Banks and Regulators Complete KYC App Test on R3 Blockchain Platform
39 financial firms and regulators worldwide have completed a KYC trial on R3’s Corda blockchain platform Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
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Microsoft Partners With Two Asian Firms on Blockchain Platform for Enterprises
Microsoft Taiwan teams up with two Asia-based companies to create a blockchain platform for enterprises in the Asia-Pacific region Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Logistics Giant Maersk Starts Using Blockchain Platform for Maritime Insurance
Transport firm Maersk has begun commercially using Insurwave, a blockchain platform based on Microsoft Azure’s distributed ledger tech Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Japan Banking Giant Mitsubishi Goes Crypto With Own Coin
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc, one of the top five banks in the world, announced its intention of testing a proprietary cryptocurrency by 2019. The idea is to roll out its coin initially to a relative handful of customers, hoping they’ll participate in finding inevitable bugs as they make typical retail purchases. For Japan, it’s … Read more
After Telegram, Viber May Be Blocked, Russian Minister Says
Viber may be treated like Telegram if security services are not able to obtain its encryption keys, Russia’s telecom minister said. The app offers end-to-end encryption, and is the most popular messenger in several Eastern European countries. Recently, its CEO, Michael Shmilov, said the company would not be able to hand over the keys. Also … Read more
Bittrex Wallets Are Taken Offline as Companies Scramble to Patch the Intel Bug
On Wednesday, the tech world was rocked by revelations of a computer chip vulnerability that exposes critical data. Meltdown and Spectre are the names assigned to the newly discovered flaws which primarily affect Intel chips. From a security perspective, the bug concerns everyone who uses an Intel-powered device to connect to the internet, which is … Read more
