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JPMorgan’s Tokenized Collateral Network Facilitates Blackrock-Barclays Trade
13.10.2023
Banking giant JPMorgan Chase has debuted its blockchain-based collateral settlement system. Blackrock became the first client to use JPMorgan’s Tokenized Collateral Network (TCN). The world’s largest asset manager used the system to convert shares in one of its money market funds into digital...
JPMorgan settles its first blockchain-based collateral
12.10.2023
JPMorgan Chase & Co. has successfully carried out its initial collateral settlement for clients with the help of blockchain. This is at a time when the biggest bank in the US is looking into commercial applications that are created on the technology that is at the heart of crypto. BlackRock...
JPMorgan Chase Conducts First Blockchain-Based Collateral Settlement with BlackRock and Barclays
11.10.2023
The blockchain-based collateral settlement application of JPMorgan Chase & Co., a global banking giant, the Tokenized Collateral Network (TCN), is now live, having completed its inaugural transaction involving two significant clients: BlackRock and Barclays. ...
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The Blockchain-Based Solution Poised to Improve Our Financial Lives
11.10.2023
Tokenization grabs headlines, but digital wallets hold tremendous promise, too
First Mover Americas: JPMorgan Goes Live With First Blockchain-Based Collateral Settlement
11.10.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Oct. 11, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Hong Kong Stock Exchange Launches Blockchain-Based Settlement Platform
4.10.2023
HKEX says the system, used by traders in Hong Kong to buy stocks in China, will speed up settlement and provide greater transparency
Latam Insights: Brazil Launches Nationwide Blockchain ID Program, Venezuelan Crypto Watchdog Extends Restructuring Period
2.10.2023
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: Brazil launches a blockchain-based ID card, the Venezuelan cryptocurrency watchdog Sunacrip extends its restructuring period, and Buenos Aires launches...
Brazil rolls out blockchain-based digital ID
30.9.2023
Brazil is launching its new national identity program powered by blockchain technology. Rio de Janeiro, Goiás, and Paraná will be the first states to issue identification documents on-chain
Buenos Aires to Bring Blockchain-Based Digital ID to Millions of Citizens
30.9.2023
The city of Buenos Aires has announced that it will roll out a blockchain-based, privacy-focused digital ID wallet starting in October. The Quarkid project, previously known as Tangoid, will allow its users to download a “self-sovereign” wallet to hold their birth and marriage...
Tackling the Ticket Scalping Scourge With Blockchain-Based Solutions a ‘No-Brainer’ Says Mohammed El Kandri
29.9.2023
According to Mohammed El Kandri, event organizers battling the ticket scalping problem have a greater chance of overcoming this challenge if they deploy a blockchain-based ticketing solution. A blockchain-based solution allows event organizers to issue digital tickets that are “tamper-proof...
Tonk Is Building a Provability-Focused Onchain Nintendo Emulator
29.9.2023
Tonk, a programming collective focusing on onchain gaming, has announced a blockchain-based Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) emulator called Dappicom. The app, being coded using Noir, a smart contract-enabled privacy-focused language, will allow players to prove they have achieved in-game...
Buenos Aires to issue blockchain-based digital ID
28.9.2023
The first documents to be available on-chain in Buenos Aires include birth and marriage certificates, along with proof of income and academic verification
NAKA Launching the First Self-Custodial Payment Card/Scheme Working on POS Terminals Worldwide
27.9.2023
PRESS RELEASE. SLOVENIA – Sep 27th, 2023 – NAKA introduces a new decentralized approach to finances, built upon a pioneering blockchain-based payment scheme and a payment card that links to the wallet managed by MetaMask and can be read by any POS terminal worldwide. NAKA has developed...
Opera Launches Blockchain-Based Wallet Enabling Rapid P2P Stablecoin Transfers for African Users
21.9.2023
The creator of the Opera Mini web browser recently announced the launch of a blockchain-based wallet which makes it possible for African users to rapidly transfer stablecoins. Integration of the stablecoin wallet into the Opera Mini browser is expected to expose users to decentralized apps (dapps)...
JPMorgan Mulls Blockchain-Based Deposit Token, Report
10.9.2023
America’s biggest bank by assets, JPMorgan Chase, is exploring a blockchain-based deposit token for cross-border payments and interbank transfers. If approved by regulators, the banking giant may create the digital asset, which would be different from its existing JPM Coin as it could be used...
LBRY Gears Up to Contest US Securities Law Violation Ruling
8.9.2023
In a recently filed court document, blockchain-based publishing company LBRY has signaled its intent to challenge a New Hampshire district court’s verdict. This ruling, made in November 2022, concurred with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) stating that LBRY presented...
Report: London Stock Exchange Group Mulls Blockchain-Based Trading for Traditional Financial Assets
4.9.2023
The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) is exploring the potential for using blockchain to offer extensive trading of traditional financial assets, a company executive told the Financial Times on Monday.
Per Murray Roos, head of capital markets at the LSEG, the company has reached an “inflection...
Today in Crypto: Regulator Allows Belgians to Use Binance Poland, US SEC Says an Issuer’s NFTs are Securities and Orders It to Compensate Investors, LimeWire Launches 'World's 1st Blockchain-Based AI Creator Studio on Polygon'
29.8.2023
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Nigeria’s National Youth Scheme To Issue Blockchain-Based Certificates To Citizens
10.8.2023
The Nigerian government has unveiled plans to deploy blockchain technology to issue and verify all National Youth Service Scheme (NYSC) certificates.
At a policy gathering organized by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) to promote plans around the proposed National...
7 blockchain-based platforms for content creators
14.7.2023
From Steemit and LBRY to Ujo Music and SuperRare, discover how blockchain technology empowers content creators in the digital age