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IBM, UBS, Commerzbank and others join blockchain trade finance platform Batavia
UBS and IBM have partnered with Commerzbank, Bank of Montreal (BMO), CaixaBank, and Erste Group on a blockchain-based trade finance platform started in 2016, called Batavia.
R3 launches version 1.0 of Corda distributed ledger platform
Codebase developed in collaboration with 50 financial services and technology institutions
Bitnation launches Pangea jurisdiction for creating nations on the blockchain
This autumn Bitnation intends to reset society with the Pangea Arbitration Token.
Blockchain bridging network Aion announces heavyweight advisory board
Board includes Ethereum co-founder Anthony Di Iorio, John Lee, VP, Enterprise, Toronto Stock Exchange, and Salim Ismail, former VP, Yahoo.
Blockchain: Cardano cryptocurrency launches with Bittrex as first exchange partner
New Ada cryptocurrency token will tradable on one of the largest digital currency exchanges
Blockchainers comment on latest in global ICO crackdown
South Korea ICO ban focuses Switzerland's Financial Market Authority.
Former Deutsche Bank MD Rhomaios Ram appointed as Utility Settlement Coin consortium executive
Ram spent more than 22 years at Deutsche, including spell as head of transaction banking for the UK and Ireland.
Chilean regulator SBIF joins R3 distributed ledger technology consortium
Superintendency of Banks and Financial Institutions of Chile becomes a regulatory member of R3's DLT network.
Finney: This is the world's first 'blockchain smartphone'
Security-focused start-up Sirin Labs pitches ambitious funding project for 'Finney' smart devices.
Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin proposes 'fairer' Interactive Coin Offering protocol
Jason Teutsch of the TrueBit Foundation co-authored the white paper.
R3 and TradeIX develop open account trade finance DLT business network
Banks involved include Bangkok Bank, Barclays, BBVA, Bladex, BNP Paribas, Commerzbank, ING, RBS and Wells Fargo.
After the gold rush: ICO summer still in full swing
The crowdfunders gathered at this week's World Blockchain Forum: Investments and ICOs.
Ethereum-based Aragon leads blockchain exodus from Slack amid phishing scams
Rocket.Chat is the preferred platform for future project communication within the blockchain space.
Meet Europe's elected cryptocurrency radicals
Estonia's Kaspar Korjus and Eva Kaili MEP took to the stage at Blockchain Live in London.
Tim Swanson examines Chinese ICOs and other blockchain-related iniquities
Former R3 head of market research is now launching his own advisory firm, Post Oak Labs.
Blockchain IoT firm Chronicled creates MediLedger Project to safeguard pharmaceuticals
Chronicled has partnered with life sciences consultancy LinkLab to explore blockchain track and trace.
Circle pushes OTC crypto trading, launches in France and Italy and adds group payments
Up until now Circle Trading has been 'the best kept secret' in the crypto space.
How Overstock's tZERO exchange could inherit the tokenised world
Jonathan Johnson, Medici Ventures: 'Tokens and coins need to trade on an SEC licensed ATS platform.'
Ethereum stalwarts Digix Global and OmiseGO back Japan's GB Blockchain Labs
GBBL is part of Global Brain, the tech-focused venture capital firm from Japan with $500m AUM.
Santander returns to R3 for FCA mortgage project
Santander, which is not named in the FCA mortgage prototype, turned in its R3 membership back in November 2016.
Bitcoin is a 'fraud' only useful for drug dealers and North Korea, says JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon
Dimon's tirade against bitcoin comes as JPMorgan invests in blockchain tech.
R3 CordaCon explores Intel SGX, zero knowledge proofs and netting on distributed ledgers
CordaCon 2017 in London comes just weeks before release of Corda 1.0.
Blockchain insurance collective B3i launches reinsurance beta in Monte Carlo
B3i has 15 members including the likes of Aegon, Swiss Re, Allianz and Zurich Insurance Group.
EY and industry participants launch world's first marine insurance blockchain
The blockchain platform is the first of its kind in the insurance industry built on Microsoft Azure global cloud technology.
Blockchain-for-good startup Stellar launches partnership grant programme
The grants of up to $2m in XLM are to help build global financial access and inclusion.
Synechron joins Microsoft Azure Blockchain Council
Council members have been selected based on their ability to disrupt the market.
Blockchain company ConsenSys launches $50m venture capital arm
Kavita Gupta will be founding managing partner of ConsenSys Ventures.
State of Blockchain Report: Digital assets leave equities, gold and property in the dust
Coindesk report finds digital assets are nearly 20 times more lucrative than property, gold and stocks combined.
Imperial College examines crypto-economic flaws in ICO tokens
Imperial deepens its partnership with blockchain specialist Outlier Ventures.
Luxury apartments, supercars and concierge services – how to spend your cryptocurrency gains
Baroness Michelle Mone OBE and businessman Doug Barrowman unveil luxury apartment complex to be bought with Bitcoin

