Corda


Finance

Euroclear Unveils RWA Tokenization Service With World Bank's 100M Euros Digital Bond Issuance

The digital bond was issued on R3's Corda blockchain, while global bank Citi and investment manager TD Securities assisted in the issuance.

The World Bank Group sign in Washington, D.C. (Victorgrigas)

Markets

HSBC Carries Out Bangladesh's First Blockchain Letter-of-Credit Transaction

HSBC said the transaction over the Contour trade finance blockchain platform slashed the time normally taken to process letters of credit.

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Finance

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.

R3 CEO David Rutter speaks at Consensus 2017

Finance

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.

Corda Network is the public offshoot of R3's enterprise blockchain efforts.

Tech

Swiss Crypto Bank SEBA to Offer Token Securitization on Corda Network

The bank has partnered with Corda-based DASL to build the new service available on Corda’s public network

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Markets

Standard Chartered Claims First Yuan-Based Letter of Credit Issued on a Blockchain

The bank said the blockchain letter-of-credit transaction – between mining giant Rio Tinto and Chinese firm Baosteel – was the first to be denominated in yuan.

Credit: Daniel Fung/Shutterstock.com

Finance

R3 Corda Partners With Kaleido After Ethereum Startup Spins Out of ConsenSys

R3, the company behind the Corda blockchain, is edging ever closer to Ethereum, with news of a partnership with enterprise software startup Kaleido.

Kaleido CEO Steve Cerveny speaks at Consensus 2019. (Credit: CoinDesk archives)

Finance

Swiss Blockchain Exchange SDX Hires ConsenSys Startup Boss to Head Business

Tim Grant, formerly the CEO of ConsenSys-backed DrumG Technologies, is to become head of business at SDX.

R3 managing director Tim Grant speaks on a panel hosted by President Obama’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology in May 2016.

Finance

Blockchain Can Help UK Savers Recover $48B in Unclaimed Pensions, Says R3

Blockchain solutions based on R3's tech will make it easier for users to verify their identities and claim lost pension funds, the firm says.

Corda Network is the public offshoot of R3's enterprise blockchain efforts.

Policy

Central Bankers From Canada, Netherlands, Ukraine Call Blockchain Unnecessary for Digital Fiat

Central bank digital currencies have been a hot topic in blockchain circles recently, but central banks are lukewarm about blockchains.

Sveriges Riksbank is trying R3's Corda blockchain just to learn about the tech. "We need to get our hands dirty," explains Björn Segendorf, a senior advisor in the Swedish central bank's payments department. (Photo by Anna Baydakova for CoinDesk)

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