2019-2-19 11:06 |
The only Japanese member of blockchain consortium R3’s Marco Polo — SMBC — has completed a trial of the technology, the bank has confirmed
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Saudi Arabia’s and the United Arab Emirates’ (UAB) central banks have teamed up to test a new cryptocurrency. The Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) and the Central Bank of the UAE confirmed the news in a joint statement released today.
2019-1-29 17:23 | |
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There are a multitude of options when it comes to deciding where and how to store your cryptocurrency and the security keys that make it all possible. You could store your coins in hardware wallets, software wallets, on the exchange you bought them from, or use some other custodial service to look after them for you.
2019-1-24 16:17 | |
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Dutch bank ABN AMRO has unveiled cryptocurrency storage facilities which will see its clients able to deposit Bitcoin (BTC) alongside fiat currency. 500 Clients Trial Bitcoin Storage In what appears to be a marked change of stance on the sector, officials confirmed a trial was underway with 500 account holders on social media January 22.
2019-1-23 11:30 | |
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Iberdrola, one of Spain’s main energy companies, has completed a blockchain pilot to track renewable energy more accurately than it ever could before – resulting in losses being slashed in half.
2019-1-15 13:55 | |
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A new blockchain trial aims to solve transparency and infrastructural challenges related to international development.
2018-12-19 22:09 | |
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Ethereum’s blockchain allows developers to create new tokens, decentralized applications, and more with smart contracts. Perhaps that is the reason that the state-owned Brazilian National Social Development Bank has chosen it to launch a new pilot for their BNDES token.
2018-12-17 20:52 | |
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Jared Rice Sr. , CEO of the Dallas-based bank AriseBank, was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Wednesday, November 28, 2018, and charged with six counts of securities fraud and wire fraud.
2018-11-30 23:03 | |
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Commonwealth Bank of Australia and CSIRO’s Data61 trialed a blockchain application for managing national service payments for people with disabilities.
2018-11-13 18:33 | |
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The trial should analyze e-krona technical issues, and whether the CBDC can meet several characteristics including scalability and security, the country’s central bank announced.
2018-10-31 23:21 | |
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Bank of Canada, Payments Canada, TMX Group, Accenture, and R3 announced the completion of phase 3 of their Project Jasper blockchain trial.
2018-10-24 11:12 | |
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Commercial bank National Bank of Canada is working with IT consulting firm CGI and blockchain startup Skuchain to trial blockchain for operations involving standby letters of credit and guarantees.
2018-10-23 19:07 | |
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The test will also involve one of the largest European trade logistic centers, the Port of Rotterdam.
2018-10-23 10:32 | |
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A partnership between four major Japanese companies will be responsible for a research into the possible use of the blockchain technology in distributed electricity supplies across the country. The partnership will be made by Kansei Electric Power Co.
2018-10-19 01:35 | |
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The digital currency ETF is a big part of the debate in a recent Bloomberg interview which had JP Morgan’s Asset Management Head of International ETFs, Bryson Lake on the panel. The interview looked at how JP Morgan believes in the latest mover advantage in terms of the digital currency market and ETFs.
2018-10-12 12:00 | |
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Australia is currently in the process of exploring the potential for blockchain technology to create ’smart money’ to be used in its National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), its federal government revealed in an October 9, 2018, press release.
2018-10-10 09:00 | |
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The bank and Australia’s scientific agency (CSIRO) have started a trial to research how distributed ledger technology can help payments in the national service for people with disabilities.
2018-10-9 15:47 | |
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Fourteen Italian banks say they have successfully completed the first phase of an interbank reconciliation trial utilizing R3's Corda platform.
2018-10-5 11:15 | |
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Over 75 international banks joined as participants on a significant blockchain payments trial piloted by the likes of J. P. Morgan, ANZ and the Royal Bank of Canada, reported Financial Times on September 25, 2018.
2018-9-27 19:30 | |
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International investment bank and financial service provider JP Morgan Chase have announced the enrolment of 75 new banks on their new and growing blockchain payment platform. The platform is a part of a collaboration between JP Morgan, ANZ and the Royal Bank of Canada.
