# Former US treasurer joins Ripple board

# Former US treasurer joins Ripple board

“# Former US treasurer joins Ripple board ” Rosa Gumataotao Rios, the 43rd treasurer of the United States, will be joining Ripple’s board of directors.  In an announcement from Ripple today, the company said Rios, who served as the U.S. treasurer from 2009 to 2016 under President Barack Obama, will be the newest member of…

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# ‘From dial-up to broadband’: Banco Santander exec talks up DLT utilization in finance

# ‘From dial-up to broadband’: Banco Santander exec talks up DLT utilization in finance

“# ‘From dial-up to broadband’: Banco Santander exec talks up DLT utilization in finance ” John Whelan, the head of Banco Santander’s blockchain lab in Madrid, recently touted the potential for increased decentralized ledger technology adoption in mainstream finance. Speaking during a webinar organized by Fintech Surge and the Future Blockchain Summit on Wednesday, Whelan…

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# Trading apps usurp TikTok in popularity

# Trading apps usurp TikTok in popularity

“# Trading apps usurp TikTok in popularity ” Two trading apps have risen to the top of Apple’s App Store in recent days. Robinhood holds the number one position, with Coinbase in second, at time of publication on Friday. In third: popular social media platform TikTok. YouTube, Instagram and Snapchat hold the fourth, fifth and sixth…

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# Chinese holding firm Ping An overtakes Tencent in blockchain patents race

# Chinese holding firm Ping An overtakes Tencent in blockchain patents race

“# Chinese holding firm Ping An overtakes Tencent in blockchain patents race ” Chinese holding conglomerate Ping An Group filed the largest number of blockchain-related patents in 2020, according to a new report. Intellectual property-focused magazine Intellectual Asset Management has released a report on the rankings of the world’s foremost blockchain patentees. Based on data…

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