Illuminate Financial Invests $4M USD In Blockchain Startup Baton Systems

Blockchain, Investing, News | February 3, 2020 By:

Blockchain startup Baton Systems has received a $4 million investment from Illuminate Financial, a strategic independent investor in early stage FinTech companies.

Founded in 2016, Baton enables on-demand payments through its distributed ledger-based platform to eliminate the need for capital-intensive pre-funding of margin requirements and deliver a more operationally efficient infrastructure for the entire derivatives ecosystem.

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Crypto Wealth Management Platform B21 Receives Gibraltar Blockchain License

Blockchain, News, Regulation | October 2, 2019 By:

Mobile-focused investment platform B21 has been granted an in- principle Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) License from the Gibraltar Financial Services Commissioner (GFSC).

B21 is a FinTech company and the developer of the personal wealth management platform exclusively for crypto assets. The company’s platform enables everyday investors to create their own portfolio of cryptocurrencies.

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Think Tank Avenir Suisse Urges Switzerland To Create A National Cryptocurrency

Blockchain, News | June 7, 2019 By:

Avenir Suisse, a think tank focused on Switzerland’s future in political, economical and social areas, has urged the country’s central bank, the Swiss National Bank (SNB), to issue a national cryptocurrency.

In a report, titled “Blockchain After the Hype,” the think tank said that digitization and distributed ledger technology (DLT) are creating numerous opportunities for the Swiss financial industry,

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Blockchain Consortium Hyperledger Announces New Blockchain Management System

Announcements, Blockchain, News | May 15, 2019 By:

Hyperledger, a collaborative cross-industry effort created to advance blockchain technology, has introduced a new blockchain-based identity management system.

Called Hyperledger Aries, the new system is a shared infrastructure of tools that enables the exchange of blockchain-based data, supports peer-to-peer messaging in various scenarios,

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CFTC’s Technology Advisory Committee Discusses Blockchain Adoption And Crypto Regulation

Blockchain, News, Regulation | March 29, 2019 By:

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Technology Advisory Committee (TAC) recently held a public meeting discussing the adoption of distributed ledger technology (DLT) and crypto regulation.

During the meeting, the TAC heard presentations and actionable recommendations from its subcommittees on Automated and Modern Trading Markets,

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Blockchain Insurance Industry Initiative Raises $16M USD

Blockchain, Investing, News | March 26, 2019 By:

The Blockchain Insurance Industry Initiative (B3i) has raised around $16 million in its latest funding round, according to corporate registry filings in Switzerland.

Founded in 2016, the B3i is a collaboration of 15 global insurers and reinsurers formed to explore the potential of using distributed ledger technologies (DLT) within the industry for the benefit of all stakeholders in the value chain.

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