Hemp grower Apothio has raised $330,000 for a lawsuit against Kern County, California via what’s known as an Initial Litigation Offer on the Republic investment platform. Investments are accepted in USD, but proof of investment is issued as digital tokens on the Avalanche (AVAX) blockchain network. It's the first Initial Litigation Offer (ILO) on the Republic platform which … [Read more...] about Hemp grower crowdfunds court case, tokenizes shares in settlement
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Bank of International Settlement calls the rise of decentralized finance ‘an illusion’ in latest quarterly review
On Monday, the Bank of International Settlement, or BIS, a financial institution owned by central banks worldwide, published a report scrutinizing the development of the decentralized finance, or DeFi, industry. The article opened by saying, "There is a "decentralization illusion" in DeFi since the need for governance makes some level of centralization inevitable, and … [Read more...] about Bank of International Settlement calls the rise of decentralized finance ‘an illusion’ in latest quarterly review
EU central banks work on DLT-based asset settlement
European central banks ramp up their efforts to utilize distributed ledger technology (DLT), the foundation of blockchain, in central bank money settlements.Banca d’Italia and Deutsche Bundesbank, central banks of Italy and Germany, respectively, joined forces to work on settlements in central bank money of DLT-based asset exchanges. The official announcement stressed that the … [Read more...] about EU central banks work on DLT-based asset settlement
Amazon Web Services Looks to Drive Crypto Settlement and Custody to the Cloud
The infrastructure giant wants to hire a Financial Services Specialist to work with global financial institutions and innovative fintechs, and “transform the way they transact digital assets (ex. cryptocurrencies, CBDCs [central bank digital currencies], stable coins, security-backed tokens, asset-backed tokens and NFTs [non-fungible tokens]) from price discovery to execution, … [Read more...] about Amazon Web Services Looks to Drive Crypto Settlement and Custody to the Cloud
Banque de France tests digital currency-based securities settlement
The central bank of France — Banque de France — is continuing its work on the development of a European central bank digital currency (CBDC).On Monday the bank officially announced the successful completion of a CBDC experiment with major Switzerland-based cryptocurrency bank SEBA.Conducted in collaboration with SEBA, Banque Internationale à Luxembourg, and Luxembourg central … [Read more...] about Banque de France tests digital currency-based securities settlement