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Firm Owned by India's Richest Man Turns to Blockchain for Trade Finance

Reliance Industries – owned by India's richest person, Mukesh Ambani – has used blockchain to conduct its first trade finance transaction.

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Former Fed Chair Janet Yellen Is Now a Bitcoin Owner

A member of the crypto community has gifted former Fed chair Janet Yellen some bitcoin in response to her negative comments on the cryptocurrency.

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Promise: A Startup Based on an Anonymous Paper Plans to Replace ACH

With $47 trillion flowing through it every year, ACH is a juicy target for blockchain disruption. Can a new startup called Promise pull it off?

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The New Effort to Get Bitcoin's Lightning Network In Every Browser

Devs are looking to make bitcoin's layer-two lightning network compatible with a payment standard used by all major browsers – and so far, so good.

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Ripple Hires Former Google Exec as VP of Products

Blockchain payments startup Ripple has hired Google's former messaging lead as its vice president of products.

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Nine Japanese Banks to Trial Blockchain Settlement Using Fujitsu Tech

Nine Japanese banks are teaming up to trial a blockchain-based inter-bank settlement system using Fujitsu technology.

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New Stablecoin Tied to Australian Dollar Is Launching on Stellar's Blockchain

A new stablecoin launching on the Stellar network is pegged to the Australian dollar and is being pitched for consumer and business use.

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HTC Opens Pre-Orders for Blockchain Phone, Payable Only in Crypto

HTC has announced that its first blockchain phone, the Exodus, is available for pre-order – and must be purchased with crypto.

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Crypto Payments Startup Uphold Launches Lending Products

Crypto payments startup Uphold is launching Earn and Borrow in collaboration with lending platform Cred.

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What China's Cashless Revolution Can Teach the West About Crypto

China appears to have achieved the crypto community's dream of a new internet of value, without blockchain. But there's more than meets than eye here.

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