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On March 18, IBM announced that it had signed letters of intent with six international banks that plan to issue stablecoins on IBM’s payments network, World Wire. World Wire is built on the Stellar platform, a network that promises to allow regulated institutions to move value across borders — making remittances or foreign exchange settlements — faster and at a lower cost than traditional correspondent banking systems.
Facebook: The new team is indeed exploring more blockchain applications
While Facebook has not publicly commented on previous reports by Bloomberg and The New York Times about its cryptocurrency offering, it did acknowledge that it is exploring distributed ledger technology (DLT). In response to Computerworld's request for comment, Facebook said: "Like many other companies, Facebook is exploring ways to leverage blockchain technology. Our new small team is exploring many different applications, but will not disclose more at this time." .
Citibank abandons plans to launch a cryptocurrency similar to JPM Coin
Citibank has launched a project code-named "Citicoin" to simplify the global payment process, which has similarities with JPM Coin. After evaluating the project, Citi concluded that while the technology may serve its purpose, there are other more effective and efficient ways to improve payments.
Insurance Giant AXA Launches Insurance Products Covering STOs
As Cointelegraph reported on March 15, insurance giant AXA XL and insurance technology startup Assurely jointly launched a new insurance product, CrowdProtector, covering equity crowdfunding and STO products.
Microsoft Reopens Bitcoin Deposits
According to Microsoft’s official website, Microsoft has reopened the bitcoin fund deposit function in the account, and users can use bitcoin to purchase goods in the Microsoft online store. It is understood that due to the instability of bitcoin transactions and prices, Microsoft shut down the service last year.
SBI Holdings Announces Establishment of Mining Chip Production Subsidiary SBI Mining Chip
Overseas new project express
Overseas new project express
1.Lition——Green Energy Blockchain Trading Platform
LitionIt is a green energy blockchain trading platform that directly connects clean energy producers and consumers through Lition's blockchain applications. The Lition platform deploys blockchain-based smart contracts and smart meter IoT technology, enabling consumers to directly obtain energy services based on cost and production methods as well as real-time consumption pricing. The company is licensed by German energy suppliers and already has a growing customer base in 11 German cities. Lition's full-featured platform is already available to 41 million households in Germany. By bypassing unnecessary middlemen, Lition's energy exchange platform saves customers 20% on their utility bills while boosting power plant revenues by 30%.
2. Uncloak – a blockchain-powered cyber threat solution
UncloakCan help enterprises monitor, protect themselves, eliminate network threats, and stay one step ahead of hackers. Uncloak uses artificial intelligence technology to build its own threat detection database, crawls the public and private Internet, finds the latest network security threats, converts them into security signatures and adds them to the Uncloak threat detection system to check whether vulnerabilities exist in the entire subscription client Basic network and infrastructure. In the event of a breach, end users will be notified immediately so that corrective action can be taken.
3.Solana - a high-speed public chain based on historical proof
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On March 19, Startbahn, a Japanese blockchain start-up company focusing on "art + blockchain", announced the completion of a third-party capital increase of 310 million yen. Investors include Dentsu, SX Capital, University of Tokyo Edge Capital (UETC), Katayama Dragon Taro and others.
LongHash recently announced the completion of the first round of financing in RMB tens of millions, led by blockchain investment institutions HashKey Group and Fenbushi Capital. LongHash's business mainly covers the two major sectors of blockchain industry incubation services and data media.
3.German Blockchain Project Lition Completes First Round of $500,000 ICO Fundraising
The German blockchain project Lition released its testmet solution on YouTube last week, reaching the first-round cap of $500,000 in 13 minutes and 14 seconds in the first round of ICO.
4.Singapore exchange ecxx.com receives US$44 million in financing
According to official news, Singapore digital asset exchange ecxx.com has cooperated with Ledger and is currently applying for a Singapore digital currency exchange license. The platform was officially launched on March 21. It is reported that an investor alliance led by Eric Cheng, a Singaporean cryptocurrency market investor, has raised US$44 million for ecxx.com.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is continuing to explore blockchain technology with a $7 million investment in the BUYSMARTER AI/Blockchain initiative. The plan will use blockchain technology to revamp HHS's procurement platform.
6.Indian cryptocurrency exchange CoinDCX gets investment from Bain Capital
On March 20, the Indian cryptocurrency exchange CoinDCX announced that it had received investment from Bain Capital Ventures (Bain Capital Ventures), but did not disclose the investment amount.
7.Blockchain Startup Bison Trails Raises $5.25M
Bison Trails, a startup that provides staking services, announced a $5.25 million seed round led by venture capital firms Accomplice and Initialized Capital, with participation from angel investors including Galaxy Digital, Notation Capital, Homebrew, Distributed Global, and Charge Ventures. cast.
8.Bitmain joins hands with JoongAng Ilbo to invest in blockchain media Join:D
Bitmain announced that it has teamed up with South Korea's JoongAng Ilbo to invest in the blockchain media Join:D, and South Korea's blockchain accelerator company HASHED will participate in the construction of the media platform as a strategic partner.
9.U.S. fintech service provider FIS buys Worldpay for $35 billion
On March 18, Fidelity National Information Services (FIS), a financial technology service operator in the United States, announced that it agreed to spend US$35 billion to acquire Worldpay, an electronic payment service operator. According to the "Wall Street Journal", FIS announced that it will acquire Worldpay for $35 billion in stock and cash. After the transaction is completed, the original FIS shareholders hold 53% of the shares of the new company, and the original Worldpay holds 47%.
10.Cryptocurrency Investment App Provider Donut Raises $1.8 Million in Seed Funding
Cryptocurrency investment app provider Donut has raised $1.8 million in a seed round led by early-stage venture capital firm Redalpine, with other investors including tech venture funds EarlyBlock and Entrepreneur First, AngelList's Philipp Moehring and Andy Chung, and N26 Bank's board of directors Member Marcus Mosen et al.
11.Aeternity Announces Investment in Micropayment Platform Satoshipay
According to Bitcoin.com, Aeternity announced that it has invested in the micropayment platform Satoshipay and acquired its shares. SatoshiPay is a UK-based nanopayment software and blockchain startup, Satoshippay is now able to integrate the Aeternity nanopayment solution and offer faster transactions to its users.
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