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R3 Successfully Tested A Blockchain Platform For Bond Transactions
September 27,
2016
R3 Successfully Tested A Blockchain Platform For Bond Transactions

R3 announced on Monday that it and banks, including CIBC, HSBC, ING, Scotiabank, Societe Generale, State Street, UBS and UniCredit, have successfully tested a blockchain platform powered by Intel Corp technology for bond transactions.

HitBTC Adds Siacoin

HitBTC, a cryptocurrency trading platform, announced it will be adding Siacoin to its exchange. SС/BTC trades is already available on HitBTC.

Soramitsu Opens Blockchain Platform "Iroha"

Soramitsu announced the open sourcing and proposal of a Blockchain platform called "Iroha" to the Hyperledger Project, an open source Linux Foundation collaborative project for the enhancement of blockchain and distributed ledger technology.

World Trade Board Unveiled Key Initiatives To Drive Trade Finance

The World Trade Board unveiled three key initiatives to drive the trade finance agenda, marking a move to facilitate and expand global trade in support of long-term economic growth and prosperity for people across the world.

D+H to Discuss Blockchain Technology at Open Theatre One

DH Corporation ("D+H"), a leading provider of technology solutions to financial institutions globally, today announced that Gene Neyer, Group Leader, Payments, Industry & Regulatory Product Management, D+H, will discuss the potential for blockchain technology to transform the payments industry during a Sibos Open Theatre Session, scheduled on September 27 at Open Theatre One.

World’s First Drone Company To Accept Bitcoin

The Daedalus Group announced it has become the world’s first drone company to accept Bitcoin. According to the official announcement: The Daedalus Group has worked in situations that demand secrecy and now offers its clients the opportunity to pay with a certain level of privacy by paying with Bitcoin.

Juzhen Raises $23m To Develop Blockchain-Based Settlement Solutions

Juzhen Financials, a startup led by China UnionPay veteran Lilin Sun, has raised $23 million (¥153m) to develop clearing and settlement solutions based on distributed ledger technology.

FirstBlood Raises $6m in Crowdsale
September 26,
2016
FirstBlood Raises $6m in Crowdsale

FirstBlood’s crowdsale funding round was completed just moments after it began. Within seconds the decentralized Ethereum-based eSports platform raised just over $6 million in Ethereum (ETH 465,312.999).

Global Banks Joining Forces To Build Blockchain-Based Interbank

Ripple, the global provider of financial settlement solutions, announced that a number of global banks are joining forces to establish the first interbank group for global payments based on distributed financial technology. Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Santander, UniCredit, Standard Chartered, Westpac Banking Corporation, and Royal Bank of Canada are the founding members of the organization, known as the Global Payments Steering Group (GPSG).

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