HSBC and ING execute live trade finance transaction on R3’s Corda Blockchain platform LeapRate

May 17, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

HSBC and ING execute live trade finance transaction on R3’s Corda Blockchain platform

Letter of Credit transaction facilitated bulk shipment of soybeans for Cargill HSBC Holdings plc (NYSE:HSBC) and ING Bank just anounced that they have successfully executed a live trade finance transaction for international food and agriculture conglomerate Cargill using R3’s Corda scalable blockchain platform. The blockchain transaction involved a bulk shipment of soybeans from Argentina, through Geneva’s…

May 11, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Swiss based VC firm Blockchain Valley Ventures launches

Blockchain Valley Ventures (BVV), a new accelerator and venture capital firm offering investment, financing, and advisory services for blockchain-enabled businesses, announced that it has launched today. The firm will focus on investments in, and the incubation and development of, business ventures in a number of industries that are utilizing blockchain technology to facilitate growth and…

May 08, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Play2Live to develop its own blockchain called Level Up Chain

Decentralised streaming platform for gamers and eSports fans, Play2Live, has today announced its plans to develop its own blockchain infrastructure, Level Up Chain. Level Up Chain is the next step in the company creating an end-to-end solution for streamers, gamers and eSports fans. Launching the Level Up Chain Testnet in July 2018, one of the…

May 04, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

SET launches LiVE - crowdfunding platform with blockchain technology

LiVE – the first Thailand crowdfunding platform for startups and SMEs developed by The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) with support from the public and private sectors – has officially launched with eight targeted businesses from various sectors such as mobile application, consumer products and medical equipment, to join while prompting over 50 companies to…

May 03, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Shyft publishes whitepaper outlining KYC/AML network for global economy

Shyft, a company redefining the KYC/AML infrastructure for the global economy, has just published its whitepaper outlining the blockchain framework for the standardization of regulatory, compliance and due diligence mandates for Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML). According to surveys from Thomson Reuters’ KYC business unit, firms with greater than $10 billion USD…

April 25, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

DasCoin set to trade on public exchanges

DasCoin, the Currency of Trust and the store of value within DasEcosystem, has just announced that it has completed a well structured two-year journey of preparation and strategic activity to develop its business platform. The company has shared that it is now ready to launch onto public exchanges in conjunction with a landmark launch event…

April 20, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Blockchain will be as transformative for business as the internet has been

New research from Intrinsic Insights commissioned by BTL Group (TSX Venture: BTL) has revealed that after reduced costs, the main benefits of blockchain technology are greater data security and protection against cyber threats. The research also revealed: Privacy of data is the highest priority amongst people in IT at the moment Two thirds of respondents…

April 18, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

Cambridge Analytica to use own ICO to sell back personal data

It's been several weeks since Facebook's reputation took a major hit, when it was made public that Cambridge Analytica used millions of users' profiles to benefit Trump and the entire US election process, as was discussed in the media recently. The CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, testified in front of the US Senate and Congress,…

April 17, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

How Blockchain may help homeless people

The city of Austin, Texas, is among the first ones in the world to be putting blockchain to a very useful task: helping the homeless. While the problem exists around the world to different extents, a universal solution to identifying homeless people and taking care of them has not been found. And while investors disagree…

April 12, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

The first Blockchain ETF is here

The very first blockchain ETF has been launched by First Trust Global Portfolios. According to press release, the First Trust Indxx Innovative Transaction and Process ETF is going to physically track what is called the Indxx Blockchain index. The Blockchain Index is currently investing in a variety of companies whose major investments come from the…

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