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South Africa startup Wala is using microraiden for high volume, low-value, off-chain ethereum transactions. And people are using it in the thousands.

By Leigh CuenJun 11, 2018

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Several leading institutions are working towards producing tokenized digital central bank money, a more viable approach than unbacked crypto-assets.

By Julio FauraJun 9, 2018

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A patent filing from Mastercard explores how to use public blockchains to securely verify card credentials at the point of sale.

By Wolfie ZhaoJun 8, 2018

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Alibaba's Ant Financial has raised $14 billion in a new funding, part of which will be used to continue its development of blockchain technology.

By Wolfie ZhaoJun 8, 2018

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Blockchain technology isn't yet a beneficial addition to the payment system in the Netherlands, according to the country's central bank.

By Wolfie ZhaoJun 7, 2018

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Thailand's central bank is examining how a blockchain-based digital currency could make interbank settlement both faster and cheaper.

By Wolfie ZhaoJun 7, 2018

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Three years after Ripple shelved Codius, Stefan Thomas is bringing the smart contract platform back to life with his eyes set on disrupting Ethereum.

By David FloydJun 6, 2018

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South Africa Reserve Bank indicates that tests of a blockchain-based system for interbank clearance and settlement produced astonishing results.

By Wolfie ZhaoJun 6, 2018

Markets

China Mobile, one of China's three state-owned telecoms giants, is exploring moving part of its mobile data business to a distributed ledger.

By Wolfie ZhaoJun 5, 2018

Markets

Two money transfer firms are to open a new payments corridor using RippleNet, while a Kuwaiti bank has also signed up to use the service.

By Sujha SundararajanMay 31, 2018