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MoonX releases trading technology platform in the UK

MoonX today announced the launch of its new trading technology in the UK, offering a full suite of financial software and hardware systems for exchanges, brokerages, hedge funds, financial institutions and traders.

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BondEvalue to test blockchain-based fractional bond trading platform in MAS sandbox

Singapore-based BondEvalue today announced that it has been approved to enter the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) Sandbox Express to launch a blockchain-based bond exchange.

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Blockchain post-trade processing firm Vakt picks Lisbon for development centre

Vakt, the company re-imagining commodity post-trade processing underpinned by blockchain, has officially selected its Lisbon office as the company’s development centre, following enthusiastic industry reaction to the platform and rapidly expanding headcounts.

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Accenture, SAP and R3 build currency token prototype for connecting RTGS to Corda blockchain

Accenture (NYSE: ACN), SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) and R3 are collaborating and co-innovating to build a real-time gross settlement system that will enable faster, more efficient, reliable and secure payments between banks and customers.

German banks call for digital euro

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German banks call for digital euro

The Association of German Private Banks has presented a position paper advocating the establishment of a European digital currency and a common identity standard across the Eurozone.

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TZero to tokenise $640 million of real estate projects across the UK

tZERO, the global leader in blockchain innovation for capital markets, announced today that it has partnered with Alliance Investments, a UK-based direct-to-developer real estate investment company, to provide technology services to tokenize Alliance Investments’ River Plaza, a 180-unit luxury residential development that is located in Manchester, UK.

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Deutsche Bourse Venture Network adds digital share startup investment option with Cashlink

Through its partner Cashlink, Deutsche Börse Venture Network offers its members a new financing option using distributed ledger technology (DLT): from now on, all members of the network will receive discounted access to the issue of digital securities.

Tracking Bitcoin's highs and lows

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Tracking Bitcoin's highs and lows

The volatile nature of bitcoin trading has been brought into the spotlight by recent sharp rises and falls in the cryptocurrency after Mark Zuckerberg's grilling in Congress was countered by positive sentiment from China about blockchain and a future central-bank backed currency.

Credit Suisse and SocGen first up for Paxos Settlement Service

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Credit Suisse and SocGen first up for Paxos Settlement Service

Post-trade blockchain startup Paxos has been given the go-ahead from the Securities and Exchange Commission to process transactions in the US equities market.

Money 20/20: Calibra head claims Libra AML efficacy higher than other payment networks

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Money 20/20: Calibra head claims Libra AML efficacy higher than other payment networks

While Libra, the global currency governed by the Libra Association, has unveiled a plethora of opportunities for trailblazers to disrupt financial infrastructures, the project has been questioned around trust and regulation.

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Mastercard dines out on blockchain platform

Consumers increasingly want to know the story behind the food that they consume – the source of the produce, meats and seafood, and their journey to the table.

Zuckerberg and Libra have further questions to answer, Nick Ogden tells Finextra

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Zuckerberg and Libra have further questions to answer, Nick Ogden tells Finextra

Facebook’s Libra Project has questions of liquidity to answer in order to prove its doubters wrong, says Nick Ogden, creator of Worldpay and ClearBank.

Commerzbank and Deutsche Bourse exchange cash and securities tokens in post-trade DLT trial

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Commerzbank and Deutsche Bourse exchange cash and securities tokens in post-trade DLT trial

Commerzbank, Deutsche Bourrse and Meag, the asset manager of Munich Re and Ergo have undertaken a delivery-versus-payment transaction entailing the use of securities and cash tokens for settlement and collateral calls.

ING applies digital notary to blockchain transactions

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ING applies digital notary to blockchain transactions

ING says it has solved the privacy versus security trade-offs on R3's Corda network through the application of a 'zero knowledge proof notary'.

Securities numbering agency Anna sets up digital asset taskforce

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Securities numbering agency Anna sets up digital asset taskforce

Anna, the global body behind the assignment of International Securities Identification Numbers (Isins), has set up a technology taskforce to explore ways of extending its standards to digital asset trading.

Zuckerberg to Congress: Libra is needed but Facebook not 'ideal messenger'

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Zuckerberg to Congress: Libra is needed but Facebook not 'ideal messenger'

Mark Zuckerberg says that a global payments system like Libra "needs to get built" and that the US risks ceding financial leadership to China if it does not take the initiative. However, the Facebook CEO admits that his company is "not the ideal messenger right now".

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Ripple opens dedicated regulatory office in Washington

Not unlike the Internet’s historic impact, blockchain and digital asset technologies have the power to engender greater financial inclusion and economic growth.

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Wall Street Blockchain Alliance adds corporate members

The Wall Street Blockchain Alliance (WSBA), an industry leading non-profit trade association with a mission to guide and promote comprehensive adoption of blockchain technology across global markets, is proud to announce that Afloat Inc., Crowe LLP and EPAM Systems have recently joined the family of WSBA corporate members.

IBM and Tieto to slug it out for Bank of Lithuania LBChain sandbox project

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IBM and Tieto to slug it out for Bank of Lithuania LBChain sandbox project

The Bank of Lithuania has selected IBM and Tieto as the final contestants for a procurement initiative to create a regulatory sandbox platform for blockchain projects, LBChain.

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Chainstack introduces one-click deployment for R3's Corda

Chainstack, a leading blockchain Platform as a Service (PaaS), released its managed Corda service at CordaCon 2019, R3’s flagship conference.

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