SWIFT and 7 CSDs collaborate to explore DLT potential in post-trade landscape
Jan 16, 2018 10:14 am UTC| Digital Currency
SWIFT, the global provider of secure financial messaging services, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with seven central securities depositories (CSDs) to explore the potential of distributed ledger technology...
Russia’s Alfa-Bank taps blockchain for developing clearing house solution
Jan 16, 2018 09:19 am UTC| Digital Currency
Russian private commercial bank Alfa-Bank has collaborated with HashCash Consultants, the creators of blockchain powered payment processing platform, to create a payment network within Russia and neighboring...
Dubai to soon implement blockchain-based services
Jan 16, 2018 04:09 am UTC| Digital Currency
Smart Dubai, the government initiative to implement innovative technology, is closed to launching 20 blockchain applications in various civic agencies, a senior official said on Sunday. During her keynote speech at the...
South Korea to curb cryptocurrency speculation, but to support blockchain R&D
Jan 15, 2018 09:31 am UTC| Digital Currency
The South Korean government said on Monday that it will take strong measure to curb digital currency speculation and their use in illegal activities, but will encourage the development of underlying blockchain...
Bank of Lithuania to launch blockchain regulatory and technological sandbox ‘LBChain’
Jan 15, 2018 08:39 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Bank of Lithuania has announced a new regulatory and technological sandbox platform-service to encourage domestic and foreign companies to develop and test fintech blockchain solutions. Dubbed LBChain, the...
Baidu Trust: Chinese tech titan launches Blockchain-as-a-Service
Jan 15, 2018 05:48 am UTC| Digital Currency
Chinese search engine giant Baidu has launched Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS) platform and has rolled out a dedicated website https://chain.baidu.com/. Called Baidu Trust, the BaaS is a self-developed project based on...
Indian state of Maharashtra seeks to tap blockchain for data security
Jan 15, 2018 05:09 am UTC| Digital Currency
The government of Maharashtra, an Indian state, has decided to implement blockchain technology for securing online data, India Today reported. Principal Secretary of Information Technology department S.V.R. Srinivas...
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