Segwit, subassets and new team member: Roadmap

 >> https://news.bitcoin.com/counterparty-supports-segwit-adds-blocktrail-cto-team/

Blockchain startup Symbiont has scored a partnership with the potential to level the playing field in a growing group of New York City-based startups weaving the technology that underlies bitcoin into the heart of Wall Street.
While competitors in the space have been announcing a series of major partnerships, Symbiont has been relatively quiet until now. The company today unveiled a deal with Ipreo, a business co-owned by asset manager Blackstone and investment bank Goldman Sachs, to launch a new firm in the $3 trillion syndicated loan industry.

"With LTS, we addressed the legal and process problems that have plagued loan trade settlement,” said Kevin Marcus, president of Ipreo in a statement. “Our joint venture with Symbiont marries this solution with the transformative power of blockchain technology."

 >> http://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2016/03/03/blackstone-and-goldman-sachs-subsidiary-launches.html

Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, and Symbiont, a pioneer in the use of  blockchain and distributed ledger technology in capital markets, today announced they are working together to enable financial services organizations to securely execute smart contracts and other blockchain-based transactions.

 >> http://www.gemalto.com/press/Pages/Symbiont-taps-Gemalto-to-offer-high-assurance-security-for-blockchain-based-services.aspx