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Norway's Internet-Only Skandiabanken Launches Coinbase Integration
An internet-only bank based in Norway has integrated with digital currency exchange startup Coinbase.
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Crédit Agricole Subsidiary Joins Blockchain Post-Trade Pilot
The asset servicer for Crédit Agricole has joined an ongoing blockchain pilot focused on post-trade services for small businesses.
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Craig Wright's New Company is Building a Bitcoin Core Competitor
A secretive startup called nChain is gearing up to launch an alternative implementation of the bitcoin software for use by developers.
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Oracle Plans Blockchain 'Pipelines' to Boost Employee Efficiency
A new patent application from Oracle suggests the database software giant is looking to blockchain for improved workflows.
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Email
21 Inc Opens Bitcoin Email Service to General Public
Bitcoin startup 21 Inc is opening its '21 Lists' paid email product up to the wider public today.
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R3 Blasts JP Morgan Consortium Exit as 'At Odds' With Global Banks
JP Morgan is out at the global banking consortium R3 – and the group had some choice words to describe its departure.
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Blockchain Lets This Startup Trade Gold That's Still in the Ground
Orebits, in partnership with Symbiont, has launched 'smart certificates' that can be traded and exchanged for unmined gold reserves.
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Tencent
Internet Giant Tencent is Building a Blockchain Platform
Chinese internet conglomerate Tencent is launching a new suite of blockchain services, detailing the plans in a new white paper.
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Inside the JBI: China's Massive New Blockchain Research Effort
China's Jiangsu province has launched a new state-owned entity aimed at providing blockchain market research.
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Coinbase is Planning to Launch an Ethereum Messaging App
Bitcoin exchange and wallet startup Coinbase has revealed a new ethereum messaging product currently in testing.
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