Spanish Bank BBVA Joins Hyperledger Blockchain Project
Spanish banking conglomerate BBVA has become the latest member of the Hyperledger blockchain project.
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Banking giant BBVA has completed a pilot that put a $150 million syndicated loan for Spain's electrical grid operator on the blockchain.
The bank wants to use ethereum as a notary, but regulators discourage holding even the tiny bit of ether needed to put data on the public blockchain.
The European Commission, the EU's executive body, is launching a blockchain app association next year and already has major banks on board.
Spanish banking giant BBVA has completed a pilot that issued a $91 million corporate loan using two different blockchain technologies.
BBVA has utilized blockchain platform Waves to conduct a live international trade transaction trial between Spain and Mexico.
Blockchain Startup Everledger Wins €30,000 at BBVA Competition
London blockchain startup Everledger is the joint winner of BBVA’s European Open Talent competition. The startup, which uses blockchain technology to tackle diamond fraud and theft, will be awarded a €30,000 prize ($33,939) as well as an invitation to develop a project with the multinational bank. Rounding off the competition series, with previous finals taking place […]
