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ING Bank-Backed Crypto Trade Platform Pyctor Is Raising Money

The digital assets post-trade collaboration also involves Citi, State Street, UBS and others.

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Markets

Banking Giant UBS Goes Live on We.Trade Blockchain for Trade Finance

Swiss financial giant UBS has started full-fledged transactions on we.trade, a blockchain-based trade finance platform.

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Markets

14 Banks, 5 Tokens: Inside Fnality's Expansive Vision for Interbank Blockchains

Fresh off a $63 million fundraise, execs at bank blockchain consortium Fnality shed some light on the often-secretive project's plan to tokenize fiat currency.

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Markets

Barclays and Clearmatics Call on Coders to Help Blockchains Talk to Each Other

U.K. bank Barclays and startup Clearmatics will hold a hackathon next month to spur ideas for blockchain interoperability.

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Markets

Former UBS Bankers Net $100 million to Build a Crypto Bank

A Swiss startup launched by several former UBS bankers has raised $104 million in a bid to establish a regulated crypto-friendly bank.

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Markets

UBS: Bitcoin Is Too 'Unstable and Limited' to Function as Money

UBS doesn't believe bitcoin constitutes money or a viable asset class yet, but it could in the future.

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Markets

UBS CEO: Blockchain Is 'Almost a Must' for Business

The CEO of UBS Group AG endorsed blockchain technology in an interview, suggesting that it is "almost a must" for business.

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Markets

UBS-Backed Blockchain Platform Completes Live Trade Transactions

The Batavia blockchain trade finance platform has completed a pilot that conducted live cross-border transactions involving corporate clients.

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Markets

UBS to Launch Live Ethereum Compliance Platform

Swiss banking giant UBS and a group of major banks plan to launch a live application later this month using the ethereum blockchain.

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Markets

UBS Seeks IP Protection for Smart Contract Blockchain Validation

In a patent application released by the USPTO, money manager UBS indicated it was considering using smart contracts to validate transactions.

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