IBM awarded patent for ‘self-aware token’
The token is designed to record all transaction data when used offline, and would automatically upload this data when...
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Ripple’s Brad Garlinghouse hints firm may seek IPO within 12 months
Garlinghouse says an IPO is a “natural evolution for the company,” and that it has been working with the...
Jack Dorsey’s Square wins patent for fiat-to-crypto payments network
The technology would allow one party to pay in any currency, while also enabling the receiving party to be...
In first ‘pure crypto’ hire, Silvergate Bank recruits Blockstream Liquid Network exec
Crypto-friendly Silvergate Bank just made its first hire from the hardcore crypto community to support an ambitious plan serving...
MakerDAO pitches DeFi to the masses at CES 2020
MakerDAO is a protocol that allows people to borrow a portion of ethereum in the form of a separate...
Rivals Signature Bank and Prime Trust team up to offer instant payments for institutions
Not many banks are willing to work with cryptocurrency companies due to compliance and risk concerns… but two crypto...
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China may soon have its first blockchain exchange-traded fund
The country’s financial watchdog has received an application for listing an ETF that will track China’s top 50 blockchain-related...
German Stock Exchange partners with Japanese firm to create global digital asset ‘ecosystem’
The partnership will span Europe and Asia, two of the fastest-growing markets for digital assets. Possible areas for collaboration...
Institutions are showing interest in ETP tied to Binance Coin, Amun says
The crypto investment provider has been meeting with hedge funds and family firms to discuss its BNB ETP, a...
Fidelity Digital Assets to sign up its first crypto exchange by end of the year
Currently limited to over-the-counter (OTC) crypto trades, Fidelity’s crypto division anticipates signing a crypto exchange to its services...
U.S. crypto firms will soon have another banking option
While many banks have avoided the crypto industry due to a perception of risk, U.K.-based Cashaa is launching new...
Northern Trust testing fractionalized bonds on blockchain
The bank has partnered with a fintech company to provide asset servicing for large, high-grade bonds that will be...
Ontario regulator lets security token startup test secondary trading
Tokenization startup TokenGX has been given regulatory permission to pilot and gather data on a new secondary-market trading platform....
Fidelity Digital Assets opens to all qualified investors
Fidelity has become one of the first established financial institutions to offer digital asset custody services… The $2.8 trillion...
Fearing USD decline, ex-CFTC heads propose a blockchain-based digital dollar
Two former heads of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission are offering up a plan for a government-sanctioned, blockchain-based digital...
Security token firm taps German developer’s $7 billion property pipeline
Blockchain firm Fundament has landed a German investor with $7.35 billion of real estate projects to jumpstart its asset...
Crypto venture firm 1confirmation announces new $45 million fund
Venture capital firm 1confirmation is announcing a new $45 million fund for investing in cryptocurrency startups. 1confirmation has invested...
Token tech firm Securitize raises $14 million from Santander, MUFG
Securitize has raised $14 million from investors, including major financial companies Santander InnoVentures, MUFG Innovation Partners, and Nomura Holdings....