R3


Policy

UAE Unveils CBDC Strategy, First Phase to Be Completed by Mid-2024

The first phase of the Digital Dirham is expected to be completed over the next 12 to 15 months.

Crypto.com has moved closer to getting a license to operate in Dubai. (Kent Tupas/Unsplash)

Videos

Bitcoin Outlook as Fed Chair Powell Addresses Banking Sector Concerns

Bitcoin is slipping below $28,000 as crypto traders react to the Federal Reserve enacting a quarter-point interest rate hike. Trade The Chain director of research Nick Mancini joins R3 chief economist Alisa DiCaprio on "All About Bitcoin" to discuss their reactions to the latest press conference Fed Chair Jerome Powell held amid lingering banking and inflation concerns.

Recent Videos

Policy

EU Passes Law to ‘Rein In’ Big Tech’s Domination Over Smaller Players

Companies such as Google, Apple, Amazon and Meta could face fines as high as 20% of turnover as the EU seeks to stop “gatekeepers” curbing competition from smaller players.

Margrethe Vestager and French Minister Cédric O in negotiations Thursday (French Economics Ministry)

Finance

R3, Once Banking’s Blockchain Bet, Is Spinning Up a DeFi Token

As DeFi looks to compliance, “enterprise blockchain” sees an opportunity.

R3

Videos

Survival Race of South Korean Exchanges; Ethereum Powers Digital Passports in HK

50 of 60 crypto exchanges in South Korea race to apply for Information Security Management System (ISMS), the first step to an official VASP license. ASEAN Financial Innovation Network (AFIN) and R3 to launch CBDC sandbox. Hong Kong meets Ethereum-powered COVID-19 digital passports. More on that story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

Recent Videos

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.

Markets

Around 100 Italian Banks Are Officially on a Blockchain

The Italian Banking Association claims that about 100 local banks are now operating on a blockchain network designed to speed up interbank transactions and processes.

Italian euro cents coins

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

Nasdaq Is Using R3’s Corda for Managing Digital Assets

Nasdaq has partnered with R3 to offer a platform for digital asset marketplaces on the Corda blockchain.

nasdaq nyc