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Belarusian Banks to Issue Digital Tokens in Central Bank Pilot
12.6.2020
Belarus’ central bank will allow 12 commercial and state-owned banks to launch tokens and conduct business using their digital offerings in an ambitious new pilot.
The central National Bank’s plans, per Sputnik Belarus, will involve a pilot that will run from January 1, 2021, to January 1, 2024...
Blockchain-powered Cross-border Trade Pilot Claims Breakthrough
12.6.2020
A Chinese pilot zone specializing in free trade and blockchain technology claims to be enjoying blockchain-powered cross-border trade success – while the central government is now getting serious about blockchain-powered cross-border trade, and will draw up a list of “key blockchain...
Mutual Fund Giant Vanguard Wraps Phase 1 of Digital Asset-Backed Securities Pilot
11.6.2020
Vanguard worked with blockchain startup Symbiont, BNY Mellon, Citi, State Street and others to model the full lifecycle of digital ABS settlement
Ghana’s Central Bank Confirms It’s Still Looking to Pilot a Digital Currency
10.6.2020
The Bank of Ghana’s first deputy governor says the institution remains committed to piloting a central bank digital currency
Shell, Exxon and More Complete ‘Successful’ Blockchain Pilot
3.6.2020
Major oil and gas companies could be set to do away with conventional payments systems in favor of blockchain-powered solutions – after a 10-company consortium including energy giants such as Royal Dutch Shell and Exxon successfully piloted oilfield water-handling payments at an American shale...
Oil and Gas Blockchain Consortium’s Pilot Test Produces Successful Result
3.6.2020
A 10-company oil and gas blockchain consortium saw promising results from its blockchain pilot test for oilfield water-handling
BMW Blockchain Pilot, Bitcoin Competition + More News
1.6.2020
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Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
Blockchain and DLT news
BMW’s blockchain platform Vantage is set for a pilot in South Korea,...
Austrian Bank Raiffeisen Works on National Digital Currency Pilot
18.5.2020
Raiffeisen Bank International is extending collaboration with Polish-British fintech Billon for a new form of blockchain-based national currency tokenization
China’s Blockchain Love Affair Continues With New Financial Pilot
9.5.2020
A pilot program is underway in Hainan’s province that aims to strengthen cross-border payments via blockchain technology
USD 515M Crypto Fund, Blockchain-Powered Remittance Pilot + More News
30.4.2020
Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
Investment news
a16z crypto, the crypto arm of venture capital giant Andreesen Horowitz, has raised USD 515 million for its second...
KFC Launches Blockchain Pilot for Digital Advertising and Media Buying
29.4.2020
KFC Middle East has begun experimenting with blockchain technology in its advertising and media operations
Chinese Blockchain-Based Pilot Platform Completes First Cross Border Trades
22.4.2020
Companies involved in the pilot platform managed to make trades with companies in the US, Mexico, and India
Chinese Blockchain-powered Trade Pilot Claims Int’l Success
22.4.2020
Qingdao. Companies involved in the Chinese city of Qingdao’s blockchain-powered cross border financing platform pilot are claiming that they are enjoying great success – and have conducted blockchain-powered trades with partners based as far afield as North America and Southern Asia.
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Tesla Completes Blockchain Pilot to Speed Up China Imports Process
7.4.2020
The electric car manufacturer participated in the trial back in December
CargoSmart, Tesla and Cosco to Pilot Blockchain Tech in Cargo Release Process
7.4.2020
OOCL’s CargoSmart pilot tests its blockchain-based application to streamline shipment processes
South Korean Central Bank Accelerates Digital Currency Pilot to Keep Up With Other Nations
6.4.2020
The Bank of Korea has historically been skeptical about CBDCs, but now it's having to keep up
It's Happening: S Korean Central Bank Unveils Plans to Pilot a CDBC
6.4.2020
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The South Korean central bank, the Bank of Korea (BOK) is “one step closer” to launching a pilot for a central bank digital currency (CBDC) and could start piloting a token as early as December this year – in line with central banks in other regions, which are also thought...
South Korea's Central Bank Launches Digital Currency Pilot Program
6.4.2020
South Korea's central bank is undertaking a CBDC pilot program, although it currently believes the need to issue a digital currency is slim
Chinese Blockchain Pilot Processes USD 56m Worth of Int’l Trade
11.3.2020
A blockchain-powered trade finance platform developed by China’s foreign exchange regulator has already processed cross-border payments worth USD 56.36 million and completed export financing totaling USD 460 million as part of a year-long pilot in selected areas of the country.
Chongqing...
Unibright to Pilot Blockchain-Based Renewable Energy Trading in Germany
10.3.2020
Unibright will provide its technology to Wasserkraft Mittelrhein in the roll-out of its “power-buoy” project