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
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
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
Russians Indicted for US Election Hacks Used Bitcoin to Fund Operations Twelve Russian officials indicted for hacking into Democratic National Committee email accounts allegedly used cryptocurrencies, the DOJ announced.… Read More
100 Tokens By 2020: Ledger Pledges Big Expansion for Crypto Custody Wallet and custody startup Ledger is ramping up the number of cryptocurrencies it supports to meet demand from institutional investors. … Read More
Federal Judge Wavers As CFTC Seeks Injunction in Crypto Fraud Case The CFTC is wrapping up its case against accused fraudster Patrick McDonnell – but the hearings in New York this week have been anything but simple. … Read More
Walmart Looks to Blockchain for Better Package Tracking A new patent filing finds retail giant Walmart seeking to utilize blockchain technology to solve problems when scheduling deliveries.… Read More
Blockchain for IoT: A Big Idea Meets Hard Design Questions Cut through the tantalizing visions of cars with wallets trading with each other, and you’ll find debates taking shape over nitty-gritty details.… Read More