Banks Take Sides as Blockchain Trade Finance Race Heats Up NatWest, part of Royal Bank of Scotland, has joined Marco Polo, a blockchain consortium started by R3 and trade finance specialist TradeIX.… Read More
World’s First Bank-Backed Crypto Exchange Finally Opens to the Public VCTRADE, the new crypto exchange built by financial giant SBI Holdings, is finally open to all Japanese residents after months of delays. … Read More
Hong Kong’s Blockchain Trade Finance Platform to Go Live By September The Hong Kong Monetary Authority is poised to launch a live blockchain trade finance platform within two months.… Read More
Report: World’s Biggest Asset Manager BlackRock Exploring Bitcoin Global investment management company BlackRock may be mulling a move into bitcoin futures, according to a report.… Read More
Thailand Is Planning a ‘Bond Coin’ for Faster Securities Settlement A self-regulatory organization in Thailand is planning to create a custom token aimed to speed up corporate bond settlement in the country.… Read More
American Express Thinks Blockchains Could Help Prove Payments Credit card giant American Express may be looking into developing a new proof-of-payment (PoP) system based on blockchain technology.… Read More
$13.5 Million Hack Ignites Fresh Debate Over Crypto Project Bancor The security breach of a well-funded blockchain project renewed critiques against its technology this week.… Read More
A US Election Probe Implicated Bitcoin – And the Reaction Was Swift The revelation bitcoin may have played a role in one of the biggest U.S. elections scandals has crypto supporters and mainstream pundits talking.… Read More
Muh Monopoly! How a Banker’s Talk Sparked All Kinds of Crypto Mockery The head of the Bank of International Settlements briefly became the butt of crypto Twitter trolling last week after issuing new comments on the tech.… Read More
Tezos Is Giving Away Grant Money to Crypto Developers The Tezos Foundation is launching a grant program to encourage its community to participate on its platform starting next month.… Read More