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ForkLog 10 30.09.2021

R3 to Launch DeFi Blockchain With Its Own Token

R3, the provider of the corporate distributed ledger technology platform Corda, is exploring the possibility of launching a network for decentralized finance (DeFi) as an Ethereum layer-2 solution with its own token. Ledger Insights reports.

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ForkLog 8 20.10.2020

R3 consortium unveils token for the DeFi sector

Banking blockchain consortium R3 will release a digital currency in the Corda ecosystem. The token, named XDC, will be suitable for DeFi applications and for launching central-bank digital currencies, CoinDesk reports.

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Krzysztof Shpak 436 14.02.2020

What to Expect From Blockchain Industry in 2020: A Researchers’ Take

For many crypto investors and rookie traders, 2019 was a year of much despair and uncertainty. The year started with a sharp drop in Bitcoin’s price, followed by a lengthy period of stagnation. The ICO fever, the once sacred cow of crypto, has all but died down. Several new blockchain projects popped up but ultimately […]

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ForkLog 91 07.09.2016

BM&F BOVESPA Joins R3

One of the largest South American stock exchange operators BM&F Bovespa recently joined R3 distributed ledger consortium. In the announcement, they claim to be the first exchange to join R3. The decision becomes a part of company’s policy on innovations.

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ForkLog 80 11.08.2016

R3CEV Successfully Tests Corda Blockchain

Bank consortium R3CEV has announced it successfully completed testing blockchain technology for usage in settlements between international financial organizations. Fifteen members of the consortium took part in the test: Barclays, BBVA, BNP Paribas, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Danske Bank, ING Bank, Intesa Sanpaolo, Natixis, Nordea, Scotiabank, UBS, UniCredit, US Bank and Wells Fargo. The experiments […]

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ForkLog 125 07.05.2016

The Game of Crypto-Thrones: Centralization

If a child from a crypto-maximalist family behaves like a moron, parents probably tell him or her that there’s a centralization hiding under the bed. If they have a farm, there’s a dummy centralization scaring crows away. Maybe they even call people they don’t like that name. All in all, that’s the thing bitcoiners wish […]

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ForkLog 88 05.04.2016

R3CEV To Open-Source Their Corda Blockchain Platform

R3 has finally shared the details of their work on their financial solution for banks, Corda, based on distributed ledger. The blockchain startup R3, founded in late 2015, leads a consortium of 42 major banks and financial institutions with the single aim – to provide banks the opportunities of the disruptive technology in a way […]

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ForkLog 103 04.04.2016

The Panama Papers: Banks and Private Blockchains in the Service of Corruption

Last year, blockchain has effectively become a buzzword for banking organizations. The initiative of R3CEV, an umbrella for several major financial players, is the talk of the town. However, in the light of recent leakage of so-called Panama papers, all those initiatives, from Ripple experiments to R3CEV, should probably be considered from a different point […]

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ForkLog 57 21.01.2016

R3 Tests Blockchain for Banking Institutions

New York-based blockchain startup R3CEV leading a consortium of 42 major banks and financial institutions announced it had finalized technology testing with eleven members of the group.

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