockchain.

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FidelityHouse ICO: Blockchain Social Content Network?

Fidelity House is a social content network that enables users to receive updates on their personal interests, publish content earnings on views, and be part of a fun and innovative community. The Italian project, created with zero marketing budget, has amassed unique performance together with important recognitions. In the end, it has become one of […]

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Italy Calls Experts To Help In The Development Of Its Official Blockchain Strategy

Italy Calls Experts To Help In The Development Of Its Official Blockchain Strategy The Italian government wants to expand the integration of the blockchain technology in the state organizations. To do it, the government has decided to call 30 high-level blockchain experts that will help to integrate the technology in the country’s institutions. According to […]

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Italy Announces 30 Experts to Lead National Blockchain Strategy

The Italian government has published a list of 30 experts brought together to develop the nation's blockchain strategy.

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Daily Byte: Monday, December 3, 2018

G20 agrees to regulate crypto, Italian court turns away crypto business, Estonia tightening regs, and Wyoming committee approves blockchain banking. Plus, North Korea makes it personal.

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Nigeria’s Opposition Leader Promises Cryptocurrency Policy If Elected President

Nigeria’s main opposition leader and former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, has said the country will adopt blockchain technology and cryptocurrency if he is voted into power. In his policy document, Abubakar revealed plans to create a legal policy that, among other things, will see blockchain and cryptocurrencies taught from primary school through university.

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Italian Banking Association (IBA)’s ABI Lab’s Blockchain Interbank Job Continues to Next Stage

The ABI Italian Job Proceeds to the Next Level The ABI Lab Italian job has now proceeded to the next phase. The project, which is currently being headed by IBA (Italian Banking Association) has brought together a total of fourteen banks.

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Italian Banking Association Poised to Launch Phase Two of Blockchain Trial

The Italian Banking Association said it had succeeded in the first phase of its blockchain pilot and was ready to move into phase two.

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Juventus Forays into Crypto, Joins Forces with Blockchain Company Socios

Premier Italian football club Juventus F. C. is set to kick-off its journey in the cryptosphere, as the current Serie A champions seek to launch the “Juventus Official Fan Token” to its fans all over the world.

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Juventus FC Partners with Socios.com to Create Fan Token

Italian football club Juventus has partnered with blockchain platform Socios.com to develop an official fan token.

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