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Diamante Blockchain Wefunder Crowdfunding Effort Tops $1.3M
February 04, 2022

Global FinTech firm Diamante Blockchain has raised more than $1.3 million through an ongoing Wefunder crowdfunding campaign and angel investments that the company plans to use for product development, hiring and scaling its operations around the world. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Bitcoin’s 10-Minute Block Time Batches and Fluctuating Transaction Fees Give RTP a Leg Up
February 04, 2022

ACH transactions get a lot of criticism for batching transactions into a few bundles a day, slowing down the time it takes for transactions to be settled, and making it more difficult to enable instant or near-instant payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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TradeLens Marks ‘Milestone’ in Blockchain-Based Shipping
February 03, 2022

British investment bank HSBC and agrichemical company Syngenta have completed the transaction of a digital letter of credit using TradeLens’ blockchain-supported digital bill of lading. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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New FDA Rule Could Trigger Blockchain’s Adoption in Food Tracking
February 01, 2022

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response Frank Yiannas said the in-progress rule changes at the agency are likely to bring blockchain-based food tracking into existence, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Tuesday (Feb. 1). Get the Full Story Complete...

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Blockchain Trial Zones in China Lay Tracks to Expand Digital Yuan
January 31, 2022

In payments, in the war between cryptocurrencies and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) that continues to take shape, it is the infrastructure — the rails, in other words — that may determine the future of digital currencies. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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SEC Approves New Exchange for Blockchain
January 31, 2022

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has added the country’s 17th stock exchange, one that will contain blockchain technology. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...

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IMF’s Silence Signals El Salvador Needs to Abandon Bitcoin to Secure $1.3B Loan
January 28, 2022

El Salvador is still asking the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a $1.3 billion loan, and the IMF is still asking El Salvador to drop bitcoin as legal tender. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Blockdaemon Nets $207M on $3.25B Valuation for Its Crypto Infrastructure
January 26, 2022

Blockdaemon, the blockchain infrastructure firm, said it had gotten a post-money valuation of $3.25 billion, a report says. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to...

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Solana Reports Network Issues, ‘Excessive’ Transactions
January 23, 2022

Amid a major crypto market selloff, blockchain network Solana has reported network issues, including “excessive duplicate transactions,” according to a Bloomberg report Sunday (Jan. 23). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...