Saturday, June 14, 2025

Insurance Broker Marsh Pilots Blockchain-Based Digital Placement Platform

Leading insurance broking and risk management firm Marsh has piloted a blockchain-based digital placement platform.Per a Sept. 24 press release, the Risk Exchange platform aims to ensure a more transparent and secure digital placement and enables users to receive real-time information and feedback on the placement and binding process.Insurance

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Deutsche Bank Pilots Blockchain Technology To Provide Global Beneficial Ownership Transparency Solution

Deutsche Bank Securities Services has successfully piloted a solution using distributed ledger technology (DLT) to enable further automation of custodial services – a solution which addresses the transparency requirements within many custodial services, such as around the tax processing of asset holdings at an ultimate beneficial owner level, and streamlines

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Crypto Custodian Secures $8M in Funding Round Led by Initialized Capital

Montreal-based digital asset custodian Knøx has secured $8.25 million in a seed round to support its crypto custody service for institutional customers and fiduciaries.The funding round was led by San Francisco-based venture capital firm Initialized Capital, with the participation of financial services giant Fidelity and venture firm iNovia, Canadian

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Kik Closes Messaging App after Costly Clash with the SEC; Focuses on Cryptocurrency Kin

Kik, one of the largest messaging applications to operate on a global scale, has decided to shut down in the face of a ferocious legal battle with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that has exhausted the company’s chances for survival. Recently, the company issued a layoff notification to

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Proxeus Goes Live: Building on Blockchain Without Code

Innovative blockchain workflow management software Proxeus self-coined “WordPress of Blockchain”, has just published a version of its software ready to use on the Ethereum mainnet, which will allow Blockchain neophytes the ability to create and publish document-centred blockchain applications.  advertisement “Going to mainnet is a big milestone for Proxeus,” said cofounder Antoine

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