A consortium of Australia-based financial services companies have teamed up with IBM and shopping center operator Scentre Group to launch a pilot that puts retail lease bank guarantees on…
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Microsoft, Salesforce Join Hyperledger Enterprise Blockchain Consortium – CoinDesk
Two of the world’s largest top-10 enterprise software companies by revenue have joined the Hyperledger blockchain consortium. Microsoft and Salesforce are among the eight new members announced by Hyperledger…
Visa, Paypal Say They’ll Pay $10 Million to Run ‘Facebook Coin’ – Report
Big companies like Visa and PayPal are reportedly willing to pay millions for the privilege of running a node on the Facebook cryptocurrency network. Facebook’s foray into crypto has…
Employers Can Now Pay Salaries in Ether Via Crypto Startup Bitwage – CoinDesk
Bitwage, a startup that helps companies pay their employees in cryptocurrency, has added ether as a payroll option. Announced Monday, companies that want to offer tax and HR-compliant ether benefits…
Anti-Patent Troll Consortium Is Recruiting Blockchain Startups – CoinDesk
Three blockchain technology companies have joined a multi-industry consortium dedicated to protecting members against the threat of patent assertion entities (PAEs) – more commonly known as patent trolls. Revealed…
Securitize Open-Sources Its Protocol, Partners With tZERO Token Exchange – CoinDesk
Securitize is partnering with one of the blockchain industry’s largest security token exchange companies as it open-sources the code behind its in-house protocol. The Digital Securities (DS) protocol repository…
PAX Streamlines Redemptions in Battle for Stablecoin Market Share – CoinDesk
Most crypto companies avoid comparisons to traditional banks. But Chad Cascarilla, CEO of the stablecoin issuer Paxos, welcomes the analogy. “It’s akin to a bank account,” Cascarilla said, describing…
CFTC Chair: ‘Explosion of Interest’ in Crypto May Spawn New Clearinghouses – CoinDesk
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) expects to see more companies apply to become federally-regulated clearinghouses as a result of growing interest in cryptocurrencies. Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo,…
World’s Second-Largest Grocer Joins IBM Food Trust Blockchain – CoinDesk
Albertsons Companies, the world’s second-largest supermarket company by sales, has joined IBM’s Food Trust blockchain, a digital system for tracking and tracing food between retailers and suppliers. Announced Thursday, Albertsons…