Tassat and AlgoTrader partner to provide institutions access to new XBT/USD swaps contracts
- 5 years 2 months ago
- Blockchain
Tassat, a global provider of financial technologies and products for traditional and digital asset markets, has partnered with AlgoTrader to provide institutional clients with its automated, quantitative trading software including direct access to Tassat’s cryptocurrency derivatives to be offered soon on a regulated exchange.
Mizuho joins list of Fnality shareholders
- 5 years 2 months ago
- Blockchain
Fnality International (Fnality), the company building the means of payments on-chain for tomorrow’s financial markets utilising the Utility Settlement Coin (USC), is pleased to announce that Mizuho Bank, the core group company of Mizuho Financial Group, one of the largest financial services group in Japan, has joined the original group of 14 founding shareholders working to deliver the collective goal to transform clearing and settlement... more
Blockchain Live 2019: Register for Your Free Pass Today
- 5 years 2 months ago
- Blockchain
There is still time to register for Blockchain Live 2019. REGISTER FOR YOUR FREE PASS TODAY using the code: FINTECH
Detroit FinTech Bay Announces Detroit Blockchain Center to join location at TechTown; Detroit FinTech Bay Board of Advisors Appointed
- 5 years 2 months ago
- Blockchain, FinTech StartUps
Detroit FinTech Bay announced today that it will welcome the Detroit Blockchain Center as a resident within its space in TechTown Detroit. Additionally, Detroit FinTech Bay’s first board of advisors is announced. Entrepreneurs and leaders from financial institutions, corporations, community groups and academia make up the group’s membership. Partnership with Detroit Blockchain Center
DappRadar raises $2.33m seed round led by Naspers Ventures
- 5 years 2 months ago
- Blockchain
DappRadar, the leading global platform for discovering and analysing blockchain-based decentralised applications (“dapps”), announces it has raised $2.33 million in seed funding. The investment is led by Naspers, a global internet group and one of the largest technology investors in the world, through its Naspers Ventures division, with participation from Blockchain.com Ventures and Angel Invest Berlin. DappRadar will use the investment... more
The FCA, Barclays, Mastercard, OECD and Other Industry Leaders Joining Blockchain Live 2019
- 5 years 2 months ago
- Blockchain
With 3 weeks to go until Blockchain Live 2019, the festival of education is proud to announce some of the industry experts, that will be participating at the festival this month. For one-day only, Blockchain Live will be returning to London Olympia on 25th September, bringing engaging, thought-provoking and quality content to all in attendance. As a valued member of the Financial IT community you have a complimentary pass reserved for you to... more
Blockchain Live returns to London for its third year on the 25th of September
- 5 years 3 months ago
- Blockchain
Blockchain Live returns to London for its third year on the 25th of September, gathering industry leaders and innovators to discuss the applications and impact of blockchain across various industries.
R3 partners with Wethaq to digitise Islamic Capital Markets
- 5 years 3 months ago
- Blockchain
Fintech, Wethaq, has signed a strategic partnership with enterprise blockchain software firm R3 to build the next generation of financial market infrastructure to enable issuers, investors, central banks and regulators to seamlessly transact in Islamic capital markets.
Chainalysis to Launch Actionable Real-Time Alerts for Suspicious Transactions Across 15 Cryptocurrencies
- 5 years 3 months ago
- Blockchain
Chainalysis, the blockchain analysis company, today announced the launch of suspicious cryptocurrency transaction alerts in Chainalysis Know Your Transaction (KYT), the real-time anti-money laundering (AML) compliance solution for monitoring cryptocurrency transactions. It is the first compliance alerts solution available across 15 cryptocurrencies.
Factom® Protocol Launches PegNet Stablecoin System to Enable Trading and Conversion of Value Without Counterparties
- 5 years 3 months ago
- Blockchain
Factom Protocol, the open-source developer-friendly blockchain platform, has launched
Modex: How blockchain can solve the fake news problem
- 5 years 3 months ago
- Blockchain
When Satoshi Nakamoto solved the Byzantine General's problem in 2008 by inventing the Proof of Work consensus mechanism, not only did the world come to know what is today collectively known as Bitcoin, it received something which triggered a profound and irreversible chain of events. Few of us knew and even fewer dared to imagine that the solution to a mathematical problem would be the key to decipher a myriad of social, economic, and political... more
Blockchain Partners with Polkadot as Network Interoperability Takes Center Stage
- 5 years 3 months ago
- Blockchain, Asset Management, Cryptocurrencies
Blockchain, the leading provider of cryptocurrency products and creator of the most popular cryptocurrency wallet, has partnered with the Polkadot Network to accelerate the adoption and decentralization of Polkadot tokens (“DOTs”) as it aims to solve the challenges of cross-blockchain interoperability. When the integration is complete, Blockchain’s 41M Wallets will be able to store, send, and receive DOTs, while contributing to the network’s... more
MediConnect appoints Gary Nelson as Head of Engineering
- 5 years 3 months ago
- Blockchain
MediConnect, the developer of a framework blockchain solution to trace and manage prescription medication, is pleased to announce the appointment of Gary Nelson, an IT development expert with over 25 years of experience in the IT sector and more recently in the blockchain industry, as Head of Engineering at MediConnect.
Blockchain giant R3 announces plan to open new Dublin office amid further expansion
- 5 years 3 months ago
- Blockchain
R3, the enterprise blockchain software firm, announces plans to open its second European office in Dublin in 2020, as part of its rapid expansion plans. The office will serve as another of R3’s tech hubs and will be primarily staffed by engineering specialists who will work closely with the existing Engineering team in London.
Commerzbank and LBBW have set a new milestone in the digitalisation of commercial transactions based on blockchain technology
- 5 years 3 months ago
- Blockchain, Trade Finance
LBBW and Commerzbank have once again executed a trade transaction between Voith and KSB SE, via the Marco Polo trade finance network, built on R3’s distributed ledger technology (DLT) platform, Corda. This time, besides the two companies involved, logistics provider Logwin AG was incorporated into the digital process chain – directly, and in real time. This represents a milestone in the expansion of the digital trade finance ecosystem.
