Ledger And Consensys Delay US IPO Dreams As Crypto Conditions Turn Unfriendly

After a year that saw major crypto-related listings reach US public exchanges—including Circle (CRCL) and others such as Bullish (BLH)—hardware wallet maker Ledger and Ethereum-focused software company Consensys announced they are delaying their respective plans for a US initial public offering (IPO).

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Crypto wallet provider Ledger puts U.S. IPO plans on hold due to market conditions

The French crypto security firm, which is said to have explored a potential $4 billion U.S. listing, is reassessing its public market plans as volatile conditions weigh on investor appetite for crypto IPOs.

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How Does The XRP Ledger Fit Into SWIFT’s Move To Process Blockchain Transactions Across 25 Banks?

Crypto pundit Pumpius has explained how the XRP Ledger fits into SWIFT’s plans to process on-chain payments through its partnership with banks. This came as the pundit alleged that SWIFT plans to use the network as the front end rather than its own distributed ledger.

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XRP Ledger Plans to Become Native DeFi Lending Powerhouse

XRP Ledger (XRPL) is aiming to expand its presence in the DeFi sector with potential approval of XLS-66, a lending DeFi protocol.

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SBI President Pushes for XRP Ledger Support

SBI President Yoshitaka Kitao is rooting for Ripple’s 2026 plans to boost the growth of the XRP Ledger following the massive $550 million deployment on the ledger.

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Expert Says If You Hold XRP, Pay Attention To These Things

Crypto expert Cypress has highlighted developments that XRP holders should be paying attention to. The expert alluded to Ripple’s roadmap for institutional DeFi on the XRP Ledger (XRPL), with the firm noting that XRP is at the core of all these plans.

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Crypto Company Ledger Plans US IPO With Valuation Expected To Top $4 Billion

Ledger, the French maker of hardware wallets for crypto assets, is reportedly moving ahead with plans for a potential initial public offering (IPO) in New York, signaling continued momentum in public market interest for digital asset companies.

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AI on XRP Ledger? Evernorth Just Made Ultra-Bullish Move

XRP treasury firm Evernorth plans to bring AI Agents to XRPL with a new collaboration.

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Mercado Bitcoin taps XRP Ledger for $200m RWA tokenization play

As Ripple and Boston Consulting Group forecast a $19 trillion tokenized asset market by 2033, Mercado Bitcoin is staking its claim early, with plans to deploy $200 million in regulated instruments on XRPL. In a press release on July 4,…

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Archax Buys FINRA-Regulated Broker Dealer to Offer Tokenized Assets in the U.S.

The firm plans to offer tokenized real-world assets and equities in the U.S. building on its existing partnerships across blockchains such as Ethereum, Polygon, Hedera Hashgraph and XRP Ledger.

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Societe Generale-FORGE to expand stablecoin to Stellar

Societe Generale-FORGE will launch its EUR CoinVertible stablecoin on the Stellar network. SG-FORGE first deployed EURCV on Ethereum and plans expansion to XRP Ledger. Societe Generale-FORGE (SG-FORGE) has announced the expansion of its EUR CoinVertible stablecoin (EURCV) to the Stellar blockchain.

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Ondo Finance to expand tokenized fund OUSG to the XRP Ledger

Ondo Finance plans to expand its tokenized U.S. Treasuries fund, the Ondo Short-Term U.S. Government Treasuries Fund, to Ripple’s layer-1 blockchain, XRP Ledger Founders Fund and Pantera Capital-backed Ondo Finance announced on Jan. 28 that it expects OUSG tol go…

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UK Government Plans Pilot for a Digital Gilt Instrument Using Distributed Ledger Technology

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will mention the DLT-based digital gilt instrument in her first annual speech laying out her long-term vision.

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Ripple to Introduce Smart Contracts to XRP Ledger; Traders Shift Attention to LINK and INTL

Despite underwhelming market conditions, innovations continue in the crypto space. The fintech company Ripple announced plans to introduce smart contracts to the XRP Ledger mainnet, accelerating innovation and attracting developers.

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Ripple to bring smart contracts on XRP Ledger

Blockchain payments firm Ripple has disclosed plans to bring smart contracts to the XRP Ledger mainnet, enhancing programmability and enabling developers to create customized applications. In a Sep.

