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CoinCapital launches ETFs on TSX

Today Coin Capital Investment Management Inc. (Coincapital), the OSC-registered investment and portfolio management division of digital asset trading platform Coinsquare, is set to ring the opening bell of the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) as Canada's newest ETF provider.

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Switzerland's Crypto Valley gets blockchain incubator

In only a few years, the area between the Swiss cities of Zug and Zurich has established itself as the epicenter of the blockchain revolution, becoming home to over 600 companies associated with the new technology.

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PKO Bank Polski to go live with blockchain project

Poland-based PKO Bank Polski has completed work on what it claims is the biggest client-facing blockchain implementation globally.

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Crypto exchange IronX awarded licence in Estonia

IronX, the new Crypto Exchange joint venture between leading global online broker IronFX Group and EmurgoHK, creator of the Cardano Blockchain, today announces it has been awarded full regulatory licence approval by the Estonian Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU).

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Banks bid to transform commodities trade finance with new blockchain platform

Some of the world's biggest banks, including Citi, MUFG and Societe Generale, have joined forces on a venture bidding to digitalise the trade and commodities finance sector through a blockchain-based open platform.

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PNC Bank joins RippleNet

PNC Bank, a top ten bank in the United States, has joined RippleNet. PNC customers will be able to receive real-time cross-border payments.

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RippleNet now live in over 40 countries

Ripple, provider of the leading enterprise blockchain solutions for payments, announced today that its network (RippleNet) is now live in over 40 countries across six continents.

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CULedger appoints board members

CULedger, a credit union-owned CUSO that focuses on delivering innovative applications to credit unions through its cross-border global distributed ledger platform, appointed nine members to its newly created board of directors.

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MPs urge UK government to regulate 'Wild West' crypto-asset market

The UK government should take action to regulate the "Wild West" crypto-assets market, says a group of senior MPs, arguing that with proportionate oversight the country could become a global centre for the fast-growing sector.

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Blockchain firm AlphaPoint adds Invesco ETF head to board

AlphaPoint, a leading blockchain technology company focused on enabling institutions to issue digital assets and to operate digital asset exchanges globally, today announced that Dan Draper, a managing director at Invesco and Global Head of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), has been elected to its Board of Directors.

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Gemalto and R3 pilot blockchain technology to put users in control of their digital ID

Who are you, and can you prove it? The new Gemalto Trust ID Network enables users to give digital service providers fully verified and secured answers to these simple yet critical questions.

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Bitfinex introduces decentralised trading platform for Ethereum tokens

Bitfinex, the world’s leading professional cryptocurrency trading platform, has today announced the complete launch of Ethfinex, a hybrid Ethereum-based exchange which allows users to take advantage of both centralised and on-chain trading opportunities.

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Sofitto unveils cryptocurrency hardware wallet

European fintech company, Sofitto, today announced that its next-generation hardware wallet solution, the Sugi NFC Wallet Card, is now available for limited pre-order.

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New York sues the OCC over fintech charter rule

New York state has filed a lawsuit against the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) over a decision to allow fintech companies to apply for national banking charters.

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Ex SpaceX engineer launches crypto exchange

A former engineer with Elon Musk's aerospace manufacturer SpaceX has launched what he claims is a public digital currency exchange with tools and services expected of an institutional standard.

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Medici Ventures beta launches cryptocurrency wallet and exchange

Medici Ventures, a global leader in blockchain technology, today announced that its portfolio company Bitsy.com has commenced the limited beta launch of a digital wallet service that creates a simple, secure, and convenient bridge between traditional fiat currencies and cryptocurrencies.

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Ripple advances in Saudi Arabia and Japan

Saudi Arabia's National Commercial Bank has signed up with RippleNet, opening up remittance payment corridors between the Kingdom and US and Asian markets.

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ZED Network partners with Intersellar to service money transfer operators

Integrated global payments platform ZED Network today announced an agreement with Interstellar, a company that develops applications and infrastructure for the Stellar ecosystem with the aim to revolutionize the world of cross-border, cross-currency and cross-asset transactions by creating a universal global payment network.

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Zurich’s Trust Square lays claim to being world’s largest blockchain hub

Zurich-based Trust Square is further expanding at its prominent Bahnhofstrasse location.

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Blockchain could unlock $1 trillion in trade, mostly for SMEs and emerging economies - WEF

Distributed ledger technologies (DLT) – of which blockchain is the best known form – could play a major role in reducing the worldwide trade finance gap, enabling trade that otherwise could not take place, finds a new study by the World Economic Forum and Bain & Company.