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TradeLens blockchain platform from IBM, a technology giant, and Maersk, the world leader in container shipping, will start operating in Russia. This is reported on the official website of Maersk. As part of the agreements reached with the Russian authorities, the freight platform will be launched on the basis of the Big Port of St. Petersburg with the participation of the Federal Customs Service. Note, TradeLens is designed to be used by the global logistic ecosystem. […]

The Cointelegraph edition, citing an informed source, reported that the intention of the Liquid Exchange to start selling Gram tokens on July 10 has nothing to do with the official plans of Telegram. In a separate comment, one of Telegram's investors stated that no one has the right to sell tokens before their official launch in accordance with the signed agreement. Moreover, representatives of the popular messenger […]

Payment giant Visa Inc has launched a corporate payment network B2B Connect based on the blockchain, reports Reuters. The network was created to improve the efficiency of cross-border payments between financial institutions. In particular, B2B Connect implies fast and inexpensive payments without the involvement of intermediaries. Currently B2B Connect serves 30 payment corridors, the number of which Visa plans to increase to […]

One of the four largest banks in South Korea, Kookmin Bank announced the launch of a cryptocurrency custodial service in cooperation with Atomrigs Lab. It is reported by CoinDesk Korea. According to the publication, the parties to the agreement will study the technology of protecting digital assets and methods of applying smart contracts. It is assumed that the new service for managing digital assets will be a combination of Atomrigs Lab technology and its own infrastructure […]

The institutional investor-oriented blockchain start-up Fireblocks received an investment of $ 16 million in a series A round of financing from Tenaya Capital, a venture capital firm, from Cyberstarts, and from Fidelity International's subsidiary Eight Roads. It is reported by CoinDesk. The startup is developing a cloud platform to protect cryptocurrency transfers during their movement from all sorts of risks – […]

The issuer of steablcoin USDT company Tether has displayed data on tokens produced by it using the EOS blockchain, on a specialized page. According to the information provided, the authorized issue volume of EOS-USDT is only $ 0.5, since the official operation of the instrument has not yet begun. At the same time, the volume of authorized USDT tokens on the Tron blockchain is $ 38 million. Issue […]