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SEC launches strategic hub for innovation and fintech

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the launch of the agency's Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology (FinHub).

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Goldman Sachs invests in BitGo

Goldman Sachs and an investment firm set up by billionaire Michael Novogratz have invested in BitGo, a startup promising to help institutional investors securely store their cryptocurrency.

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NatWest hooks up to blockchain-based syndicated lending platform

NatWest has become the first bank to go live on Fusion LenderComm, a distributed ledger technology (DLT) platform for the syndicated loan market developed by a consortium of banks in collaboration with Finastra and R3.

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Identitii launches secure blockchain channel for bank-to-corporate communications

Identitii Ltd (ASX: ID8), the fintech enabling the secure overlay of transaction level detail on top of financial messages, has today launched Overlay+, its new platform for enriching payments and corporate treasury transactions.

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GFT tests confirm Digital Asset's DLT platform can handle peak equity trading volumes

GFT, the global provider of business, IT and software services to the financial services community, today announced the results of its independent performance analysis of Digital Asset’s distributed ledger platform.

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Universal Protocol Alliance unveils Universal Dollar stablecoin

The Universal Protocol Alliance, a coalition of leading blockchain organizations, including Uphold, FBG Capital, Cred, Blockchain at Berkeley, and Brave, announced today, at San Francisco Blockchain Week, their Universal Dollar (UPUSD).

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Coinfloor gets Gibraltar DLT licence

Coinfloor was last week awarded a full Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) licence by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC).

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Accenture and Siam Commercial Bank apply distributed ledger tech to procurement supply chain

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and Digital Ventures Co. Ltd, a fintech subsidiary of Siam Commercial Bank, have co-developed and launched a unique blockchain solution to simplify the way companies buy and sell goods, make and receive payments, and obtain financing.

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Mash Group to issue security tokens as part of EUR50 million financing round

Mash Group Plc, a Finnish FinTech company specializing in consumer lending and pay later solutions , today announced that pre-registration has begun for a Securitized Token Offering (STO).

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TZero completes issuance of preferred security tokens

tZero, the global leader in blockchain innovation for capital markets, today announced it has completed the issuance of preferred tZero security tokens.

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Anglo-Gulf Trade Bank joins trade finance network Marco Polo

Anglo-Gulf Trade Bank has today announced that it has joined the Marco Polo Network, the largest network of commercial banks in the trade finance market leveraging blockchain technology to dramatically reduce costs, risks and improve efficiencies in financing trade.

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DTCC study shows DLT can support trading volumes in US equity markets

The use of distributed ledger technology in the US equity markets could be a viable option, a DTCC benchmark study suggests, with the tech proving that it can process more than 100 million trades a day.

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With Brexit looming, Coinbase opens Dublin office

American cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is opening a Dublin office as it looks to gear up its European operations before the UK leaves the EU next year.

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Moneynetint signs on with Ripple

UK e-money outfit Moneynetint has become the latest firm to sign up for Ripple's blockchain-based instant payments rails.

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BitPay introduces settlement in stable coins

BitPay, the largest global blockchain payments provider, today announced the option for merchants to receive settlement in Circle and the CENTRE USD//Coin (USDC) and the Gemini Dollar (GUSD), which are both stable coins pegged to the US Dollar.

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CSDs poised to support crypto markets

With a market capitalisation of $200 billion, crypto assets – tokens and crypto currencies issued on distributed ledgers – are on a trajectory to establish a new asset class. Momentum in building beyond Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), with a variety of tokens, i.a. providing an alternative to start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises financing. Intricate eco-systems are emerging as crypto assets continue to expand.

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Swiss stock exchange takes stake in digital asset startup PassOn

The Swiss stock exchange has taken a minority stake in pre-ICO start-up PassOn AG as part of its strategy to build a digital asset custody ecosystem.

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Eastnets and Dow Jones deliver sanctions screening Blockchain PoC

EastNets, a leading provider of compliance, payment and cloud solutions and Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, a global provider of third party risk management and regulatory compliance solutions, have completed a Proof of Concept (POC) to provide organizations with near real-time updates of watchlists over blockchain.

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Gmex collaborates with Demand Derivatives on futures exchange and blockchain clearing house

Demand Derivatives Corp., a creator of novel derivative instruments, and GMEX Group (GMEX), a leading provider of exchange and post-trade business technology solutions, will combine forces to launch a U.S.-regulated futures exchange, RealDemand Board of Trade (“RealBOT”), and clearing house, RealDemand Clearing (“RealClear”).

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Clearmatics raises $12 million for blockchain R&D

Blockchain R&D firm Clearmatics has raised $12 million as it prepares for the launch of a Protocol Provider service next year to support the go-to-market of the Utility Settlement Coin Project, a consortium of 17 banks and financial institutions creating a new digital cash instrument collateralised by central bank money.