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Bitcoin Daily: Former BitGrail Head Faces Fraud Charges; Exmo Reports Cyberattack; VBT Bank Offers Blockchain-Backed Bank Guarantees

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with money laundering, fraudulent banking and computer fraud, Reuters reported. “It In other news, Russia’s VTB Bank has teamed with blockchain platform Masterchain to issue digital bank guarantees backed by blockchain, the bank announced in a press release. 16), in the first blockchain-supported bank guarantee in Russia.

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Bitcoin Daily: Ukraine Busts Alleged Crypto Laundering Operation; Blockchain Shipping Platform TradeLens Expands

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The joint effort began in July with data integration from the Gemport and Gebze terminals to the technology, which is based on blockchain. TradeLens is a digital shipping technology fueled by blockchain infrastructure made by IBM and A.P. Moller – Maersk together.

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Bitcoin Daily: SIMBA Chain Lands $1.5M Blockchain Contract From US Air Force; Centra Tech Co-Founder Pleads In Crypto Fraud Case

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Air Force has granted blockchain firm SIMBA Chain a $1.5 million check to help create a new blockchain for supply logistics in the next two years, according to Coindesk.com. The military’s need for tracking its multi-part, expensive operations has only increased with the introduction of 3D printing, according to Coindesk.

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Real Time Heats Up In B2B, While Blockchain Gains Traction

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Plus, blockchain makes new inroads in the B2B arena. Rapyd Combats Fraud Across Payment Rails. The technology is designed to combat fraud for both businesses and customers as an overlay service that operates on top of a range of existing rails. TOMIA and Clear Embrace Blockchain for Telecom B2B Payments.

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Bitcoin Daily: Brazil Debuts Blockchain Solution For Gov’t Bids; BitFunder CEO Gets 14 Months For Crypto Fraud

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The Brazilian state of Bahia has rolled out a blockchain application to monitor the public bidding process of contracts with the government, Cointelegraph reported. Design and Cayenne Technology reportedly created the Online Bid Solution (SOL), which is said to be a technology based on the blockchain.

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Blockchain Tracker: SEB’s New York Bridge To Stockholm, Credit Cards And Fraud Prevention

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Blockchain may be building bridges quicker than expected. Quite possibly, the biggest blockchain news this week was that Swedish bank SEB announced that intends to build a blockchain channel between New York and Stockholm to enable customers to make real-time transfers, as soon as next year.

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Trade Fraud Is ‘Ground Zero’ For Banks And Blockchain

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Banks may not always be up for overhauling their operations with a largely untested, disruptive technology, but new reports suggest the threat of fraud in one area of corporate finance is encouraging financial institutions to adopt distributed ledger technology in growing volumes.