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Top 3 Japanese Bank to Roll Out Services on Marco Polo Blockchain

Sumitomo, Japan’s third-largest bank by total assets, will launch blockchain-based trade finance services in the second half of this year.

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Barclays, RBS, R3 Cut Property Transaction Times in Blockchain Trial

Barclays, Royal Bank of Scotland, R3 and more say they've reduced property transaction times to "less than three weeks" using a distributed ledger.

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Digital Asset Goes Open Source as Firm Eyes Closer Ties With Hyperledger

Blockchain startup Digital Asset is open sourcing its core software, in part to forge closer relations with other enterprise players.

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Marco Polo Blockchain Built on R3's Corda Sees First Live Trades

The first real transactions have been conducted on Marco Polo, a trade finance blockchain built on R3's Corda platform.

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R3 Co-Founder Jesse Edwards Is Leaving the Enterprise Blockchain Firm

Co-founder Jesse Edwards is leaving R3, but will remain an investor and continue working with the blockchain firm.

Corda Network is the public offshoot of R3's enterprise blockchain efforts.

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IBM Scores Deal With US Credit Union Group to Use Hyperledger Blockchain

Credit union consortium CULedger will use IBM's Hyperledger Fabric, in addition to several other blockchains it's been working with.

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Swiss Stock Exchange SIX Will Tokenize Equity on R3's Corda Blockchain

Swiss stock exchange operator Six Group has selected R3’s Corda Enterprise blockchain platform for the security token market it is building.

Corda Network is the public offshoot of R3's enterprise blockchain efforts.

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SWIFT Chief Announces Trial DLT Integration With R3

Global banking payments network SWIFT says it plans a trial integration with DLT provider R3.

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SBI, R3 Team Up to Promote Adoption of Corda Blockchain in Japan

Financial services giant SBI and R3 are investing millions to boost uptake of the Corda blockchain platform in Japan and beyond.

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2 Executives Are Leaving Blockchain Startup R3 in Management Shake-Up

R3 is carrying out an internal reorganization, resulting in the departures of head of global services Brian McNulty and chief administrative officer Lauren Carroll, CoinDesk has learned.

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