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R3 managing director Tim Grant speaks on a panel hosted by President Obama’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology in May 2016.
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.
R3 managing director Tim Grant speaks on a panel hosted by President Obama’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology in May 2016.

Corda Network is the public offshoot of R3's enterprise blockchain efforts.
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.
Corda Network is the public offshoot of R3's enterprise blockchain efforts.

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)

SHIPPING SOON: Contour, the recently-rebranded Voltron blockchain trade finance startup, plans to commercialize its letter-of-credit service following several successful pilot projects.
Standard Chartered Invests More Money in Newly Rebranded Trade Finance Startup
Standard Chartered has invested in Contour, the recently-rebranded Voltron blockchain trade finance platform digitizing letters of credit for financial institutions.
SHIPPING SOON: Contour, the recently-rebranded Voltron blockchain trade finance startup, plans to commercialize its letter-of-credit service following several successful pilot projects.

R3's Mike Hearn, image from CoinDesk archives
Blockchain Vendor R3 Scores Its Second Patent in a Week
Enterprise software vendor R3 has won a patent for a blockchain-based record system designed to make corporate information-sharing more efficient.
R3's Mike Hearn, image from CoinDesk archives

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R3 Completes Trade Finance Blockchain Trial With More Than 70 Organizations
The trade finance blockchain consortium claims that it completed more than 700 funding requests with around 340 participants.
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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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Sumitomo
Japan's Third Largest Bank Completes Blockchain Trade Finance Test
The third largest bank by assets in Japan, is set to begin utilizing R3's Marco Polo trade finance blockchain on a commercial basis by the end of 2019.
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Corda Network is the public offshoot of R3's enterprise blockchain efforts.
Digital Securities Exchange Taps R3's Blockchain for Post-Trade Activities
U.K.-based Archax has inked a deal to use R3's Corda Enterprise to handle post-trade processes for its digital securities exchange.
Corda Network is the public offshoot of R3's enterprise blockchain efforts.

Bank of America
Bank of America Joins Marco Polo Blockchain Trade Network
The sixth-largest U.S. company has joined Marco Polo, a consortium working to bring efficiencies to international trade using blockchain tech.
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