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Ripple President Ends Speculation on Plans for XRP Ledger Foundation

Ripple president speaks out on new XRP Ledger Foundation plans

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Ripple to allocate $10m to tokenized U.S. T-bills on XRP Ledger

Ripple will allocate $10 million into tokenized U.S. Treasury bills that Asia’s largest tokenization platform OpenEden plans to issue on the XRP Ledger. According to a Thursday press release, this will be the first time the short-term U.S. government debt,…

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Bank of England rolls out consultation paper for wholesale CBDC

The Bank of England plans a series of experiments with distributed ledger technology and wholesale CBDCs to assess their impact on the evolving payments landscape. The Bank of England aims to address rapid advancements in money and payment technologies with…

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Ripple Unveils Plans for US Dollar-Backed Stablecoin on XRP Ledger

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Ripple Unveils Plans for US Dollar-Backed Stablecoin on XRP Ledger and Ethereum: All You Need to Know

Ripple, the company behind the XRP cryptocurrency, has announced ambitious plans to launch its own USD stablecoin later this year. Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies designed to minimize price volatility by being pegged to a relatively stable asset or basket of assets, usually fiat currencies like the U.

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Ripple Ignites Ultra-Bullish XRP Push With Second Wave of Recipients In Its $250 Million Web3 Fund

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Stably to issue stablecoin on XRP Ledger

Web3 payment service provider Stably, who is based in Seattle, announced plans to start…

The post Stably to issue stablecoin on XRP Ledger appeared first on CoinJournal.

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Ripple Reveals Huge Plans For The $40 Billion NFT Market On The XRP Ledger

Ripple is set to strengthen the Non-Fungible Token (NFT) support of the XRP ledger.

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Burj Khalifa Owner Emaar Group Plans Asset Tokenization on Hedera Hashgraph

Emaar Group, the Dubai construction giant and owner of famed Burj Khalifa, is adopting Hedera Hashgraph to pilot real-world tokenization projects, Ledger Insights reported July 4. Tokenizing Dubai Real Estate UAE-based construction firm EMAAR is planning to pilot a real estate tokenization project for its billion-dollar properties.

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South Korea Unveils Blockchain Strategy to Launch Online Voting and Election System by 2022

During the 16th, 4th Industrial Revolution Committee meeting on June 24, 2020, South Korea’s Ministry of Science and Technology announced plans of developing seven distributed ledger technology-based systems including the launch of a voting and election system by 2022 under the “Blockchain Technology Diffusion Strategy.

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Unilever Poised to Reduce Deforestation and Climate Change with DLT

Unilever, a British-Dutch multinational consumer goods company with a presence in over 190 nations across the globe, has announced plans to use distributed ledger technology (DLT) and other innovative techs to tackle the issue of deforestation, and climate change.

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Ripple Has No Plans to Launch Its Own Stablecoin, Says CTO David Schwartz

David Schwartz, the CTO of Ripple, says the company has no plans to issue its own stablecoins, but it encourages third parties to create them on top of the XRP Ledger

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COVID-19:  Japanese Publisher Taps Blockchain Technology for E-Books Distribution

Media Do Holdings, a leading Japanese e-book firm established in April 1999, has announced plans to integrate distributed ledger technology (DLT) into its processes, enhance the distribution of its e-books, as demands have surged significantly due to the COVID-19 pandemic, reports NIKKEI Business Daily on May 17, 2020.

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China’s Tencent Begins Blockchain Accelerator Program 

Tencent, a leading Chinese technology giant that doubles as the world’s largest video game company have announced the launch of its blockchain accelerator program. Tencent says it plans to mentor 30 companies in three major areas of distributed ledger technology (DLT), including finance, logistics, supply chain, and more, according to a press release on AprilRead MoreRead More.

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EOS (EOS) Creators Block.One to Start Participating in Voting by May 2020

Block. One, the distributed ledger technology (DLT) giant in charge of EOS (EOS), a multi-billion dollar blockchain project, has announced plans to start participating in ecosystem voting starting from May 2020, as part of efforts to support Block Producers (BPs) and Standby Block Producers (SBP) that have contributed immensely to the growth of the network sinceRead MoreRead More.

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Crypto Gazette to Reward 10 Lucky Readers with Ledger Nano X Hardware Wallets this April

In a bid to show appreciation to its loyal readers, Crypto Gazette plans to reward 10 lucky readers with one Ledger Nano X device each by the end of April 2020. During these bleak times when the COVID-19 pandemic is already crippling world economies, crypto remains king due to its borderless and contactless nature. The […]

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Indian Startup Set to Deploy Enterprise Blockchain Network in Space

Accubits, a tech startup based in the Kerala area of India, has announced plans to develop and deploy a blockchain-based satellite in space by Q1 2021. Dubbed Chainsat, the team says the satellite will provide enterprises with a secure communication channel to use distributed ledger technology (DLT), reports YourStory on March 9, 2020.

