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Social media and messaging app Line has reached an agreement with Japanese Financial institution Nomura to explore blockchain-based opportunities, according to a joint press release. Line also launched a new financing service. A “memorandum of understanding” has been signed by Line Corporation, LVC Corporation, and Nomura Holdings to start conversations on a financial business joint […]
New York City-based crypto assets bank Galaxy Digital is looking to raise $250M in a funding series for a lending business that will help cryptocurrency businesses, according to a report published by the South China Morning Post. Galaxy Digital, a digital assets bank founded by former Goldman Sachs partner Mike Novogratz, will close its first […]
Russian blockchain-powered diamond exchange company Bitcarat has launched a new system to track diamonds from the mine to the customer according to a press release published by the news agency TASS. The new system is backed by the Russian government and aims to guarantee the authenticity of each diamond, and its derivatives, across the whole […]
Global banking payments network SWIFT announced an agreement with R3 to develop a proof-of-concept integration of its GPI payment standard with R3 Corda platform, according to comments made by Swift CEO at the Paris Fintech Forum. SWIFT CEO Gottfried Leibbrandt highlighted that the GPI platform is open and interoperable and, at the same time, it […]
Slovenia-based Blockchain based cargo company CargoX has partnered with IoT and blockchain-based digital freight management platform RoadLaunch to expand its Ethereum-powered document transaction system technology, according to a press release published by the company. The agreement will extend RoadLaunch permission based Hyperledger solution with CargoX’s blockchain-based Smart Bill of Lading solution. A safe, quick, and […]
San Francisco-based technology and security platform TokenSoft has launched a cold storage custody service focused on digital securities called Knox Wallet, according to a blog post published by the company. The Knox Wallet, “a mobile-first, secure cold storage, self-custody system for enterprises managing digital securities and digital assets,” is a platform that combines institutional methods […]
Smart contracts are on fire. Following the Italian Senate’s move to approve smart contracts and digital validation, Switzerland telecom company Swisscom and Swiss University ZHAW developed e-Signatures, according to financial news outlet Cash. An interdisciplinary team of lawyers and engineers from ZHAW worked with Swisscom to build a prototype for an Ethereum-based smart contract platform […]
Boston based financial firm Fidelity Investments is ready to launch a Bitcoin custody services in March according to a Bloomberg report citing three people familiar with the matter. Fidelity is working on a cryptocurrency custody service that is expected to be launched in March with the Bitcoin storage as the first crypto available. Then, Ethereum will […]
Switzerland-based blockchain smart card wallets and banknotes manufacturer Tangem announced a new agreement with the Republic of the Marshall Islands to produce physical banknotes that represent digital currencies. According to a press release, Tangem “will issue the physical banknotes of the sovereign (SOV) – the world’s first decentralized digital national currency. Once issued, SOV will […]
Chicago-based blockchain company Bloq Labs announced the launching of a new software suite that aims to increase hash power by double digits, according to a press release. 115 miners are on the waiting list to try the new software, and they are enchanted by the motto “mining in minutes” as the Titan software maximises machines […]