Latest Blockchain News: Finextra Research

Best Execution obligations of MiFID II in action

John Mason, Global Head of Regulatory & Market Structure Strategic Response & Propositions, Thomson Reuters, talks about the impact of RTS 27 and 28 coming into force, what challenges firms are facing with satisfying the Best Execution requirement in terms of data, how the market and clients will be effected and how post MiFID II implementation will the impact non-financial institutions.

09 April 2018

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Coinbase launches venture arm

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has launched a venture fund to invest in early-stage crypto and blockchain startups

06 April 2018

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Hacked Japanese crypto exchange sold for $34m

Coincheck, a Japanese cryptocurrency exchange that made news in January when hackers stole $500m of customers' deposits, has been sold to Japanese retail broker Monex for $34m (3.6bn yen).

06 April 2018

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India's central bank issues cryptocurrency ban

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has banned regulated banks and its account holders from dealing in cryptocurrencies.

06 April 2018

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Odyssey completes integration with Obike for blockchain-based payments

Odyssey, a Singapore founded blockchain company, is pleased to announce the completion of its digital asset mobile payment solution, Odyssey Wallet integration with dock-less bike sharing provider oBike.

05 April 2018

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SEC KO's Mayweather-backed ICO over fraud allegations

An initial coin offering (ICO) that raised $32m and was backed by celebrity boxer Floyd Mayweather has been dealt a knockout blow after the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) arrested the company's founders for fraud.

04 April 2018

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South Africa's central bank mulls cryptocurrency regulations

The South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) is setting up a dedicated unit to monitor cryptocurrency and fintech developments and inform future regulations and its first job will be to set up a proof of concept (PoC) for DLT-based interbank clearing and settlement.

04 April 2018

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Lendingblock appoints new CTO

Lendingblock, the open exchange for cryptocurrency loans, today announces the appointment of Luca Sbardella as Chief Technology Officer.

04 April 2018

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Viva Network looks to disrupt mortgage industry through blockchain platform

Viva Network Holdings Limited (“Viva Network” or “Viva”), a Bermuda-based fintech startup, has today announced its plan to launch a comprehensive borderless mortgage products platform.

03 April 2018

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BitPay closes extended $40 Million Series B Round

BitPay, the largest global blockchain payments provider, today closes its $40 Million extended Series B funding round, which brings its total raised capital to over $70 Million. New investors in BitPay include Menlo Ventures, Capital Nine, G Squared, Nimble Ventures (an affiliate of Passport Capital) and Delta-v Capital as well as individual investments from Christopher Klauss Family Office, Founder of Internet Security Systems (ISS), and Alvin Liu, Co-founder of Tencent.

03 April 2018

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Law firm Ashurst joins Accord Project on smart legal contract standards

International law firm Ashurst today announces it has joined the Accord Project, the industry standard organisation developing open source smart legal contract standards.

27 March 2018

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Finma: Cyber attacks are the biggest operational hazard facing the financial sector

Swiss supervisory watchdog Finma has identified cyber security risks as it chief policy concern for 2018.

27 March 2018

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BoJ and ECB conclude that DLT could have applications for securities settlement, but...

Studies conducted by the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan on the feasibility of using distributed ledgers for delivery-versus-payment in securities settlement have concluded that although conceptually possible, further analysis of safety and efficiency issues is warranted.

27 March 2018

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PKO Bank Polski to store client files on Coinfirm blockchain

PKO Bank Polski is tapping technology from blockchain outfit Coinfirm to build an immutable record of client transactions and agreements.

27 March 2018

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JPMorgan considers spin off of Quorum as banks take a blockchain breather

JPMorgan is considering spinning off its blockchain project Quorum as an independent entity.

26 March 2018

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Everledger closes $10.4 million investment round

Everledger, the leader in real-world applications of emerging technology, today announced the successful closing of US$10.4 million in its Series A investment round.

26 March 2018

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Deutsche Börse and HQLAx partner for securities lending over R3 Corda

Deutsche Börse is to work with liquidity and collateral management outfit HQLAx and blockchain consortium R3 to create a front-to-back operating model for securities lending.

26 March 2018

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Nivaura settles security on public blockchain

UK fintech startup Nivaura has tapped Microsoft's cloud technology to launch what it claims is the world's first blockchain-based investment product.

26 March 2018

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Malaysian Central Bank prepares for banking industry's 'Kodak Moment'

The Central Bank of Malaysia has established an open API implementation group with members drawn from the banking industry, fintech community and key stakeholders to develop open API standards for the financial sector as part of efforts to broaden access and promote innovation and competition.

23 March 2018

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Digital currency 'inevitable' - Bank of China

The introduction of digital currency is "inevitable", according to the outgoing governor of the People's Bank of China, who nevertheless stresses that any progress on the issue will be carried out in a "steady and orderly fashion".

23 March 2018