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WEF to collaborate with mining, metal giants on blockchain initiative to streamline operations

Since its inception, blockchain technology has been penetrating hundreds of business sectors across the world ranging from banking operations to the shipping industry. With traditional methods proving inefficient in a...

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Digital Currency and Blockchain Weekly Round-Up – October 25th, 2019

Four US financial regulators join UK FCA-led global fintech sandbox The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the...

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ING proposes ZKP notary service to bolster privacy, security of R3’s Corda blockchain platform

ING has just announced that is has found a way to bolster the security and privacy of R3s Corda, an open-source blockchain platform. As it stands, Corda has two types of notaries that are validating transactions. The...

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Four US financial regulators join UK FCA-led global fintech sandbox

Four U.S. financial regulatory authorities have joined the Global Financial Innovation Network (GFIN), a global fintech sandbox led by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). In August 2018, the FCA, together with a...

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Accenture partners with R3, SAP to bring distributed ledger technology to RTGS

To be precise, the partnership is looking to build a prototype that combines distributed ledger technology (DLT) and standard procedures to ease the transfer of large sums of money. With the current payment settlement...

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IBM, TBCASoft and SoftBank partner to allow telecom companies adopt cross-carrier blockchain solutions

U.S.-based blockchain firm TBCASoft, Japan-based SoftBank, and tech giant IBM are teaming up to transform the telecommunications industry with cross-carrier blockchain solutions. TBCASoft and SoftBank are among the...

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Indian IT firm TCS streamlines fragmented loyalty programs using R3's Corda blockchain platform

Indian IT giant Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has launched a blockchain-based multi-brand customer loyalty platform using R3s Corda platform. Customer loyalty programs benefit not just customers but also brands by...

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Kakao’s Klaytn adds Binance to its governance council, to add more corporate giants

Binance, one of the leading crypto exchanges in the world by trading volume, has joined Kakaos Klaytn governance council. With this, the project has managed to secure a partner that provides a solid legitimacy to its...

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Bitcoin rising above $8,000 prompts bullish speculation; Lightning payment vulnerable for attack, paper claims

Bitcoin has been stuck at $8,000 valuation in recent months but managed to push its price higher thanks to the continuous effort of the bulls. The leading cryptocurrency has bumped its value by three percent, prompting...

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Digital Currency and Blockchain Weekly Round-Up – October 18th, 2019

US Fed actively looking and debating digital currency issuance: Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan A Fed official has recently said that the central bank was in fact actively looking at and debating the possibility of...

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