[ad_2][ad_1] Ten major Spanish companies – including Santander, Libra Bank, Bankia, Caixa Bank and BME – are planning to implement a self-managed digital identity model using blockchain technology. The project, known as Dalion, has completed concept testing, leading to a second phase of development and testing with the aim of …
Read More »Mayor Pumarejo meets with IDB President for the 2021 Assembly
[ad_1] Barranquilla resumes preparations for the assembly of Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) 2021. Mayor Jaime Pumarejo Heins visit the American city of Washington to meet the new president of the international organization, Mauricio Claver-Carone. The meeting is scheduled for this Friday at 2:30 pm and it is the first official …
Read More »Bitfront of Line Corporation to pay interest on Line’s crypto asset
[ad_2][ad_1] BITFRONT, LINE Corporation’s global digital currency exchange, now provides interest on LINE’s LINK (LN) cryptocurrency deposits through a partnership with Celsius, the blockchain-based crypto loan and reward platform. BITFRONT launched interest services in September for cryptocurrency deposits from Tether (USDT), Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Litecoin …
Read More »Ripple invests in Money Tap
[ad_2][ad_1] Ripple has invested in Money Tap, the P2P money transfer app run by a consortium of Japanese financial institutions. Developed by SBI and Ripple, Money Tap is a smartphone application that allows consumers to make instant domestic payments via bank account, phone number or QR code. The service bypasses …
Read More »Reserve Bank calls big banks for Australian blockchain-based digital currency project
[ad_2][ad_1] The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is examining the potential use and implications of a wholesale form of central bank digital currency (CBDC) using distributed ledger technology (DLT) – blockchain. In undertaking the work, the RBA is partnering with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, the National Australia Bank, investment …
Read More »US Bank Crypto Services Proceed, Crypto Debit Cards Launched in US and Mexico, Blockchain Enterprise Developments and Continuous Crypto Application BakerHostetler
[ad_2][ad_1] US banks and trust companies are moving forward with cryptocurrency services Of: Robert A. Musiala Jr. This week the Avanti Bank & Trust was granted a banking charter by the Wyoming State Banking Board. According to a press release, the Charter gives Avanti the same powers as domestic banks …
Read More »Reserve Bank of Australia to explore wholesale CBDC using Ethereum technology – Ledger Insights
[ad_2][ad_1] Today the Reserve Bank of Australia announced its planning for a proof of concept (PoC) for a wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) based on distributed ledger technology (DLT), or more specifically, blockchain technology Ethereum. It involves collaboration with Commonwealth Bank, National Australia Bank, Perpetual and the US blockchain …
Read More »German central bank awards altcoin tender
[ad_2][ad_1] Source: Pixeljoy – Shutterstock The Deutsche Bundesbank awarded the Ocean Protocol the contract for the conceptual design of a decentralized data network. The Ocean Protocol was the only company able to offer a technical solution out of the conception phase. Three days ago, on October 28, the Deutsche Bundesbank, …
Read More »Lower remittance costs in third quarter World Bank studies: Only cryptocurrencies meet the UN target
[ad_2][ad_1] The latest World Bank study shows that the 4.98% average cost to remit funds to South Asia makes it the least expensive region while Sub-Saharan Africa is the most expensive with an average cost of 8.47 %. The quarterly study also finds that it is more expensive to remit …
Read More »The German central bank is working on a blockchain project, but it is not a CBDC
[ad_2][ad_1] According to a public notice published in the Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, Ocean Protocol, a Singapore-based non-profit foundation, was hired to create a decentralized network for the German Bundesbank. The central bank said the Ocean Protocol, which is a project of relatively limited reputation, …
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