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IBM Signs 6 Banks to Issue Stablecoins and Use Stellar’s XLM Cryptocurrency
Six banks have signed up to issue stablecoins through World Wire, an IBM network built on the Stellar blockchain.
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Blockchain Capital
Decentralized or Nothing: Song Slams IBM Over Blockchain Hype at SXSW
An event at SXSW pitted Blockchain Capital’s Jimmy Song against IBM’s Chris Ferris in a debate over permissioned vs. permissionless blockchains.
court
IBM Scores Nationwide Blockchain Deal With France’s Commercial Court Clerks
Court clerks across France will soon be recording changes in companies’ legal status on a Hyperledger blockchain built by IBM.
Banking
IBM Quietly Enters Crypto Custody Market With Tech Designed for Banks
IBM and Shuttle Holdings will launch a digital asset custody service this month for banks and enterprises that want to store crypto for their clients.
Credit Unions
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.
Business News
Pharma Giant Trials IBM Blockchain in Bid to Improve Clinical Trials
Pharma giant Boehringer Ingelheim is set to trial IBM blockchain in Canada to raise the quality of processes and records in clinical trials.
California
IBM Blockchain Assists Groundwater Pilot in Drought-Prone California
IBM and two other organizations will marry blockchain and IoT to help manage groundwater usage in an “at-risk” Californian aquifer.
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IBM Completes Blockchain Trial Tracking a 28-Ton Shipment of Oranges
IBM has completed a trial of blockchain technology to track a shipment of mandarin oranges from China to Singapore ahead of Lunar New Year celebrations.