Mizuho Trials Blockchain for Cross-Border Payments
Japanese banking group Mizuho has completed a blockchain test focused on cross-border securities settlement. The test used the Open Assets Protocol, a commonly deployed implementation of colored coins that provides an added layer of functionality to the bitcoin blockchain. Using Open Assets, bitcoins can be specially marked to represent other assets on the blockchain. According to an 8th March press release, the test included the participation of Japanese IT giant Fujitsu, including its research and development arm Fujitsu Laboratories. The participants said that the test, which took place....
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