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Australia unveils national blockchain strategy

The Australian government has launched a national blockchain plan which it hopes will bolster its fintech sector.

21 March 2019

Digital Asset names company co-founder Yuval Rooz as CEO

Digital Asset, the creators of DAML and leading provider of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) solutions, announced today that Yuval Rooz has been appointed the company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective immediately.

19 March 2019

Company update/Blockchain

Archax partners with Quod Financial for digital asset order routing

Quod Financial, the advanced trading platform provider to the buy-side and sell-side, today announced a partnership with Archax, the forthcoming institutional digital securities exchange based in London.

19 March 2019

News/Blockchain

Visa builds Crypto Team

Visa is quietly building a 'Crypto Team' to execute the card scheme's strategy for the cryptocurrency world.

19 March 2019

Company update/regulation

OAX Foundation and KYC Chain come together to promote strong governance in digital asset trading

OAX Foundation and KYC-Chain have today announced an agreement to promote strong governance standards in digital asset trading.

19 March 2019

Company update/Blockchain

Cobalt strengthens team as it moves ahead to re-engineer the FX market

Cobalt, the foreign exchange (FX) infrastructure based on shared ledger and high performance technology, has hired five experienced professionals to lead its drive to re-engineer the FX market.

19 March 2019

News/Blockchain

Money 20/20 Asia: Blockchain, bitcoin and the intrinsic value of tokens

Money20/20 Asia 2019 kicked off proceedings in Singapore with Token Day, tackling the hype around blockchain and discussing how the technology is now being driven by real and sustainable value creation.

19 March 2019

News/Blockchain

IBM gets banks onboard for blockchain-based payment system

IBM's blockchain-based real-time global payments network has begun rollout, with several banks also committing to issue their own stable coins on the platform.

18 March 2019

Company update/Blockchain

Italian asset manager AcomeA successfully tests direct to consumer distribution using blockchain

AcomeA SGR, a leading Italian asset management company, has successfully completed an investment fund shares transaction test and related payment through Fundsquare’s blockchain-based infrastructure FundsDLT and the Italian API platform Fabrick.

18 March 2019

Company update/Blockchain

SEC to hold DLT and digital asset-focused public forum

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that its staff will host a public forum focusing on distributed ledger technology (DLT) and digital assets on May 31, 2019.

15 March 2019

News/Blockchain

TradeIX to hire 70 more staff for Dublin HQ

Trade finance blockchain network TradeIX is to hire 70 more staff at its Dublin HQ, in a variety of roles covering engineering, sales, customer service and product development.

15 March 2019

Company update/regulation

Canadian regulators consult on framework for crypto-asset trading platforms

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) today published Joint Canadian Securities Administrators/Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada Consultation Paper 21-402 Proposed Framework for Crypto-Asset Trading Platforms.

15 March 2019

Company update/Blockchain

Qatar's Commercial Bank joins R3

Commercial Bank has become the first bank in Qatar to join enterprise software firm R3’s collaborative initiative to develop innovative applications and solutions on its Corda blockchain platform.

14 March 2019

Company update/Blockchain

Solidus Labs makes play for Asia with OAX partnership

OAX Foundation and Solidus Labs have today announced a strategic partnership based around the shared objective of bringing digital asset trading into the mainstream.

14 March 2019

News/Blockchain

BME tests blockchain for collateral pledges

Spanish bourse BME has completed tests of the use of blockchain technology to eliminate the exchange of physical certificates for collateral pledges.

14 March 2019

News/Blockchain

CULedger brings DLT security to voice banking

Credit union-owned blockchain outfit CULedger has teamed up with Best Innovation Group (BIG) and ConnectFSS to bring distributed ledger technology security to voice banking.

14 March 2019

News/Blockchain

Thai Stock Exchange to build digital asset platform

The Stock Exchange of Thailand has tabled plans to build a digital asset trading system, mirroring similar moves in the European exchange landscape.

13 March 2019

Company update/Blockchain

San Juan Mercantile Exchange forges tech partnerships for launch of digital asset platform

The San Juan Mercantile Exchange, Inc. (SJMX) and its affiliate, the San Juan Mercantile Bank & Trust International Corp. (SJMBT), today announced three key strategic partnerships that pave the way for the initial launch of SJMX’s integrated digital assets exchange and banking solution.

13 March 2019

News/regulation

Basel Committee warns banks on crypto asset exposures

Global banking regulators have set out a minimum set of standards for financial institutions to adhere to when dealing with crypto assets.

13 March 2019

Company update/Blockchain

CULedger and Sherpa Technologies team up to integrate ID-Pal with MyCUID

CULedger, a credit union service organization (CUSO) that focuses on delivering the world’s premier network of one-to-one financial exchange for credit unions, has entered into a Letter of Understanding (LOU) to collaborate with Sherpa Technologies, a CUSO simplifying digital transformation solutions for credit unions, and ID-Pal, Sherpa’s exclusive identity verification solution partner.

12 March 2019