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HSBC Carries Out Bangladesh's First Blockchain Letter-of-Credit Transaction
HSBC said the transaction over the Contour trade finance blockchain platform slashed the time normally taken to process letters of credit.
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IBM-R3 Pact Shows Tech Trumps Tribe in Enterprise Blockchain
A new collaboration this week between R3 and IBM is raising eyebrows in the world of enterprise blockchain.
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R3 Corda Network Set to Go DeFi With XDC Digital Currency
A group of former bankers building on R3’s public Corda Network is touting the first digital currency for that ecosystem, dubbed XDC.
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Swiss Crypto Bank SEBA to Offer Token Securitization on Corda Network
The bank has partnered with Corda-based DASL to build the new service available on Corda’s public network
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Standard Chartered Claims First Yuan-Based Letter of Credit Issued on a Blockchain
The bank said the blockchain letter-of-credit transaction – between mining giant Rio Tinto and Chinese firm Baosteel – was the first to be denominated in yuan.
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Kaleido CEO Steve Cerveny speaks at Consensus 2019. (Credit: CoinDesk archives)
R3 Corda Partners With Kaleido After Ethereum Startup Spins Out of ConsenSys
R3, the company behind the Corda blockchain, is edging ever closer to Ethereum, with news of a partnership with enterprise software startup Kaleido.
Kaleido CEO Steve Cerveny speaks at Consensus 2019. (Credit: CoinDesk archives)

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Swiss Blockchain Exchange SDX Hires ConsenSys Startup Boss to Head Business
Tim Grant, formerly the CEO of ConsenSys-backed DrumG Technologies, is to become head of business at SDX.
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Blockchain Can Help UK Savers Recover $48B in Unclaimed Pensions, Says R3
Blockchain solutions based on R3's tech will make it easier for users to verify their identities and claim lost pension funds, the firm says.
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Sveriges Riksbank is trying R3's Corda blockchain just to learn about the tech. "We need to get our hands dirty," explains Björn Segendorf, a senior advisor in the Swedish central bank's payments department. (Photo by Anna Baydakova for CoinDesk)
Central Bankers From Canada, Netherlands, Ukraine Call Blockchain Unnecessary for Digital Fiat
Central bank digital currencies have been a hot topic in blockchain circles recently, but central banks are lukewarm about blockchains.
Sveriges Riksbank is trying R3's Corda blockchain just to learn about the tech. "We need to get our hands dirty," explains Björn Segendorf, a senior advisor in the Swedish central bank's payments department. (Photo by Anna Baydakova for CoinDesk)

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ING Bank Devises Privacy Fix for R3's Corda Blockchain
ING, the Dutch megabank, has come up with a privacy fix for R3's Corda blockchain.
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