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Industry heavyweights partner for blockchain margin and collateral service

20.06.2018

Nasdaq, EuroCCP, Euroclear and ABN AMRO Clearing have teamed up to address challenges around the provision of collateral to central counterparties (CCPs) using blockchain technology. The consortium has completed a proof of concept around the use of securities to cover margin calls, with a shared network that can be built between collateral givers, collateral takers […]

Blockchain consortium R3 CEO blasts rumours of financial woes

13.06.2018

The chief executive of blockchain consortium R3 has come out fighting against rumours that the company is facing financial difficulty. David Rutter said in a statement that an “inaccurate” and “negative” news article about R3 had been published as a result of disgruntled former employees of R3 spreading false rumours. Fortune published a story last […]

Commerzbank replicates FX trade with blockchain

25.05.2018

Commerzbank has instantaneously replicated an FX forward using blockchain in a trade with German industrial group, thyssenKrupp. The successful use of blockchain eliminated the need for transaction reconciliation between the two parties because the trade was stored as a single immutable record. Commerzbank and thyssenKrupp’s FX forward deal was a EUR/PLNFX trade which amounted to […]

Apollo 11 Engineer Prepares For Crypto Launch

24.05.2018

The chief executive officer of Korona is Jean-Marc Stigemeyer, a one-time engineer who worked on the Apollo 11 program for NASA’s space program. He is sure that Blockchain is a real future – a company pretending to have a new ecosystem has everything necessary to help redeem the “second crypto-economic boom” and to reach a […]

Bitcoin Falls to Six-Week Low as U.S. Investigates Market Manipulation

24.05.2018

Cryptocurrencies were lower on Thursday, with Bitcoin falling to a six-week low amid reports that the U.S. Justice Department is looking into whether traders are manipulating the price of Bitcoin and other virtual currencies. Bitcoin was trading at $7,377.80, falling 6.74% as of 7:59 AM ET (11:59 GMT) on the Bitfinex exchange. As virtual currencies […]

Bitcoin’s Volatility Influences the Number of Blockchain and Crypto Jobs, Research Shows

20.05.2018

Bitcoin is an industry which creates a ton of jobs. With so many companies getting in on the cryptocurrency action, a lot of employment opportunities are created in the process. However, research indicates there is a factor determining how many jobs are available in this particular industry. It seems the falling Bitcoin price is directly […]

German Stock Exchange Unveils Bison for Free Trading of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and Ripple