Latest Blockchain News: Finextra Research

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

Company update/Blockchain

Forte and Ripple's Xpring form $100 million fund to bring blockchain to gaming

Forte, a provider of blockchain-based platform technology for the games industry, and Xpring, Ripple’s developer ecosystem initiative, have formed a $100 million fund to support game developers.

12 March 2019

Company update/Blockchain

Isle of Man Blockchain Office and Sandbox are now open for applications

The Isle of Man Blockchain Office and Sandbox (first announced in February this year) are now open and are ready to receive joining applications.

12 March 2019

News/Blockchain

Overstock's Medici Ventures buys 5.1% stake in Bankorus

Medici Ventures, the blockchain investment arm of American Internet retailer Overstock, has acquired a 5.1% stake in Shanghai-based crypto banking venture Bankorus.

12 March 2019

Company update/Blockchain

CULedger partners IBM for blockchain-based credit union services

CULedger, a credit union service organization (CUSO), today announced a collaboration with IBM (NYSE: IBM) to pioneer new blockchain-based services to help credit unions provide a better experience for members.

11 March 2019

News/Blockchain

Deutsche Bourse to take on SIX with new digital asset exchange

Deutche Bourse is teaming up with Swisscom and Singapore's Sygnum to create a regulatory compliant market for trading in digital assets, competing directly with a forthcoming equivalent venture from the Swiss Stock Exchange.

11 March 2019

Company update/Blockchain

Invesco launches blockchain ETF with Elwood Asset Management

Invesco is launching an innovative ETF (exchange traded fund) designed to target companies with potential to generate real earnings from blockchain technology.

11 March 2019

Company update/wholesale

ICOs growing less, but growing up

In 2018, 1'132 Initial Coin Offerings (ICO) and Security Token Offerings (STOs) were successfully completed, twice as many as in 2017 (552 in total) – as shown in the fourth ICO / STO report by PwC Strategy & in collaboration with Crypto Valley Association (CVA).

08 March 2019

News/Blockchain

Nomura buys stake in smart contract auditor Quantstamp

US-based smart contract auditing startup Quantstamp is setting up shop in Japan following a "significant" investment from Nomura and Digital Garage.

08 March 2019

News/regulation

Israeli committee recommends creation of crypto asset exchange

Israel's Securities Authority has been called on to help foster the creation of a national platform for trading cryptocurrencies with a view to enabling companies to raise money by issuing digital tokens.

08 March 2019

Company update/Blockchain

Custos and Babb form partnership

Disruptive venture capitalist Custos has signed a collaborative partnership deal with London fintech BABB.

07 March 2019

Company update/Blockchain

Avaloq joins Enterprise Ethereum Alliance

Avaloq, a leading fintech company and international provider of software as a service (SaaS) and business process as a service (BPaaS) solutions to banks and wealth managers, today announced that it has joined the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA), the world's largest open source blockchain initiative.

07 March 2019

News/Blockchain

SIX selects R3 Corda for new digital asset exchange

SIX has selected R3's Corda platform to provide the underlying blockchain technology for its digital asset listing, trading, settlement and custody service, SIX Digital Exchange (SDX).

07 March 2019

News/Blockchain

SETL files for insolvency

Blockchain settlement startup SETL has filed for insolvency, appointing administrators to oversee the sale of its ID2S CDS subsidiary to a larger financial services firm.

07 March 2019

News/Blockchain

Eastern Caribbean Central Bank in digital currency pilot

The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) is teaming up with Overstock-owned, Barbados-based, blockchain firm Bitt to pilot a blockchain-based central bank digital currency (CBDC).

07 March 2019

News/Blockchain

Neutrino staffers leave Coinbase over Hacking Group links

Coinbase is kicking out several employees it took on as part of its recent acquisition of blockchain analytics firm Neutrino over links to a surveillance technology company that has worked with governments with poor human rights records.

06 March 2019