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Corda Blockchain Trade Finance Platform Marco Polo Sees First Transactions - 0 views

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    Blockchain consortium R3's trade finance platform Marco Polo has completed its first real transactions. Marco Polo, which is built on R3 enterprise blockchain platform Corda, successfully facilitated a trade between Germany and China, involving two German firms.
John Kiff

Ethereum Price Loses Luster as Bitcoin Alternative Drops - Bloomberg - 0 views

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    EOS, Tron surpass Ethereum in popularity with many developers. Some startups are now issuing tokens on competing networks
John Kiff

Most Crypto Exchanges Still Don't Have Clear KYC Policies: Report - CoinDesk - 0 views

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    A global study of 216 exchanges found 69% of them do not have complete and transparent KYC procedures. It also found that only 26% had a "high" level of AML procedures.
John Kiff

Can 'stablecoins' be stable? - Bank Underground - 0 views

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    Keeping one currency stable against another is easier said than done and algorithms that intuitively seem to work can hide devastating design flaws. Time will tell, but it seems unlikely that these algorithmic stablecoins will be replacing national currencies any time soon.
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Hong Kong's Securities Regulator Issues Detailed Guidance for Security Token Offerings - 0 views

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    Hong Kong's securities regulator, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has issued official guidance on security token offerings (STOs).
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Japan: 13 Banks Invest in SBI's Ripple-Powered Blockchain Payment App - 0 views

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    Blockchain payment app MoneyTap, co-developed by Ripple and Japanese financial services giant SBI Holdings, has received investments from 13 local banks, according to an SBI press release published on March 28.
John Kiff

RBI: WhatsApp yet to comply with data localisation norms - 0 views

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    The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said that the popular messaging platform WhatsApp is not in compliance with the central bank's data localisation norms in India. RBI's comments come as response in an affidavit, reviewed by TOI, filed with the SC on Wednesday after the apex court made the central bank a party to a writ petition in January.
John Kiff

Bank runs in the digital era | FT Alphaville - 0 views

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    Mark Zelmer's independent review into the UK's Co-operative Bank provides one of the first clear critiques of new regulations designed to stabilise the banking system, particularly the risk of bank runs and the role of open banking in the allocation of capital.
John Kiff

Major Private Indian Bank Partners With Ripple for Cross-Border Remittances - 0 views

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    India's Federal Bank, a commercial private bank, has partnered with Ripple to use its network for cross-border remittances.
John Kiff

New USStocks Token Lets Investors Access US Stock Market With Stablecoin Dai - 0 views

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    Decentralized financial contracts platform UMA has partnered with MakerDAO to release a token tied to the US stock market.
John Kiff

How to Regulate Bitcoin? Decentralized Regulation for a Decentralized Cryptocurrency - ... - 0 views

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    This paper proposes a crypto-asset ecosystem regulatory approach that relies on a decentralized regulatory architecture built upon the existing regulatory infrastructure and makes use of the existing as well as the emerging middlemen in the industry.
John Kiff

Understanding Central Bank Digital Currency - 0 views

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    Launching a CBDC entails large risks as potential economic disruption could outweigh the desired, but mostly untested benefits. However, what is right for some developed economies may not be true for developing ones, where risks and benefits are inherently different.
John Kiff

Cash Use Across Countries and the Demand for Central Bank Digital Currency - 0 views

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    "The level and trend in cash use in a country will influence the demand for central bank digital currency (CBDC). While access to digital currency will be more convenient than traveling to an ATM, it only makes CBDC like a bank debit card-not better. "
John Kiff

Fintech in Latin America and the Caribbean: Stocktaking - 0 views

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    "This paper documents the evolution of fintech in LAC. In particular, the paper focuses on financial development, fintech landscape for domestic and cross border payments and alternative financing, cybersecurity, financial integrity and stability risks, regulatory responses, and considerations for central bank digital currencies."
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Deconstructing 'Decentralization': Exploring the Core Claim of Crypto Systems by Angela... - 0 views

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    The application of the term "decentralized" to blockchain systems, and making legal judgments based on it, creates a "veil of decentralization" that functions as a liability shield for developers and miners and gives them a core benefit of organizational law without accompanying obligations.
John Kiff

The space mission to buy us vital extra hours before a solar storm strikes - MIT Techno... - 0 views

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    The 1859 "Carrington Event" produced so much geomagnetic activity that sparks flew from telegraph equipment. If it happened today, it could debilitate power in urban centers, cut off GPS, and put satellite communications at risk.
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BBVA loan links interest rate to digital milestones - 0 views

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    The first "D-Loan", as BBVA has dubbed the product, has been signed by Singapore-based Olam International, one of the world's leading food traders. The interest rate on the $350m revolving credit facility, provided by a consortium of seven banks led by BBVA, will decline if Olam hits a set of 32 digital targets.
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