Neutral, an open financial protocol, has announced the listing of its first digital currency, a stablecoin called Neutral Dollar (NUSD) on DDEX decentralized exchange. Neutral Dollar is currently collateralized by a basket of stablecoins comprising DAI, TUSD, PAX, and USDC. Users can contribute any constituent stablecoin at fair value in exchange for NUSD during an initial … [Read more...] about PR: Neutral Dollar (NUSD), a diversified basket of stablecoins, announces DDEX exchange listing

ConsenSys, in partnership with LVMH and Microsoft, has announced AURA, a platform that aims to serve the entire luxury industry with powerful product tracking and tracing services, based on Ethereum blockchain technology and utilising Microsoft Azure. AURA makes it possible for consumers to access the product history and proof of authenticity of luxury goods — from raw … [Read more...] about PR: LVMH, ConsenSys and Microsoft announce AURA, a consortium to power the luxury industry with blockchain technology

Neutral, the open financial protocol for decentralized financial instruments, has today announced the launch of the Neutral Platform, allowing users to deposit stablecoin assets into Neutral Dollar (NUSD). Neutral Dollar, a next generation stablecoin pegged to an aggregated basket of stablecoins initially comprising of DAI, PAX, TUSD, and USDC, will enable deposits of these … [Read more...] about PR: Neutral launches ‘Neutral Platform’ for stablecoin deposits into aggregated basket

CertiK, a leading smart contract and blockchain audit company, announces today that it has completed a formal security audit of Terra, the company that has designed an algorithmic stablecoin to power the next-generation payment system on the blockchain. Terra’s mainnet, which went live in April, is a Delegated Proof-of-Stake (DPos) system that utilizes the Cosmos SDK and … [Read more...] about CertiK successfully completes full security audit of the Terra protocol

BitPay, the largest global blockchain payments provider, today announced Refundo, a leading provider of tax related financial products, is making federal and state tax refunds available in Bitcoin directly to taxpayers through BitPay’s Payouts. Refundo taxpayers can receive all or a portion of the federal and state tax refunds in Bitcoin using Refundo’s CoinRT product. … [Read more...] about PR: BitPay partners with Refundo for federal and state income tax refunds in bitcoin

On Thursday, Microsoft Corp. announced a series of new Azure services and developer technologies that put advanced capabilities spanning AI, mixed reality, IoT and blockchain in the hands of developers. The company will share these and additional advancements in hybrid cloud and edge computing at its Microsoft Build conference to empower developers. … [Read more...] about PR: Microsoft delivers new advancements in Azure from cloud to edge ahead of Microsoft Build conference

Leading life sciences and healthcare companies Pfizer Inc., McKesson Corporation, AmerisourceBergen Corporation, and Premier Inc. have joined the MediLedger Project Contracting and Chargebacks working group, a second working group running in parallel to the ongoing DSCSA working group started in 2017. MediLedger is an initiative of Chronicled, Inc., a San Francisco-based … [Read more...] about PR: Major life sciences and healthcare companies join Chronicled’s MediLedger Project working group

Institutional investors are finding appeal in digital assets and many are looking to invest more in digital assets over the next five years, according to new research from Fidelity Investments®. According to the survey, about 22% of institutional investors already have some exposure to digital assets, with most investments having been made within the past three years. Four in … [Read more...] about PR: New research from Fidelity finds institutional investments in digital assets are likely to increase over the next five years