Latest from Ian Allison
JPMorgan Invites Banks and Fintechs to Build on Its Revamped Blockchain Network
Liink wants its 400-plus financial institutions (including 25 of the largest 50 banks) to start building on top of the platform.
Ocean v3 Brings Wave of Data Monetization Tools to Ethereum
A third version of Ocean Protocol has been released, fleshing out its vision for “datatokens” and decentralized data marketplaces.
PayPal-Backed Blockchain Analytics Firm Hires Former US Treasury Adviser
TRM Labs, a blockchain analytics firm with backing from PayPal, is adding Ari Redbord as its head of legal and government affairs.
IBM-R3 Pact Shows Tech Trumps Tribe in Enterprise Blockchain
A new collaboration this week between R3 and IBM is raising eyebrows in the world of enterprise blockchain.
Baby Steps or Handcuffs? Crypto Pros Assess PayPal’s Bitcoin Play
Fintech giant PayPal confirmed its move into crypto Wednesday. Is its no-withdrawals bitcoin service too restrictive or mainstream-friendly?
Privacy Coin Zcash Makes Its Ethereum ‘Wrapped’ Debut With Tokensoft and Anchorage
WZEC is the first asset to be launched by “Wrapped,” a partnership between Ethereum tokenizers Tokensoft and qualified custodian Anchorage.
PayPal Embraces Crypto, Igniting Market as Mainstream Adoption Inches Closer
PayPal officially confirmed Wednesday it is entering the cryptocurrency market. The payments giant, with 346 million active accounts around the world, pledged to make crypto “a funding source for purchases at its 26 million merchants worldwide.”
Binance-Backed Privacy Mavens Release Tokenomic Lynchpin: 'Proof-of-Relay'
Rewards gathered on the testnet will be made available when HOPR tokens launch on the live mainnet later this year.
R3 Corda Network Set to Go DeFi With XDC Digital Currency
A group of former bankers building on R3’s public Corda Network is touting the first digital currency for that ecosystem, dubbed XDC.
Block.one Debuts Big-Business Version of EOSIO Blockchain
Block.one has released “EOSIO for Business,” an enterprise-focused version of its software.
