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Esma talks tough on ICOs

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today issued two Statements on Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), one on risks of ICOs for investors and one on the rules applicable to firms involved in ICOs.

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EU to launch blockchain study

The EU Commission is looking carefully at blockchain developments with the objective of setting the right conditions for an open, innovative, trustworthy, transparent, and EU law compliant data and transactional environment.

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R3’s Corda partner network grows to over 60 companies

The network of partners working with enterprise software firm R3 to develop distributed ledger technology (DLT) based applications on its Corda platform has grown to over 60 companies from a wide variety of industries and regions across the globe.

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Emali to run training courses for R3's Corda in Hong Kong and China

Emali has been designated a certified trainer on enterprise software firm R3’s Corda distributed ledger technology (DLT) platform.

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EToro names George Verbitsky MD in Russia

Global social trading and investment platform, eToro, has strengthened its Russian business with the appointment of George Verbitsky as managing director.

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Stratumn partners French insurers on blockchain experiment

Stratumn, the leading provider of consortium blockchain technologies reinventing inter-business relationships, announces today the completion of a blockchain experimentation connecting 14 insurance companies in France.

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Coinsilium signs mobile payments MoU with UMT

Coinsilium Group Limited (NEX:COIN), the blockchain venture builder and investor that finances and manages the development of early-stage blockchain technology companies, is pleased to announce that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with UMT United Mobility Technology AG (“UMT”), a German company listed on XETRA, a trading venue operated by the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, and specialised in the development and implementation of individual mobile payment and blockchain solutions for large-scale customers such as PAYBACK (American Express Group).

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Allianz pioneers blockchain prototype for the captive insurance market

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS) has successfully trialed blockchain technology for a global ‘captive’ insurance program including cash transfer between countries.

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Malaysian securities regulator to run blockchain trials

Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) continues to lead digital innovation in Malaysia’s capital market with significant progress reported on major digital markets initiatives.

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BNP Paribas insurance arm invests in blockchain startup Stratumn

Stratumn, a leading provider of network solutions securing processes between enterprises and their stakeholders through blockchain technology and advanced cryptography, announces today a raising from C. Entrepreneurs, the venture capital fund created by the insurer BNP Paribas Cardif in partnership with Cathay Innovation, as part of its extended Series A funding.

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NRI and Microsoft Japan firm financial digital innovation consortium

NRI, a leading global provider of system solutions and consulting service, and Microsoft Japan, today announced a joint decision between the two companies to establish the Financial Digital Innovation Consortium.

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Blockchain startup Zilliqa adds banking veterans to advisory board

Zilliqa, an anticipated high-speed Blockchain platform created by researchers at the National University of Singapore, has announced that Alexander Lipton, CEO of Stronghold Labs, and Stuart Prior, a fintech veteran with 20+ years of experience in Corporate and Investment banking technology, have joined the project as senior advisors.

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Singapore puts fintech innovation at heart of growth strategy

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today released the industry transformation map (ITM) for financial services, which outlined growth strategies by business lines, programmes for upgrading skills, and an agenda for continuous innovation and technology adoption.

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Adjoint joins open source blockchain movement

Adjoint, developer of smart contracts and distributed ledger technology for the financial industry, announced today the release of their open source platform Uplink.

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Symbiont joins Wall Street Blockchain Allaince

The Wall Street Blockchain Alliance (WSBA), is pleased to announce that Symbiont, a leading smart contracts platform for institutional applications of blockchain technology, has joined the non-profit trade association as a corporate member.

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NAFCU joins Hyperledger

The National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) today announced it has joined Hyperledger, an open-source, global collaboration effort to advance cross-industry blockchain technologies hosted by The Linux Foundation.

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EquiChain joins Abu Dhabi Global Market RegLab programme

EquiChain, the London-based FinTech specialising in blockchain technology for capital markets, has been accepted into the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) Regulatory Laboratory (RegLab) programme to develop and test its latest FinTech innovation.

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Australia's removal of digital currency double taxation welcomed by fintech industry leaders

The Australian Government’s passage of legislation to remove double taxation on digital currencies is a welcome step and signifies the growing maturity of Australia’s fintech policy environment, according to FinTech Australia.

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Nakamo.to gets behind Brickblock digital asset exchange

The team behind Brickblock, a trading platform to connect real-world assets and cryptocurrencies, has partnered with the nakamo.to team in a bid to explore new levels of scalability, which will be needed to support Brickblock’s ambitious plans.

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ICTC bids to create blockchain ecosystem in Canada

In collaboration with ColliderX, the Blockchain Association of Canada, the Blockchain Research Institute, and Blockchain Canada, the Information and Communications Technology Council is pleased to announce plans to strengthen Canada’s digital advantage by further developing a nationwide blockchain ecosystem.

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