News this week that R3 and IBM are working together raised eyebrows, because each entity has been on different and competing sides since the early days of enterprise blockchain. From next month, the commercial version of Corda (the version big banks and the like are paying R3 for) will be made available via IBM’s LinuxOne …
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As Jack Ma’s Ant Group gets Hong Kong approval for its $30 billion IPO, it’s rolled out a blockchain platform aimed to protect users’ copyright. Source link
Signature Bank’s deposits grew by over $4 billion. Non-profits have rejected bitcoin donations made from hackers. And a FinCEN investigation raises questions about bitcoin mixers and the Bank Secrecy Act. Here’s all the news people are talking about in crypto today. Top shelf Corporate DeFi?R3’s open-source variation of its enterprise blockchain, Corda Network, will see …
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Quick Take Portugal implemented favorable tax policies for foreign residents after the Great Financial Crisis. With recent clarifications on cryptocurrencies, the country is morphing into a desirable work and lifestyle hub. This research piece is available to members of The Block Genesis. You can continue reading this Genesis research on The Block. Source link
US Department of Homeland Security taps five blockchain startups to reinforce anti-forgery and counterfeit prevention procedures We’re sorry but www.theblockcrypto.com doesn’t work properly without JavaScript enabled. Please enable it to continue. Source link
The investment comes as Australia attempts to make a recovery from the recession brought by the COVID-19 pandemic. Source link
JBS S.A. aims to track all of its cattle suppliers on a blockchain system by 2025. Source link
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Stablecoin issuer Tether has launched its USDT coin on Solana, a Layer-1 blockchain whose developers claim is faster and cheaper than Ethereum. Revealing the news exclusively to The Block on Wednesday, Tether said Solana can help users exchange USDT at speeds greater than 50,000 transactions per second (TPS), often for less than $0.00001 per transaction. …
Blockchain Research Institute (BRI), the education and innovation hub founded by father-and-son tech evangelists Don and Alex Tapscott, has opened a European arm. Announced Wednesday, Blockchain Research Institute Europe (BRIE) launches in partnership with Blockwall, an independent venture capital firm based in Frankfurt, Germany. The new BRIE think tank will bring together a gaggle of …
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