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The Italian Banking Association (ABI) is testing an interbank blockchain-based project through the consortium R3' platform Corda. Ana Berman (Cointelegraph) writes that the program, called "Spunta", is currently tested by 18 Italian banks (78 percent of the total...

Mike Novogratz, former member of Goldman Sachs and founder of Galaxy Digital, highlights the centrality of bitcoin in the cryptocurrency industry. Marie Huillet (Cointelegraph) reports a Novogratz statement: "Bitcoin is going to be digital gold, a place where you have...

The British company B2C2 has just been given the go-ahead to offer crypto derivatives in the United Kingdom. The authorization has arrived from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Yogita Khatri (Coindesk) explains that traders can predict cryptocurrency price...

In the United States, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may use the blockchain to monitor the entire drug supply chain. Peter Newman (Business Insider) explains that the protocol would guarantee the authenticity and traceability especially of opioids. The goal is...

Brexit is pushing many fintech firms to relocate to Lithuania. France24 reports this news, released by the Baltic state's central bank. Marius Jurgilas, a member of the board at the central bank, underlines that the institute is gearing up to prevent money...

Venezuela, Colombia, Argentina and Mexico are at the forefront of cryptocurrency adoption. The phenomenon is linked to the weak economies of these countries. Nilesh Maurya (Coingape), a cryptocurrency commentator, in a recent tweet noted that the bitcoin peer-to-peer...

Ric Edelman, founder of Edelman Financial Engines, says that the prospect of a Bitcoin ETF "is virtually certain, the only question is when." Keris Lahiff (CNBC) reports Edelman's consideration about the regulation: "The SEC has several legitimate thoughtful concerns...

The technology applied to the regulation of the financial sector (RegTech) could reach $ 7.2 billion by 2023. Nizan Geslevich Packin (Forbes) explains the reasons for this success: regulatory updates, reduction of human error, improvement of governance, innovation in...

The automotive giant General Motors becomes part of the Spring Labs startup. William Suberg (Cointelegraph) explains that the goal is to improve data security. The SPIF (Spring Founding Industry Partners) program has almost 20 participants.

U.K. bank Barclays and London-based startup Clearmatics want to connect the main blokchain platforms with firms. Ian Allison (Coindesk) writes that Barclays, UBS, HSBC and Santander are involved in the project.

The Malta Financial Services Authority has launched a cybersecurity consultation about blockchain and cryptocurrency. As it is written in TokenPost website, the document, entitled "Guidance Notes on Cybersecurity", proposes to incorporate local and global...

Accountancy firms in Hong Kong expect to raise their amid increased demand for consultancy services and a rise in IPOs which require auditing in 2019. Enoch Yiu (South China Morning Post) lists accounting giants such as EY, PwC, Deloitte and BDO. This trend confirms...