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State Street, Vanguard and Symbiont complete live trade for FX forward contracts using blockchain

State Street Corporation (NYSE:STT), in collaboration with Vanguard and Symbiont, announced today that the firms have jointly completed the margin calculation process for a live trade of a 30-day foreign exchange forward contract through the use of Assembly, Symbiont’s distributed ledger technology .

Square changes name to Block

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Square changes name to Block

Payments company Square has changed its name to Block two days after CEO Jack Dorsey left his other company, Twitter.

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Fragma launches blockchain metaverse

Fragma launches its blockchain metaverse, rewarding users with tokens for social mining, which means any action on the platform, including commenting, liking, and sharing. Fragma empowers content creators to monetize their activities by including Augmented Reality-powered ads, while enabling advertisers to target a wider audience through relevant posts.

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Calastone and Microsoft to collaborate on cloud and DLT

Calastone, the largest global funds network, has signed a partnership agreement with Microsoft, which will see the firms collaborate on the use of cloud and distributed ledger technology to create market efficiency across the global investment funds industry.

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Axletree partners Roxe on instant cross-border settlements

Axletree Solutions, a global provider of bank connectivity and financial integration solutions that power over $50 billion in daily transactions, announced that it has entered into a partnership with Roxe, the next-generation, open global payment network. Roxe’s solutions power instant and affordable cross-border payments using blockchain technology.

David Marcus quits Facebook

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David Marcus quits Facebook

David Marcus has quit as the boss of Facebook parent Meta's fintech unit after leading a frustrating effort to launch the Novi digital wallet and its associated stablecoin Diem.

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Algofi raises $2.8m to build decentralised lending market

Algofi, the fast, low-cost lending market and stablecoin protocol built on the Algorand blockchain, today announced $2.8 million in seed funding during Decipher, Algorand’s annual community conference.

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ASX opens first test environment for DLT-based Chess replacement

ASX is pleased to announce that it has today opened the first of the integrated Industry Test Environments for the CHESS replacement project – ITE1.

Ex-Citi trading exec launches $1.5bn crypto fund

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Ex-Citi trading exec launches $1.5bn crypto fund

A former Citi trading executive has launched a $1.5 billion fund focused on investing in crypto infrastructure, blockchain protocols, and virtual worlds.

Japanese banks to test digital currency

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Japanese banks to test digital currency

A consortium of 74 Japanese firms - including the country's biggest banks - have set out plans to start testing a private sector digital yen in the coming months.

FCA goes to tender for cryptoassets forensics provider

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FCA goes to tender for cryptoassets forensics provider

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority has gone to tender for a third party blockchain data analytics provider.

Open finance challenge winners unveiled

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Open finance challenge winners unveiled

An Australian startup working to green the housing market has won a global open finance challenge run by NAB, CIBC, Itaú Unibanco and NatWest.

SIX Digital Exchange launches

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SIX Digital Exchange launches

SIX Digital Exchange has officially launched by issuing the world's first digital bond in a fully regulated environment.

HSBC joins $200m funding round for ConsenSys

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HSBC joins $200m funding round for ConsenSys

HSBC has joined a $200 million funding round for ConsenSys that values the blockchain software engineering firm at $3.2 billion.

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ASX launches DLT-as-a-Service platform

Synfini, ASX’s new Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) as a Service platform, is now production ready.

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DekaBank and Metzler carry out securities lending transaction in real time using blockchain tech

For the first time, DekaBank and Metzler Bank have carried out a securities lending transaction without advance collateralization.

/people

LedgerEdge appoints Dom Holland to help drive US business

LedgerEdge, the next-generation ecosystem for corporate bond trading, today announced that it has appointed the senior fixed income leader Dom Holland to the role of Business Development for the US.

Distributed ledger technology is the key to growth for Deutsche Börse

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Distributed ledger technology is the key to growth for Deutsche Börse

Analysts at Metzler Capital Markets believe it is likely that distributed ledger technology will become the dominant technology in the business of Clearstream, Deutsche Börse's securities custodian and settlement provider, in the future.

/crypto

Circle opens Singapore office

Circle has announced plans to expand to and invest in the Singapore market and initiate the application process to obtain applicable Singapore licenses and registrations. In connection with this application process, Circle will be establishing a hub for the broader Asia-Pacific market based in Singapore.

BM Technologies agrees to buy a bank

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BM Technologies agrees to buy a bank

Fintech BM Technologies has agreed to buy community business lender First Sound Bank in a $23 million deal.

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