Microsoft to bring distributed ledger Blockchain to enterprises networks with Coco LeapRate

August 10, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Microsoft to bring distributed ledger Blockchain to enterprises networks with Coco

Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) just announced the Coco Framework, innovation that will advance enterprise adoption of blockchain technology. Current blockchain protocol technology requires complicated development techniques to meet the operational and security needs of enterprises. The Coco Framework reduces this complexity, and when integrated with blockchain networks addresses critical needs for commercial adoption like high-transaction speed,…

July 20, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Borsa Italiana with IBM to develop securities data blockchain solution for European SMEs

Borsa Italiana and IBM (NYSE: IBM) have announced they are building a blockchain solution to digitize the issuance of securities for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Europe. Designed to simplify the tracking and management of shareholding information, the new system intends to create a distributed shared registry containing a record of all shareholder transactions,…

June 23, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Blockchain announces Series B with Lakestar and GV

Blockchain announced today that it has raised a Series B of $40 million with Lakestar and GV (formerly Google Ventures) with additional participation from Nokota Management and Digital Currency Group. Blockchain's existing investors – Lightspeed Venture Partners, Mosaic Ventures, Prudence Holdings, Virgin, and Sir Richard Branson (Virgin Group) – also participated in the round. Blockchain's…

June 15, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Singapore commodity exchange trials blockchain verification for diamond trading

Singapore Diamond Investment Exchange (SDiX), the commodity exchange in physically settled diamonds, today announced that it has successfully partnered with Kynetix, the physical commodity digitisation expert, and Everledger, supplier of blockchain and distributed ledger infrastructure, to complete the first part of a Proof-Of-Concept of a blockchain-based authentication and secure record-keeping service for trading diamonds on…

FINRA's 2018 volume tops 2017 activity by 87%

June 14, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FINRA launches Innovation Outreach Initiative

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced that it has established an Innovation Outreach Initiative to foster an ongoing dialogue with the securities industry that will help FINRA better understand financial technology (fintech) innovations and their impact on the industry. FINRA has long been engaged in discussions about fintech issues with member firms and other…

June 13, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Gulf investors iNet, Hayaat Group and UAE Exchange lead Series A round for Blockchain loyalty program developer Loyyal

Loyyal, a blockchain innovator building a global loyalty network, has announced it has closed a Series A capital raise led by Integrated Networks (iNet) with participants including UAE Exchange, Hayaat Group, Day One Investments, and other international investors. Hayaat Group is an early investor and led the Loyyal Series Seed capital raise. The company will…

May 23, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Blockchain technology firm ShapeShift launches digital asset trading network Prism

Swiss blockchain technology company ShapeShift AG announced the launch of Prism - a digital asset trading network built entirely upon Ethereum-based smart contracts. Prism is a platform upon which humans and machines can acquire exposure to portfolios of digital assets without trusting a counterparty. These portfolios (called “Prisms”) are customizable in size, allocation, and duration.…

May 15, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

AlgoTrader adds automated Bitcoin algo trading

The Swiss based company AlgoTrader which provides algorithmic trading solution to support automated Bitcoin trading just announced that has added an automated Bitcoin algo trading - an algorithmic trading software that allows trading of cryptocurrencies on a fully automated quantitative basis. Blockchain and cryptocurrencies are a hot trading topic this year. Many banks are already establishing blockchain-based…

April 26, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

IBM and NUS collaborate to promote fintech and blockchain training in Singapore

Both organizations are working to jointly develop and deliver a module on blockchain and distributed ledger technologies The National University of Singapore (NUS) School of Computing and the IBM (NYSE: IBM) Center for Blockchain Innovation (ICBI), a part of IBM Research, are collaborating to jointly develop a module on financial technology, to better equip students…

April 25, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Standard Chartered and Fidelity's Supercharger FinTech Accelerator 2.0 reaches final milestone

SuperCharger FinTech Accelerator, along with main partners, Standard Chartered Bank – also a founding member, and Fidelity International, today announced the successful outcomes of the programme enabling international growth stage companies to expand their operations within Asia. Standard Chartered Bank has initiated Proof of Concept projects with two companies: Robo-advisory for wealth management: Bambu is…

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