2018-9-25 20:00 | |
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A blockchain payments trial launched by JPMorgan, Australia's ANZ and the Royal Bank of Canada has just gained over 75 new banks as participants.
2018-9-25 14:40 | |
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On August 29, 2018, Standard Chartered Bank announced a trial program, in a partnership with Siemens Financial Services and blockchain startup TradeIX, to create an end-to-end blockchain-based bank guarantees solution to facilitate the trade finance process.
2018-9-4 23:00 | |
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Banking giant Standard Chartered and Siemens Financial Services have joined forces to trial blockchain for bank guarantees. The companies use the technology provided by TradeIX.
2018-8-30 10:31 | |
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Thailand could be the next country to unveil a central bank backed cryptocurrency following the footsteps of Venezuela, Tunisia, and Senegal. According to a Tuesday press release, the Central bank of Thailand is well on track to complete the first phase of a proof-of-concept trial for the new digital currency and hopes that this will […] The post A New Central Bank Digital Currency is Coming to Thailand appeared first on ZyCrypto.
2018-8-23 20:19 | |
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Another trial of blockchain technology for fixed income markets has reportedly been carried out by the Bank of Montreal in partnership with the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan. According to Bloomberg, the latest trial involved the movement of a Canadian-dollar debt deal over blockchain.
2018-8-15 22:02 | |
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This past week, we talked to three security experts about how to design smarter and more secure smart contracts. Google is dipping its toe in the blockchain waters by introducing integrations for applications built with Ethereum and Hyperledger.
2018-8-5 16:08 | |
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Commonwealth Bank of Australia Claims Success In Its Global Trade Blockchain Trial Banks around the world are starting to use the blockchain technology to make cross-border transfers. Now it was the time of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) to use cross-border shipments with the blockchain technology to track the goods that were being carried […]
2018-7-31 09:36 | |
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Following a successful 2016 trial of blockchain technology in an interbank open account transaction, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has partnered with five international and Australian companies to ship 17 tonnes of almonds from Melbourne, Australia, to Hamburg, Germany, using a new distributed ledger platform built on the Ethereum blockchain.
2018-7-31 23:13 | |
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The Commonwealth Bank (CBA) announced on July 30, 2018, the successful completion of a test shipment utilizing blockchain technology to track the end-to-end supply of an almond crate. Almonds Meet Blockchain As stated in an official post, CBA sent over 37,000 pounds of almonds to Germany from an Australian port while tracking the entire process using a mobile application.
2018-7-31 23:00 | |
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Barclays Bank and Citibank are two of the big firms associated with a new blockchain trial managed by tech giants, IBM. IBM are no strangers to blockchain technology, after building up an entire research focus based around blockchain technology, this latest development see’s a number of well established financial service providers working alongside IBM to pilot new blockchain trails that could in turn help to see the likes of Barclays Bank and Citibank further explore the potential that cryptocurrency has to offer their companies.
2018-7-30 16:00 | |
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Commonwealth Bank of Australia has announced the completion of a cross-border shipment that was tracked with blockchain.
2018-7-30 09:00 | |
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The first banks will be connected this year, with a phased roll out for selected retail customers.
The Basel Committee's framework, based on responses to a December 2022 discussion paper, must be implemented by 2026.
Recent 13F filings show Europe's second largest bank, BNP Paribas, has purchased Bitcoin exposure via a US spot Bitcoin ETF.
The proposed new industry guidelines are intended to address issues around AML and CFT rules.
Oliver Tonkin has replaced Oliver von Landsberg-Sadie at the crypto banking firm.
With $158 million of total capital raised since 2019, Fnality plans to launch the Sterling Fnality Payment System in 2023, subject to approval by the Bank of England.
The U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) has left the banks it oversees unequipped to navigate the regulator's crypto expectations, according to the agency's inspector general, so the FDIC agreed to field a new strategy by January.