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Messaging app Line preps cryptocurrency

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Messaging app Line preps cryptocurrency

Japanese messaging app Line is introducing its own cryptocurrency, which will be given to people as compensation for using its services and can be used to buy things such as stickers and webtoons.

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US fund manager hires crypto specialist

Wilshire Phoenix Capital, a privately held specialty finance, asset management and advisory firm, is pleased to announce the addition of crypto, blockchain and neuroscience luminary Garrette Furo, CAIA, as Partner and CIO.

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Nxchange granted MTF licence by Dutch finance ministry

Since 2016 Nxchange has been making direct trading in securities between companies and investors possible.

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Swarm Fund joins OpenFinance Network

Swarm Fund, the blockchain for private equity, has entered an agreement to list security tokens on OpenFinance Network (OFN), the trading platform for tokenized securities.

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Terra raise s$32m for stablecoin push

Terra has successfully closed its seed funding round with an initial USD $32M raised to kickstart its vision of creating the next generation of digital money.

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Standard Chartered pilots blockchain trade finance guarantee platform

Standard Chartered announced today a collaboration with Siemens Financial Services, the financing arm of Siemens, and TradeIX, a digital trade provider, to carry out an industry-first client pilot to create an end-to-end blockchain-based smart guarantees proposition in trade finance.

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Dubai and Singapore regulators sign fintech agreement

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today entered into an agreement that provides a framework for cooperation and referrals between the innovation teams of each authority.

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New regulated crypto exchange to launch in Hong Kong

IronFX, a leading global online broker, with a customer base of more than 1.2 million online trading accounts, has partnered with EmurgoHK, a global leader in Blockchain Technology and creator of the Cardano Blockchain and the ADA Coin.

Deutsche Börse buys stake in HQLAx to pursue blockchain-based securities lending

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Deutsche Börse buys stake in HQLAx to pursue blockchain-based securities lending

Deutsche Börse has acquired a minority stake in HQLAx, the liquidity and collateral management outfit with which it is building a blockchain-based front-to-back operating model for securities lending.

SoftBank to invest $100m in Chinese insurtech JV

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SoftBank to invest $100m in Chinese insurtech JV

Japanese multinational SoftBank, one of the most prolific fintech investors, is set to spend $100m on a joint venture with Chinese digital insurer ZhongAn Online.

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CULedger raises $8.5m for credit union-focused DLT platform

CULedger, a credit union-owned CUSO that focuses on delivering innovative applications to credit unions through its cross-border global distributed ledger platform, announced today that it has secured $8.5 million in Series A funding.

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Steve Castle joins Nuggets as non-exec

Steve Castle, the former Group Finance Director in the team that turned LV= into one of the UK’s leading motor insurers, has joined the blockchain payments and identity brand Nuggets as a Non-Executive Director.

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Fieldfisher German and Chinese partners advise Xolaris on blockchain alternative investment funds pr

Fieldfisher's international finance team has been engaged to advise the Hong Kong branch of Germany-based XOLARIS Group on structuring alternative investment funds in the blockchain area.

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Blockchain companies unite to drive interoperability

A coalition of leading blockchain organizations, including Uphold, Cred, Blockchain at Berkeley, and Brave, announced a universal transparent reserve and custody standard that introduces ‘Proxy’ digital assets to the world via the Universal Protocol Platform (UP Platform).

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World Bank raises $110 million with blockchain managed bond

The Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has helped its client, the World Bank, launch bond-i - the world’s first bond to be created, allocated, transferred and managed through its life cycle using distributed ledger technology.

Singapore presses ahead with blockchain-based Project Ubin

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Singapore presses ahead with blockchain-based Project Ubin

Singapore's central bank is working with the Singapore Exchange and three technology partners - Anquan, Deloitte and Nasdaq - to develop Delivery versus Payment (DvP) capabilities for settlement of tokenised assets across different blockchain platforms.

CBA applies blockchain and IoT to agribusiness

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CBA applies blockchain and IoT to agribusiness

Commonwealth Bank of Australia is experimenting with the use of Internet of Things and blockchain technology to help business clients more efficiently buy and manage expensive assets such as farming equipment.

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Binance launches incubation programme

Labs team is very happy to introduce our new incubation program to support top early-stage teams with our best resources to help them jump start their best ideas.

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ZenCash rebrands as Horizon

ZenCash, the privacy-focused blockchain platform for borderless, decentralized communications and transactions, has announced a comprehensive brand expansion to reflect the significant technical, commercial, and community developments the project has achieved since launching in May 2017.

Thai central bank kicks off digital currency project

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Thai central bank kicks off digital currency project

Thailand's Central bank has kicked off a project with R3 and eight banks on the development of a digital currency (CBDC) for use in domestic wholesale funds transfers.

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