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Blockchain startup Libra raises $7.8m

Libra, a pioneer in financial software for the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry, today announced a $7.8 million Series A round led by a prominent, multi-billion dollar European family office.

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ETHLend and Brickblock team up for lending on the blockchain

ETHLend and Brickblock are announcing a strategic partnership to explore the possibilities of lending with Blockchain technology.

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Quebec regulator appoints Moad Fahmi director, fintech and innovation

The Autorité des marchés financiers (the "AMF") is pleased to announce the appointment of Moad Fahmi to the new position of Director, Fintech and Innovation.

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Ontario Securities Commission seeks applicants for fintech advisory committee

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) is seeking applications for membership on its Fintech Advisory Committee (FAC).

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AiX debuts AI broker to bridge cryptocurrencies and traditional financial market

AiX announces the first artificial intelligence broker to bridge the worlds of cryptocurrencies and traditional financial markets.

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Raiffeisen Bank joins R3 consortium

Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) became the first Austrian bank to join enterprise software firm R3’s global network of more than 160 banks, financial services firms, technology companies, central banks, regulators and trade associations.

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Ripple adds Benjamin Lawsky to board

Ripple today announced the appointment of Benjamin Lawsky, the former New York superintendent of Financial Services, to its Board of Directors (BoD), as well as Ron Will as chief financial officer (CFO).

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PickcioChain picks up $6 million funding ahead of ICO

PikcioChain, the Blockchain-based exchange for personal data, has secured over US$6 million in funding ahead of its ICO launch on 24 November, 2017.

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R3 deepens integration with Micorosft Azure

R3 and Microsoft Corp. have expanded their strategic partnership to further accelerate adoption of R3’s Corda platform amongst businesses using Microsoft Azure.

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Biometrics firm Veridium partners blockchain outfit Wala to target Africa's unbanked

Veridium, a leader in strong authentication using biometrics announced today its partnership with Wala, a South African-based, blockchain-powered financial services platform for the unbanked and underbanked, to bring universal and affordable financial services to emerging countries in Africa.

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Achain launches blockchain literacy campaign in China

Achain yesterday announced to partner with DACA and Tsinghua iCenter in their co-organized "Blockchain Technology Open Course".

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B2B payments platform PayStand closes $6m Series A round

PayStand, the B2B payment platform for the future of business, today announced a $6M Series A round led by BlueRun Ventures with participation from Cervin Ventures, Serra Ventures, TiE and Capital for Founders.

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Luxembourg Bankers Association and Luxembourg University launch KYC/DLT research project

The Luxembourg Bankers’ Association (ABBL) and its Foundation for Financial Education in cooperation with the University of Luxembourg and its Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) launched a joint research project on the distributed ledger prototype and data analytics for KYC (Know Your Customer).

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Ex-HSBC exec Enrique Melero becomes Bitwala advisor

Former HSBC Private Bank Finance COO, Enrique Melero has today been named as the newest advisor at Bitwala, Europe’s first “blockchain-enabled bank”, further strengthening the bridge between traditional banking and cryptobanking.

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KPMG joins Wall Street Blockchain Alliance

The Wall Street Blockchain Alliance (WSBA), an industry leading non-profit trade association, is proud to announce that KPMG LLP has joined as a corporate member.

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Business school launches blockchain course for business executives

As blockchain technology promises to radically overhaul the nature of business, changing the job landscape and disrupting across industries, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford is launching a new digital blockchain strategy short course to prepare executives.

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Reality Shares and Nasdaq launch blockchain economy index

Reality Shares and Nasdaq announce the creation of the Reality Shares Nasdaq Blockchain Economy Index, a smart-beta index that tracks the growth and development of leading global companies creating and implementing blockchain solutions.

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Blockchain outfit Zilliqa forms partnership with digital asset management firm FBG Capital

Zilliqa, a high-speed blockchain platform from researchers at the National University of Singapore, has today announced a strategic partnership with FBG Capital, one of the world’s leading digital asset management firms.

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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.