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Azimo to use Ripple ODL and XRP for remittances into The Philippines

Ripple, the cross-border payment network powered by distributed ledger technology (DLT), today announced a new partnership with European digital money transfer service Azimo. The company has launched with Ripple’s On-Demand Liquidity (ODL) service as part of its remittance capabilities into The Philippines, with plans to expand the use of ODL across more corridors this year.

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IOST (IOST) Node Operator PHI Launches DAO Project in Switzerland 

PHI, a Japanese distributed ledger technology (DLT) project that is part of the IOST (IOST) developer community, is co-hosting a blockchain summit with IOST in Switzerland, as part of plans to promote the GUILD project, an IOST-powered decentralized autonomous organization (DAO), according to a blog post on January 20, 2020.

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FinNexus Plans to Build Tokenized Asset Platform on XRP Ledger

Coinspeaker FinNexus Plans to Build Tokenized Asset Platform on XRP LedgerCrypto startup FinNexus is contemplating to use XRP Ledger to build a tokenized asset platform expected to be rolled in the last quarter of this year.

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XRP Ledger announced as base for FinNexus's tokenized asset issuance

In yet another milestone for the XRP Ledger [XRPL], an open finance hub called FinNexus has revealed its plans to leverage XRPL's technology, according to a recent blog published on 17 January. In The post XRP Ledger announced as base for FinNexus's tokenized asset issuance appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Parity Slowly Dumping Ethereum to Focus on Polkadot 

Parity Technologies, the distributed ledger technology (DLT) project in charge of the Parity Ethereum client has announced plans to adopt a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) model for its Ethereum codebase.

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Lithuania’s Apex Bank taps Blockchain Technology for Digital Coin 

Bank of Lithuania (Lietuvos Bankas), the 97-year-old financial institution that functions as the nation’s central bank, has announced plans to roll out a distributed ledger technology (DLT) powered digital collector coin dedicated to the country’s past leaders who fought for its independence, according to a press release, December 9, 2019.

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Non-Profit Organization to Train a Million Africans on DLT

The United Africa Blockchain Association (UABA), a non-profit organization that claims to be focused on promoting blockchain adoption on the African continent, has announced plans to train at least one million people on distributed ledger technology (DLT) as well as other innovative technologies this year, reports ITWebAfrica on August 12, 2019.

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Binance 2.0 Goes Live with Margin Trading Support 

Leading crypto exchange and distributed ledger technology (DLT) project, Binance has announced the launch of its margin trading service on the Binance 2. 0 platform. The firm says the new product is part of its larger plans to foster financial freedom and push the crypto industry forward, according to a blog post on July 11, 2019.

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City of Dublin Ohio to Launch Bitcoin Cash-Based SLP Token

On July 1, Joshua Green, CEO of the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) implementation Bitcoin Verde, told the BCH community that the local government from Dublin, Ohio plans to mint a token using the Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP).

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City of Dublin Ohio Plans to Launch Bitcoin Cash-Based SLP Token

On July 1, Joshua Green, CEO of the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) implementation Bitcoin Verde, told the BCH community that the local government from Dublin, Ohio plans to mint a token using the Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP).

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CEO of Blockchain Startup Acquires U.S.-Based Bank 

Jeffrey Berns, a 56-year-old consumer protection lawyer, cryptocurrency millionaire and CEO of Blockchains LLC, a distributed ledger technology (DLT) firm created in 2017, has purchased Kirkwood Bank of Nevada for $28 million.

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West Africa Gets Serious with New Banking Technologies

Nigeria, the most populous nation in Africa has announced plans to officially adopt an open banking standard powered by new technologies such as distributed ledger technology (DLT), to promote transparency in the financial services sector, according to a report by local news source the Guardian on July 1, 2019.

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AICPA to Update Auditing Rules to Reflect Blockchain and New Technologies 

The Auditing Standards Board (ASB) of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), has announced plans to update the existing auditing standards to reflect the impact of new technologies such as distributed ledger technology (DLT), robotic process automation (RPA), artificial intelligence (AI) and others on the rapidly evolving technical audit industry, according to aRead MoreRead More.

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Blockchain startup replaying 10 years of Bitcoin transaction history in an hour

Radix, a public trustless decentralized ledger, plans to replay 10 years of Bitcoin transaction history with full signature and transaction validation in under an hour. A new layer for the internet Radix describes itself as a new layer for the internet, where data, money, and other assets can be transacted quickly and easily.

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Pharmaceutical Firm and Solve.Care Partner to Develop Blockchain Network for Helping Diabetics

Pharmaceutical firm Boehringer Ingelheim to work with Solve. care to develop distributed ledger technology (DLT)-enabled solution for diabetes patients. The DLT-powered software is reportedly being developed to improve data sharing, while also enhancing various other processes related to patient care for diabetes patients.

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