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Swiss blockchain incubation programme kicks off

This week, the first edition of the CV Labs Incubation Program has started in the heart of the Crypto Valley in Zug, Switzerland. Out of 500 applications, 12 startups were selected and have relocated to Zug for the ten-week program.

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Medici Ventures appoints Jeremy Smith CTO

Medici Ventures, the leading blockchain accelerator and subsidiary of Overstock.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSTK) announces its new appointment to its executive leadership team. Jeremy Smith, who formerly served as a development manager for Medici Ventures, has been named to the role of Chief Technology Officer

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Bakkt acquires Digital Asset Custody Company, applies for NY trust company status

Long before I entered the world of crypto, I tested experimental aircraft in the U.S. Air Force. The high stakes environment of military flight test required every system and safeguard be checked and rechecked for safety and performance.

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Blockchain for precious metals startup Tradewind hires JPMorgan exec as CEO

Tradewind, a financial technology company digitizing precious metals with blockchain-based technology solutions, have appointed J.P. Morgan executive Michael Albanese as CEO.

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SBI chief Yoshitaka Kitao joins Ripple board

The Representative Director, President and CEO of SBI Holdings, Inc. Yoshitaka Kitao will be joining Ripple’s Board of Directors.

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ABI Lab updates on progress of Italian DLT project Spunta

New technical tests are underway to check on the robustness of the platform and progress in the process with 37 nodes, 200 banks and 200 million data items.

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Comdex executes first settlement

Comdex has announced the successful execution of the first ever settlement on the Comdex platform in January 2019.

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Wirex to launch 26 fiat-backed stablecoins on Stellar Network

Wirex, one of the first UK FCA regulated providers of digital money solutions, has embarked on a ground-breaking new collaboration with Stellar to release 26 fiat-backed stablecoins for its 2 million+ users and 5000+ business clients.

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BayernLB, Helaba and S-Servicepartner join Marco Polo DLT network

BayernLB, Helaba and S-Servicepartner have announced today that they’ve joined the Marco Polo Network for piloting and evaluating purposes. Marco Polo is the largest and fastest growing trade finance network in the world, powered by distributed ledger technology (DLT) and focusing on bringing significant efficiencies in financing trade.

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Billon gets Polish e-money institution regulatory approval

Billon Solutions Sp. z o.o., a fully owned subsidiary of Billon Group in the UK, obtained permission from the Polish Financial Supervision Authority (Komisja Nadzoru Finansowego - KNF) to operate as a registered electronic money institution. This is the first permit of this type issued in Poland.

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æternity Ventures picks blockchain startups for accelerator programme

æternity Ventures, the investment arm of decentralized smart contracts platform æternity, has successfully concluded the first round of their 2019 Starfleet initiative by selecting four blockchain startups it will fund and mentor through its accelerator programme.

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EToro launches crypto exchange

eToroX, the blockchain division of global investment company eToro, has today announced the launch of its crypto exchange - a secure and regulated trading venue offering a range of cryptoassets as well as a suite of stablecoins.

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China Academy of Information and Communications Technology partners with R3

The China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) has joined enterprise software firm R3 to collaborate with its global legal and regulatory community to share best practices regarding blockchain technology and develop solutions on its Corda blockchain platform.

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Blockport tempts retail investors with security token offering

Blockport, the first social crypto exchange, has confirmed that it will launch their Security Token Offering (STO).

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Cobalt names fintech investment expert Stephen Wolff as strategic advisor

Cobalt, the foreign exchange (FX) infrastructure based on shared ledger and high performance technology, has appointed Stephen Wolff as a Strategic Advisor to support its global growth strategy.

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Digital Asset works with Isda on open source reference library

Digital Asset has today announced that it is working with ISDA to develop an open-source reference code library that will help derivatives market participants adopt the ISDA Common Domain Model (CDM). This

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FX blockchain startup 9th Gear emerges from stealth mode

9th Gear Technologies, the only institutional marketplace to enable same day Foreign Exchange (FX) transactions with on-demand payment liquidity, emerged from stealth mode today.

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BC Gateways blockchain-enabled data sharing application goes live

Today, financial services has a revolutionary new way to publish and distribute data that will underpin the rapidly increasing industry need for accurate, timely and auditable data delivered in a cost-effective way.

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Western Union integrates with blockchain wallet from Coins.ph

Coins.ph, one of the Philippines' leading e-wallet providers, and The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement, today announced a collaboration to enable more than five million customers to receive international and domestic money transfers directly into their Coins.ph wallets in the Philippines.

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Identitii partners with Trace Financial for Swift ISO20022 overlay

Identitii Limited (Identitii, Company) (ASX: ID8), an Australian FinTech enabling the secure overlay of transaction level detail on top of financial messages using a private blockchain, has partnered with leading message transformation software provider Trace Financial Limited (Trace Financial).