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R3 explores strategic options amid blockchain industry challenges
24.10.2024
R3 started out as a consortium and grew fast. Now it is reportedly waiting to see where fate takes it next
R3 explores strategic options amid blockchain industry challenges
24.10.2024
R3 started out as a consortium and grew fast. Now it is reportedly waiting to see where fate takes it next
The Slow Death of Private Blockchain Tech—R3 Reportedly Explores Sale Despite Big Bank Support
24.10.2024
According to a recent report, R3, the private blockchain initiative backed by several major companies—including Intel, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo—has been looking into various strategic paths, including the possibility of a sale. Sources with knowledge of the situation noted that blockchain...
City of Basel Settles Tokenized Bonds Using Wholesale CBDC
12.12.2023
The Swiss city of Basel recently settled a series of tokenized bonds using a wholesale central bank digital currency (WCBDC) as part of Helvetia III, a WCBDC pilot program. The system is designed to prioritize efficiency, as having on-chain funds bypasses the need for reconciling transactions with...
Euroclear Unveils RWA Tokenization Service With World Bank's 100M Euros Digital Bond Issuance
24.10.2023
The digital bond was issued on R3's Corda blockchain, while global bank Citi and investment manager TD Securities assisted in the issuance
BIS Releases Report On ‘Project Icebreaker’ — Develops Cross-Border Retail CBDC Payment Model
8.3.2023
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has released a report summarizing the “Project Icebreaker” trial, which explored the potential advantages and difficulties of utilizing a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) in cross-border payments. The experiment was designed...
CTFC commissioner proposes office focused on retail crypto investors
29.9.2022
The commissioner said the potential of blockchain and cryptocurrency to change existing markets necessitates a new retail investor protection office similar to that of the SEC
SWIFT Is Experimenting With Decentralized Technologies to Allow CBDC Interconnection
22.5.2022
SWIFT, the interbank payments protocol and messaging system, has announced it is working to connect the different central bank digital currency (CBDC) protocols in development today. The company has partnered with Capgemini, a digital services provider, making a series of experiments to ensure that...
Sweden’s central bank completes first phase of digital currency pilot
7.4.2021
The Riksbank said that CBDC technology still requires further investigation
China's blockchain project BSN to integrate R3 Corda
31.3.2021
Chinese banks will soon have access to a permissioned version of the Corda Enterprise infrastructure via the country's Blockchain Service Network
Former Bitcoin Developer Mike Hearn Steps Down From Enterprise Blockchain Firm R3
12.2.2021
Hearn will become CEO of a new firm while remaining a technical adviser to R3
SDX Chief Gets Philosophical About Crypto’s Swiss-Singapore Connection
11.12.2020
The crypto corridor connecting Switzerland and Singapore is firming up, involving many of the usual suspects in banking, custody and trading
Russian Alfa-Bank joins HSBC-backed blockchain trade finance network
3.11.2020
A major global blockchain trade network welcomes one of Russia's largest banks
HSBC Carries Out Bangladesh’s First Blockchain Letter-of-Credit Transaction
3.11.2020
HSBC said the transaction over the Contour trade finance blockchain platform slashed the time normally taken to process letters of credit
IBM-R3 Pact Shows Tech Trumps Tribe in Enterprise Blockchain
23.10.2020
A new collaboration this week between R3 and IBM is raising eyebrows in the world of enterprise blockchain
IDEX 2.0 Revealed, Corda's XDC Exchange Token Launched + More News
20.10.2020
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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Decentralized cryptocurrency exchange (DEX) IDEX launched IDEX 2.0 - a new version that, according to them, addresses the user...
R3 Corda Network Set to Go DeFi With XDC Digital Currency
20.10.2020
A group of former bankers building on R3’s public Corda Network is touting the first digital currency for that ecosystem, dubbed XDC
Around 100 Italian Banks Are Officially on a Blockchain
13.10.2020
The Italian Banking Association claims that about 100 local banks are now operating on a blockchain network designed to speed up interbank transactions and processes
Coda Protocol Changes Name After Trademark Dispute With R3
29.9.2020
O(1) Labs-led lightweight blockchain Coda Protocol said that it is relaunching as “Mina,” following a settlement in a trademark dispute with software maker R3
Standard Chartered Conducts First Blockchain Trade in Bangladesh
16.8.2020
Bangladesh is now on the blockchain map