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“# Blockchain companies can’t afford to stay on the patent sidelines ” Twitter plays defense with its patents, Square has launched a consortium — which includes Coinbase — to pool crypto patents and Alibaba is well on its way with its mission to overtake IBM in the blockchain patent wars. Many startups don’t take the…
“# Circle enables seamless USDC-USD transfers, providing a bridge from banks to DeFi ” Circle, the company behind the second most popular stablecoin USD Coin, has rolled out a new API that will allow for the seamless transfer of USDC to USD via automated clearinghouse (ACH) systems. The first exchange to adopt the new API…
“# Digital ruble could be still vulnerable to fraud, Russian banks warn ” Russia’s central bank digital currency, or CBDC, could contain a number of risks related to cybersecurity and fraud, according to several local financial institutions. The Association of Russian Banks, or ARB, has released its official feedback on Russia’s digital ruble project on Jan….
“# Crypto custody firm graduates Singapore Monetary Authority’s regulatory sandbox ” Crypto-custody provider and securities firm, Propine, has graduated from the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s fintech regulatory sandbox program, emerging with a Capital Markets Services License, and the green-light to commence full operations. The Singapore-based securities services firm for institutional clients was admitted entry to…
“# Visa-backed Bitcoin startup to launch Lightning-based global payments app ” Zap, a Lightning Network payments startup backed by Visa through its Fintech Fast Track program, announced on Jan. 6 the rollout of Strike Global, a payments and remittances app using the Bitcoin (BTC) layer-two technology. An announcement by CEO Jack Mallers goes in-depth into…
“# Was 2020 a ‘DeFi year,’ and what is expected from the sector in 2021? Experts answer ” Figuring out the point at which decentralized finance began almost always ends up in a rhetorical debate. Some argue that Bitcoin’s (BTC) invention a decade ago marked the start of it, as the major cryptocurrency was the…
“# For whom the benefits toll: Enterprise blockchain is the evolution of economic architectures ” In my two-decade career at Microsoft, leading .NET platform architecture, visual studio .NET development, application platform, enterprise strategy and Microsoft Digital, I have been part of building technologies for multiple waves of platforms: the early web, service-oriented architectures, the so-called…
“# IMF leader on digital payments for skilled trades workers ” The continuing transition to digital finance is likely to affect sectors across the board. Artisans, or skilled craftsmen and women, are no exception. According to Kristalina Georgieva, managing director for the International Monetary Fund, or IMF, digital money for these skilled workers hinges on…
“# Hundreds of millions of consumers will use digital currencies soon: Circle CEO ” Speaking at Singapore Fintech Festival, Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire said that “third-generation blockchain technology” would see digital currency “in the hands of hundreds of millions, if not billions of users.” Allaire featured on a panel alongside the CEO of Facebook’s ‘Diem’…
“# Russia’s Alfa-Bank offers blockchain platform for freelancers ” Alfa-Bank, one of the largest private commercial banks in Russia, is exploring blockchain technology in its services for freelancers. According to a Dec. 1 announcement, Alfa-Bank will use blockchain-based applications to automate services for freelancers and self-employed workers. Based on Waves Enterprise’s blockchain platform, Alfa-Bank’s new…