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Arrington-Backed Startup Launches Crypto-for-Cash Credit Platform

A crypto lending startup backed by TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington launched a U.S. dollar credit platform on Monday.

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Markets

Author William Mougayar to Launch Blockchain Investment Fund

Blockchain author William Mougayar is teaming up with Jabre Capital Partners to launch a blockchain investment fund for startups.

William Mougayar

Markets

How Blockchain Trade Finance Is Breaking Proof-of-Concept Gridlock

After years of tests and concepts, enterprise blockchain may be having a breakthrough moment, with several notable trials in trade finance advancing.

trade, finance

Markets

ICBC's First Blockchain Patent Is Now Public

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, a major state-owned bank, is exploring how to verify and share users' certificates on a blockchain.

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Mastercard Seeks 'Fast Track' Way to Sync Blockchain Data

A Mastercard patent application outlines how nodes could be quickly added to a blockchain.

MC

Markets

Banking Giant ING Is Quietly Becoming a Serious Blockchain Innovator

Dutch bank ING, which made a splash last year with a modification to zero-knowledge proofs, is adding another innovative wrinkle to privacy in DLT.

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Binance, Bermuda Ink $15 Million Crypto Investment Agreement

Bermuda has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Binance to develop a global compliance center in the British Overseas Territory.

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Alibaba Advances Blockchain Food Fraud Platform to Pilot Phase

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is trialling a blockchain-based tracking system developed to make its supply chain more transparent.

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Tech

IBM Reimagines Proof-of-Work for Blockchain IoT

Your smart lightbulb can't crush hashes at the rate of a giant mining farm, so how can it stay secure? The answer might be in the nonce.

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Tech

Sony Eyes Blockchain Use for Digital Rights Data

Sony believes a blockchain can be used as a digital rights management solution by storing ownership information.

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