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Brazil central bank picks digital real challenge partners

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Brazil central bank picks digital real challenge partners

Brazil's central bank has picked project proposals from nine firms - including Santander, Visa and Bitcoin Market - for a challenge investigating the development of a CBDC.

/regulation

Fair Place Finance selects Broadridge's blockchain-based SRD II disclosure platform

To support its new obligations under the Shareholder Rights Directive (SRD II), WealthSeed, a breakthrough digital application for easy investing and personal finance in Poland launched by Fair Place Finance S.A., announced it will utilize a blockchain-based disclosure solution from global Fintech leader, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR).

/crypto

Digital Asset rolls out Daml 2.0

Digital Asset, a software and services provider that helps enterprises build economic value through interconnected networks, today announced the general availability of Daml 2.0, the newest version of Digital Asset’s multi-party application platform.

/people

Singapore ESG fintech Stacs names Sharon Yuen chief commercial officer

Stacs (‘Hashstacs Pte Ltd’) announced today a leadership appointment, Sharon Yuen as the new Chief Commercial Officer, who will be steering the leading Singapore-headquartered Environmental, Social, and Governance (‘ESG’) FinTech firm’s business development and sales efforts.

/crypto

Bonifii joins R3’s Digital Currencies Sandbox

R3 Sandbox for Digital Currencies is a learning and development platform for digital currencies and digital assets experimentation used by global financial institutions and regulatory bodies.

/crypto

Shift4 acquires Finaro and The Giving Block

Shift4 (NYSE: FOUR), a leading provider of integrated payment and technology solutions, today announced that it will acquire both Finaro, a cross-border eCommerce payments provider with a large European presence, and The Giving Block, which specializes in cryptocurrency fundraising for nonprofits.

/wholesale

R3 establishes innovation lab at Hong Kong's Cyberport

Enterprise technology and services firm R3 has established an official presence in Hong Kong, opening its "Innovation Lab" at Cyberport.

JP Morgan invests in blockchain intelligence platform TRM Labs

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JP Morgan invests in blockchain intelligence platform TRM Labs

JP Morgan is the latest financial services giant to invest in blockchain intelligence platform TRM Labs.

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Wirex adds Polygon blockchain to wallet and app

Leading crypto payments company Wirex, today announced the addition of the Polygon blockchain to their recently launched non-custodial wallet, as well as the industry leading Wirex app.

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DeFi outfit Catalog raises $7.5m

Catalog, a Decentralized Finance (DeFi) app powering a cross-chain and multi-chain future, announces $7.5 million in new funding. Developed by Ren Labs, Catalog is the first consumer application built on the Ren blockchain.

JP Morgan blockchain exec Christine Moy leaves

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JP Morgan blockchain exec Christine Moy leaves

JP Morgan's Christine Moy is leaving her role as head of all things blockchain and crypto at the Wall Street giant.

/crypto

IBF Net launches platform for creating Shariah-compliant digital assets using NFTs on Algorand

The term “Credence” implies trust and reliability.

MUFG shutters blockchain-based payments network

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MUFG shutters blockchain-based payments network

Mitsubishi UFJ has pulled the plug on its blockchain-based online payment network, Global Open Network Japan (GO-NET Japan), citing the "recent hard business environment" for payments.

Wall Street firms back DLT-based system for alternative assets

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Wall Street firms back DLT-based system for alternative assets

Wall Street players including BlackRock, Morgan Stanley and State Street are backing a new consortium led by iCapital that will build a distributed ledger-based system for alternative assets.

/sustainable

BME runs blockchain-based carbon offestting PoC

BME, through Iberclear, and ClimateTrade, have developed a Voluntary Registry for carbon and biodiversity inventories that allows companies to offset their carbon footprint.

FBI sets up crypto unit

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FBI sets up crypto unit

The FBI is setting up a cryptocurrency-focussed unit that will work closely with another new team at the Justice Department.

JPMorgan research uses quantum network to protect blockchains

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JPMorgan research uses quantum network to protect blockchains

Researchers from JPMorgan Chase, Toshiba and Ciena say they have built a quantum key distribution (QKD) network that can secure blockchain applications against quantum attacks

/identity

Centre consortium unveils decentralised ID solution for crypto finance

Centre - a consortium founded by Circle Internet Financial, LLC, and Coinbase to serve as a standard setting body for blockchain-based financial services - today announced Verite, a decentralized model for identity credential issuance, custody and verification.

Copernic Space launches world’s first sale of space assets

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Copernic Space launches world’s first sale of space assets

An ‘eBay for space’, of sorts, Copernic Space has today launched its initial private sale of payload space – essentially enabling suppliers to send a minimum of 100g of physical cargo (such as artworks, or IoT devices) to the moon.

More banks join blockchain-based carbon marketplace

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More banks join blockchain-based carbon marketplace

UBS, Standard Chartered, and BNP Paribas have joined Project Carbon, a bank-backed initiative to create a blockchain-based marketplace where firms can buy and sell carbon offsets.

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