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Shinhan bank Opens Door to Corporate Crypto Accounts, Paving the Way for Institutional Adoption
As the first domestic lender on South Korean soil, Shinhan Bank has rolled out real-name corporate accounts to enable transactions from cash to crypto based on its partnership with cryptocurrency exchange Korbit.
Only a Small Fraction of Institutional and Corporate Money Entered into Bitcoin Market
The amount invested by institutions and corporates in the Bitcoin market is a small percent of their total cash reserve
6 Corporate Giants Hold Bitcoin Worth More Than $11.4 Billion
Blockchain insights provider BlockData has acknowledged that six corporate giants have taken the Bitcoin holding culture a notch higher as they have BTC worth more than $11.4 billion in their custody.
Gemini's Winklevoss Twins Willing to Dive into Facebook's Libra Project
Winklevoss twins, the Gemini Founders have made a revelation about a possible partnership with Facebook on the Libra Project.
BNY Mellon Joins Marco Polo Trade Finance Consortium
The Bank of New York Mellon, which boasts nearly $2 trillion under management, is the 28th bank to join the Marco Polo trade finance consortium. And according to CoinDesk, the bank is quite eager to go “live:”
Accenture Forms Strategic Partnership with TradeIX, Joining the Marco Polo Network
Professional services firm Accenture has partnered with TradeIX to create new use cases for the buyers and sellers in the trade finance market. TradeIX, a trade finance blockchain startup, previously launched the Marco Polo Network along with R3.
Bank of America Joins Marco Polo Blockchain Network Powered by R3 Corda
Bank of America has joined the Marco Polo Network, powered by R3 Corda’s distributed ledger technology to solve the challenges of the global trade participants.
Tesla’s Bitcoin Investment is Revolutionary for Crypto but Other Firms May Not Do The Same Just Yet - JPMorgan
Tesla, the latest institutional giant to make a BTC purchase, has reignited the crypto bull market and propelled BTC to a new all-time high with its $1.5 billion endorsement.
Crypto Market Loses Around $170 Billion in the Last 24 Hours as Bitcoin Price Drops
After topping a market cap of $1 trillion last week, the crypto market has since plummeted, wiping out nearly $170 billion in the last 24 hours.
Bitcoin Surges Past $56k as Addresses Holding At Least 0.1 BTC Hit All-Time High
New data by Glassnode reveals that the number of Bitcoin addresses with more than 0.1 BTC has achieved a new record high, along with BTC's surge to top $56K.
Blockchain Asia: Technological Solutions to Cultural Mistrust
Jochen Biedermann is also the Founder and CEO of Blockchain Asia which was established in 2016. In this second installment, we discuss Blockchain’s applications throughout Asia, clashes in culture and China’s mission to be the first country with an operating central bank digital currency (CBDC).
R3's Marco Polo Network Welcomes First Indian Corporate as Asia Serves as a Key Area of Growth
The Marco Polo Network announced on Thursday that India’s leading provider of digital transformation, Tech Mahindra became the first corporate in India to join the R3’s open-source blockchain-based Marco Polo Network for facilitating cross-border transactions.
World First Crypto Bank Sygnum Receives Approval To Offer Banking Services In Singapore
Sygnum has been granted approval by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to operate digital markets/banking services in the country
Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak’s WOZX is Best Performing Crypto as Price Rallies 100% Again
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak’s crypto Efforce (WOZX) has rallied by 100% overnight, its price surging from $1.55 to $3.30 making it the best crypto-asset currently trading.
Beyond Startups—Championing for an Ecosystem to Drive Blockchain Forward
Tribe Accelerator is Singapore’s first government-backed blockchain accelerator, on a mission to bridge the gap between blockchain startups and the traditional world. Yi Ming Ng, the Managing Director at Tribe Accelerator, believes that blockchain is beneficial to a lot of businesses from different industries. However, there has been a lot of fear and speculation around cryptocurrencies in the traditional corporate world.