Latest Blockchain News: Finextra Research

Ripple bags Nevada license through Fortress Trust acquisition

Ripple has acquired Fortress Trust, a financial institution that provides licensed Web3 financial, regulatory and technology infrastructure for blockchain outfits.

11 September 2023

News/markets

LSEG plans new blockchain-powered marketplace

The London Stock Exchange is drawing up plans for a new digital marketplace that would be built on blockchain technology.

04 September 2023

News/inclusion

Digital Dollar Project and Western Union pilot CBDC for cross-border remittances

The Digital Dollar Project says a pilot carried out with Western Union into the use of CBDCs for cross-border remittances has found a host of potential benefits.

24 August 2023

News/regulation

Colendi gets green light for Turkish digital bank

Anglo-Turkish fintech Colendi has secured regulatory approval to launch Turkey’s first digital deposit bank.

22 August 2023

News/crypto

Slovenia ranked as EU's most crypto-obsessed country

Slovenia has emerged as the most 'crypto-obsessed' state in Europe, according to recently published research.

21 August 2023

News/crypto

Canadian fintech investment plummets

Investment in Canadian fintech companies dropped three-fold in the first half of 2023 as valuations continued to slide to levels not seen since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, driven primarily by macroeconomic concerns, according to KPMG.

18 August 2023

News/crypto

Survey suggests industry divided on CBDCs

The majority of finance professionals do not support the launch of central banking digital currencies (CBDCs) according to recently published research.

17 August 2023

News/payments

Big names join Brazil's CBDC pilot phase

Brazil's central bank has picked 16 proposals - from firms including Nubank, Microsoft, Visa and SETL - for the pilot phase of its Drex CBDC project.

16 August 2023

News/crypto

Microsoft and Aptos Labs partner to combine blockchain and AI for banks

Microsoft has teamed up with Aptos Labs on an effort to combine the power of AI and the blockchain to drive web3 into the mainstream.

09 August 2023

News/crypto

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange taps Fireblocks for digital assets push

The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (Tase) is making a move into digital asset products and services after inking a deal with vendor Fireblocks.

04 August 2023

News/markets

Deutsche Börse Group to acquire FundsDLT

Deutsche Börse Group is to acquire the remaining shares in FundsDLT, a Luxembourg-based company which uses distributed ledger technology for fund distribution and processing.

03 August 2023

News/crypto

Palau and Ripple pilot Government-backed stablecoin

Western Pacific island state the Republic of Palau has teamed up with Ripple on a government-issued stablecoin pilot.

27 July 2023

News/wholesale

Commerzbank makes blockchain-based trade finance transactions

Commerzbank has completed a blockchain-based Letter of Credit transaction for a client on the Contour digital trade finance platform.

27 July 2023

News/identity

Sam Altman's Worldcoin project launches

Worldcoin, Sam Altman's project to build an identity and financial network by giving away free crypto tokens to people who agree to get their irises scanned, has launched in several cities around the world.

24 July 2023

News/crypto

NY Fed and banks upbeat on digital dollar pilot results

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York says that proof-of-concept run with a host of banks has demonstrated the feasibility of a regulated digital asset settlement platform supported by shared ledger technology.

07 July 2023

News/crypto

Mastercard pilots tokenized bank deposits

Mastercard has unveiled the latest step in its exploration of digital assets and blockchain technology, a ‘Multi-Token Network’ (MTN) that will act as a testbed for developing live pilots – beginning with tokenised bank deposits.

29 June 2023

News/crypto

Bitpanda crypto exchange spins out with €30m funding

Digital asset exchange Bitpanda Pro has spun out from its parent company and raised €30 million in a funding round led by Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures.

29 June 2023