BNP Paribas and EY explore blockchain for internal treasury operations
BNP Paribas ALM Treasury and EY have successfully completed a pilot using blockchain to optimise the global internal treasury operations of the bank.
Digital Asset raises $40m Series B funding and appoints Two Sigma CTO Clyde Rodriguez
Latest funding takes total to over $110m and positions Digital Asset for further expansion as the company expands its global presence.
BNP Paribas Securities Services and Tata Consultancy Services to transform asset servicing using blockchain
The corporate actions announcements blockchain platform from BNP and TCS is called Corporate Event Connect.
Ocean: A blockchain protocol to power decentralised data marketplaces for artificial intelligence
Trent McConaghy asserts the need for a global data commons – data that ought to be out in the open, free for anyone to use.
IBM brings blockchain cross border payments to the world with Stellar, KlickEx and banking partners
A number of banks including BBVA, Bank Danamon Indonesia,and Mizuho Financial Group, are included in the development stage.
ConsenSys hires IBM blockchain leader John Wolpert and Strate CEO Monica Singer
The blockchain venture studio has hired a large amount of talented individuals that come from a range of backgrounds
Can machine learning be applied to the problem of trading?
NYU professor Gordon Ritter constructed an artificial system which he knew would admit a profitable strategy, to see if a machine would find it.
BTCC Mobi wallet adds support for Litecoin, Ethereum and Bitcoin Cash
Mobi Multicurrency wallet now allows convenient storage of BTC, LTC, ETH, and BCC, according to a new statement.
SWIFT tests shows blockchain has potential for global liquidity optimisation
New paper highlights initial findings from proof of concept to improve real-time Nostro reconciliation, part of SWIFT's gpi initiative
Singapore sharding blockchain Zilliqa hits 2,400 transactions per second
Developed by researchers at the National University of Singapore, the blockchain platform has upgraded its internal testnet.
Norton Rose Fulbright advises AIG and Standard Chartered on blockchain-enabled trade finance platform
TradeIX and AIG partnered to enable trade finance transactions for companies, using the blockchain-enabled platform provided by TradeIX.
Should hedge funds be concerned about the risk of insider trading on alternative data?
Wall Street lawyer Jonathan Streeter believes a legal case involving the purchase of data for trading purposes could be brought soon.
Ripple's blockchain network now more than 100 strong
New RippleNet members include AirWallex, Bexs Banco, Credit Agricole, Cuallix, Currencies Direct, dLocal, IFX, Krungsri, RAKBANK and TransferGo.
Blockchain builder ChromaWay partners with Indian state for smart land registry
ChromaWay's solution brings trust, security and immutability to land registration in Andhra Pradesh Visakhapatnam.
R3 and Bolero to partner on electronic bill of lading service
Pilots will combine the benefits of R3's distributed ledger technology with Bolero's international network, eBL processing and legal rulebook.
BNP Paribas Securities Services launches trade processing artificial intelligence tool
BNP Paribas Securities Services is implementing Smart Chaser, a trade matching tool using AI and predictive analysis.
Cryptocurrency experts discuss India's 'downward spiral'
CNN just reported India's economic growth fell from 7% to 5.6% in the last six months, provoking alarming statements.
Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne confirms tZERO utility token sale 'by Thanksgiving'
Overstock CEO inundated with requests says tZERO token sale coming in six weeks.
BNP Paribas, BNY Mellon, HSBC, ING and State Street join Finastra and R3 for DLT syndicated loans
Fusion LenderComm initiative also backed by Loan Syndications & Trading Association and TenDelta LLC
ICONOMI welcomes William Mougayar among first series of Digital Asset Array Managers
Mougayar is joined by Arnold Sternberg, and Kenny Hearn. About a year ago ICONOMI raised over $10.5m in an initial coin offering.
Blockchain studio SingularDTV hires former Sony Music marketing chief Bill Richards
As well as holding top marketing roles at Sony Music and Universal, Richards also worked at Napster.
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
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.
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.
