SAN FRANCISCO & LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ripple, the leader in enterprise blockchain and crypto solutions, announced today it has agreed to acquire Fortress Trust, a subsidiary of Fortress Blockchain Technologies. Fortress Trust is a financial institution that provides licensed Web3 financial, regulatory and technology infrastructure for blockchain innovators. Through its technology
KEB Hana Bank, one of the biggest banks in South Korea, has partnered with BitGo Trust Company, a leading crypto custody provider, to begin providing custody services. Yonhap, a South Korean news agency, claimed that KEB Hana Bank and BitGo have reached a strategic business deal to build up digital
The London Stock Exchange (LSE) Group has shared that it is planning to introduce a blockchain-based platform to offer traditional financial assets as a part of its digital business plans. This will make it the first exchange to host traditional finance on the digital asset platform. On September 4, the
Cathie Wood, CEO of Ark Invest, recently tweeted her positive outlook on the confluence of Bitcoin and AI. Wood’s tweet alluded to the revolutionary perspective of AI and Bitcoin, highlighting the opportunities it brings for many businesses and the economy at large. Wood’s excitement about these two promising areas of
Yes Bank recently stated that the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI), the digital rupee, will have improved usage. This will be made possible by the bank’s integration of digital rupee with UPI. Customers of Yes Bank may now use their smartphones to pay for goods and services using the digital
Officials from the Chinese government introduced a new blockchain-based data exchange during the 2023 Hangzhou Summit in Hangzhou, China. More than 300 companies took part in the launch of the exchange. According to articles published on August 23 by local news outlets in Hangzhou, the city’s newest data exchange will
Envisioning the crypto industry, India wants to explore more with the development of Web3. As per the press release from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on Wednesday, the browser foresees crypto token support for digitally signing documents, which would further strengthen the security of online transactions and
Ripple is now a member of the cross-border payments interoperability and extension (PIE) task group recently launched by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS). The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) released a report of the May 11 meeting of the PIE task force on August 9. The summary said that
The biggest blockchain event in Europe will take place in Barcelona from October 24 to 27. The European Blockchain Convention 9 (EBC9), which is slated for the capital of Catalonia, will be the biggest gathering of its type in the second half of 2023. With an expected 5,000 attendees, it
Bitstamp, a cryptocurrency exchange, is in negotiations to acquire additional capital as the industry faces increasing regulatory scrutiny across the globe. The exchange’s global CEO, Jean-Baptiste Graftieaux, has said that the company began raising capital in late June, advised by Galaxy Digital Holdings and Mike Novogratz. The money will be
