Latest Blockchain News: Finextra Research

Company update/cloud

Keepit secures $22.5 million financing from Silicon Valley Bank

Silicon Valley Bank, the financial partner of the innovation economy, has provided a $22.5 million debt financing package to Keepit in partnership with Vaekstfonden. The fresh capital will help fuel further international expansion, hiring, and product development as it continues to scale and build out its market-leading platform for SaaS data protection.

10 June 2022

News/cloud

MonetaGo pivots from blockchain to cloud citing scalability issues

MonetaGo is ditching blockchain for a shift to the cloud after almost a decade of using distributed ledger technology for its trade finance fraud prevention product.

09 June 2022

News/wholesale

Bank-backed blockchain consortium we.trade files for insolvency

We.trade, one of the earliest blochcain coalitions for trade finance is entering insolvency after its banking shareholders pulled the plug.

08 June 2022

Company update/crypto

Ripple and Lunu partner to enable luxury retailers to accept cryptocurrency payments

Today, Ripple, the leader in enterprise blockchain and crypto solutions, has announced a partnership with Lunu to support the Berlin-based company’s luxury retailers in accepting cryptocurrency as a form of payment in store and online using Ripple’s Liquidity Hub.

07 June 2022

News/crypto

Binance launches $500 million Web3 venture fund

Digital asset exchange Binance has closed a $500 million venture fund for investing in Web3 and blockchain technology projects, with support from institutional investors.

01 June 2022

Company update/devops

MAS launches 2022 global fintech 'Hackcelerator' on Web 3.0 and green finance

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced today the launch of the 7th edition of the Global FinTech Hackcelerator, with the theme “Accelerating A Greener Digital Future”.

31 May 2022

News/crypto

MAS to test DeFi applications in wholesale funding markets

The Monetary Authority of Singapore is collaborating with JPMorgan, DBS Bank and Marketnode to explore the use of digital assets in tokenization and DeFi.

31 May 2022

News/crypto

SBI invests in Digital Asset for 'smart yen' joint venture project

SBI has invested in Digital Asset with the aim of creating a joint venture company in Japan for programmable money.

31 May 2022

Research/BlockchainSurvey

Payments Modernisation: The Big Survey 2022

30 May 2022 895 downloads

Company update/crypto

Elliptic provides support for Mimblewimble privacy feature on Litecoin

Elliptic today became the first blockchain analytics provider to provide support for the Mimblewimble privacy feature on Litecoin. This enables regulated businesses to continue to support Litecoin transactions, while remaining compliant with anti-money laundering regulations and sanctions.

27 May 2022

Company update/Blockchain

Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC) and Global Digital Finance (GDF) merge

Global Blockchain Business Council – the leading global industry association for the blockchain technology ecosystem – has today announced a major merger with the world’s leading market standards association for the adoption of cryptocurrencies and digital assets, Global Digital Finance (GDF).

25 May 2022

Company update/retail

Hedgehog offers two new tokens for fractional investments in real-world assets

Hedgehog, the blockchain-driven investment app, has made two new tokens available to eligible individuals in the US, UK and Switzerland.

23 May 2022

Company update/crypto

Oasis Pro lands $27 million in Series A financing

Oasis Pro Inc. has completed a significantly oversubscribed $27+M Series A financing round.

17 May 2022

News/sustainable

BNP Paribas to provide carbon-linked credit line to Ant Group

BNP paribas is to provide a sustainability-linked revolving credit line to Ant Group, verifying the Chinese company's green credentials via a blockchain-based carbon management platform.

16 May 2022

News/crypto

Ex-Meta fintech chief David Marcus unveils Bitcoin startup

David Marcus, the man who led Meta's frustrated Novi and Diem projects, has re-emerged with a Bitcoin startup focused on the Lighting Network.

12 May 2022

News/crypto

Chainalysis hits $8.6bn valuation

Blockchain analysis company Chainalysis has secured a $8.6 billion valuation thanks to a $170 million Series F funding round led by Singapore's sovereign wealth fund, GIC.

12 May 2022

News/markets

ASX delays Chess cutover to beyond April 2023

The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has confirmed a further delay to the cutover of its blockchain-based post-trade network, which was initially set for go-live in April 2021.

11 May 2022

Company update/crypto

Agora achieves authorisation by the FCA

agora Digital Capital Markets (“agora”), today announced that the company has become authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

11 May 2022

Company update/markets

LedgerEdge corporate bond trading platform goes live

LedgerEdge, the next-generation ecosystem for trading, announced that it is live with the first regulated corporate bond trading platform built using distributed ledger technology (DLT), the technology underpinning blockchain ecosystems and digital markets.

10 May 2022

Company update/wholesale

Contour collaborates with TradeLens

Contour, the global digital trade financenetwork has today announced its collaboration with TradeLens, a blockchain-based supply chain platform that enables the secure and transparent transfer of electronic Bills of Lading (eBL).

10 May 2022