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Markets

tZERO to Open Security Token Market to Retail Traders Next Week

Overstock is opening up trading on its security token market, tZERO, to retail investors starting next week.

byrne, overstock

Markets

No Humans Required: Commerzbank Develops Blockchain Payments for Automated Trucks

Commerzbank has developed a blockchain-based solution it says allows automated trucks to pay for power charging with no human involvement.

Daimler automated truck

Markets

Investment App Robinhood Wins License to Operate in UK

Robinhood, a stocks, ETFs and crypto investment app, has been given the green light to operate as a broker by a U.K. regulator.

Robinhood

Markets

SBI Crypto Exchange Adopts Tech to Help Meet FATF Standards

VC Trade, the crypto exchange launched by SBI Holdings, is integrating a new wallet solution to help it comply with international KYC standards.

Tokyo pedestrians

Markets

National Stock Exchange Becomes World's First to List a Tokenized Security

Seychelles' stock exchange has just listed a tokenized security representing its own equity in an apparent world first.

Eden, Seychelles

Markets

Standard Chartered Completes First Transaction on Blockchain Trade Platform Voltron

Standard Chartered Bank has completed its first international letter of credit transaction on the open-industry blockchain trade platform Voltron.

Fuel tanker

Tech

Amazon Is Looking to Put Advertising Data on a Blockchain

Amazon is looking to hire a software engineer to integrate parts of its advertising business with a blockchain.

Rahul Pathak AWS

Markets

tZERO Patents Tech for Recording Trades on Public Blockchains

Security token trading platform tZERO has been awarded a U.S. patent for a method of recording trading data on public blockchains.

byrne, overstock

Finance

British Authorities Seek Data from Crypto Exchanges in Search of Tax Evaders

The U.K. tax authority is pressuring crypto exchanges to reveal customers' names and transaction histories in a bid to claw back unpaid taxes, sources said.

pound, uk

Markets

Ethereum Foundation Director's New Role to Help Business Use Public Blockchain

The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance has appointed the executive director of the Ethereum Foundation to help drive its new "Mainnet Initiative."

Ethereum Foundation Executive Director Aya Miyaguchi (CoinDesk archives)