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MLB Team Washington Nationals Partners With Terra Blockchain Community, Ballpark Plans to Accept UST

On February 9, the American professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C., the Washington Nationals, announced the team has partnered with Terra, the open-source blockchain platform and decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). The Washington Nationals detail that the team is a “leading innovator” and is “consistently introducing new technologies to enhance the fan experience.” Washington Nationals Ink Long-Term Deal With Terra Major League Baseball (MLB) team the Washington Nationals has partnered with the blockchain platform and DAO Terra, according to an announcement published by the team on Wednesday. The deal with Terra follows a slew of sports-related deals with crypto firms, but the MLB team will be the first to partner with an open-source blockchain project. In addition to the partnership, the algorithmic stablecoin UST that’s issued on the Terra blockchain will be “accepted as a payment method at Nationals Park as early as next season.” “The Nationals continue t...
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HSBC becomes first foreign entity onboarded to Dubai’s KYC blockchain

HSBC plans to improve the KYC process for local investors and corporate clients by leveraging blockchain technology.

Global banking giant HSBC has announced that it has been successfully onboarded to the regional Know-Your-Customer (KYC)-focused private blockchain backed by Dubai’s government.

HSBC is the first overseas, and fourth founding member, to go live on the “UAE KYC Blockchain Platform,” which was developed by the Dubai-based Department of Economic Development, dubbed “Dubai Economy.”

The UAE KYC Blockchain Platform is a national ecosystem for the exchange of verified know-your-customer data between licensing authorities and financial institutions in the United Arab Emirates.

According to the Gulf News, HSBC’s addition to the platform provides investors with the option of digitally opening an account with the international bank using data that has already been verified by another bank via the blockchain.

Dubai Economy’s director of development, Omar Al Mehairi, praised the platform for offering efficiency savings and improving the overall business climate in the UAE, stating:

“The UAE KYC Blockchain Platform has transformed the investor bank account journey by significantly reducing the time it takes to establish relationships with banks. This will positively improve UAE’s ranking in the global Ease of Doing Business index.”

The platform was founded in February 2020 and allows banks to reroute the process of identity verification, which can be a lengthy and costly process using traditional methods.

The KYC Blockchain membership spans major local banks and financial institutions including Emirates Islamic, Emirates NBD, Commercial Bank of Dubai, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, RAKBANK, and Mashreq Bank.

Related: The United Arab Emirates chase crypto and blockchain adoption

The Middle East hopes to become a digital finance hub with Dubai at its center. In March, Cointelegraph reported that the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) was continuing its efforts to create a standardized framework for cryptocurrency regulations in the city.

However, in May authorities issued a warning about Dubai Coin, a cryptocurrency labeling itself as the “official digital currency of Dubai” that was never approved.

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