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Bitfury, Tech Firm Mphasis Plan Blockchain Disruption in Trade Finance
Blackstone-owned IT firm Mphasis has partnered with blockchain tech firm Bitfury to automate and tokenize trade finance processes.
U.K. Exchange Coinfloor Is Getting Paid to Help Crypto Firms Access Banking
Coinfloor will collect a fee for referring reputable crypto startups to electronic money institution Enumis for bank-like current accounts.
IBM Blockchain Finance Lead Jesse Lund Is Leaving the Firm
Jesse Lund, IBM’s global head of blockchain for financial services, is no longer working for the company.
South Korea's Shinhan Bank Turns to Blockchain to Speed Up Loan Issuance
Shinhan, one of the oldest and largest banks in South Korea, is using blockchain technology to speed up the approval process for loan products.
JPMorgan Adds Privacy Features to Ethereum-Based Quorum Blockchain
JPMorgan has developed a new privacy feature for ethereum-based blockchains that hides both the sender and the amount in a transaction.
Vroom! F1 Racing Game Offers First Crypto Collectable
F1 Delta Time, a blockchain-based racing game, is offering its first crypto collectable – a unique racecar called 1-1-1.
Yahoo Japan-Backed Crypto Exchange Taotao Launches This Week
A new crypto exchange platform in which Yahoo Japan owns a major stake is about to launch after over a year in development.
Want to Know Your Wine Is Genuine? EY Has Built a Blockchain for That
“Big Four” firm EY has built a blockchain platform for a firm that will help consumers determine wines' quality, provenance and authenticity.
ConsenSys Launches 'Jobs Kit' to Help Devs Enter the Blockchain Industry
Ethereum development studio ConsenSys has launched a blockchain “job kit” to guide developers wishing to enter the growing blockchain space.
Security Token Platform iSTOX Admitted to Central Bank Sandbox
iSTOX, a Singapore Exchange-backed security token platform, has joined a regulatory sandbox set up by Singapore's central bank.
