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LabTrace Completes the First Study Using its Blockchain-Based Data Authentication System, Designed to Ensure Data Integrity in Clinical Trials

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Parkinson’s disease research, sponsored by King’s College London, verifies clinical observation data using the Algorand blockchain

LONDON, June 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — LabTrace, a blockchain authentication system for data integrity and ownership certification, today announces the completion of the first experimental medicine study (ref ID: NCT03782753) to utilize its on-chain notarization tool, a novel solution to proving the provenance of medical research data. The study, sponsored by King’s College London (KCL), involved patients with Parkinson’s disease. By utilizing the Algorand blockchain, LabTrace has introduced unprecedented transparency, accountability and security in the verification of scientific research data.

There is growing concern that the exponential expansion of digital data in healthcare and  medical research is being accompanied by a growing incidence of scientific fraud. According to The Guardian, in 2023 “the annual number of papers retracted by research journals topped 10,000 for the first time,” and “most analysts believe this figure is only the tip of an iceberg of scientific fraud.” One reason cited for the increase in falsified data is the pressure to generate successful, high-impact results, which afford the researchers more recognition and career advancement opportunities.

“Progress in science and medicine is critically dependent on the quality of the data collected in our research studies, and we take that responsibility very seriously,” said professor Steve Williams, director of the Centre of Neuroimaging Science at King’s College London and principal study investigator. “The integrity of research data is the bedrock of medical breakthroughs and LabTrace’s blockchain-based system gives us the level of transparency we need to trust, track and authenticate our data.”

LabTrace’s blockchain-based data authentication system offers a unique and transparent solution to:

Certify authorship and data provenanceEstablish and record a researcher’s ownership rights to data and discoveriesSecurely timestamp and log trial data, original works, ideas, and inventions in an auditable fashionSupport drug approvals and patent applicationsProtect against intellectual property and data theft

It achieves this by attaching unique Content IDs (CIDs), which follow IPFS standards, to all recorded data. Each CID file receives on-chain notarization by authorized parties–with user permissions defined and controlled by an Algorand smart contract (ie Role-Based Access Control). KCL implemented LabTrace as an additional layer of immutable record-keeping and to demonstrate a viable path forward for maintaining the integrity of digital medical data.

After surveying the blockchain landscape, LabTrace determined that Algorand, a leading Layer-1 solution known for its high-performance and reliability, was best suited to meet the rigorous requirements of the biotech and pharmaceutical industries. Specific advantages of Algorand are:

Its Layer-1 smart contract programmability, which enables role-based access controlHigh processing throughput of 10,000 transactions (or on-chain records) per secondHigh certainty and instant transaction finality, which provides an immediate and immutable warrant of information recorded to the ledger.

Timestamps and notarizations that certify the trial findings can be viewed here.

“This is an important achievement for our company, as it shows that our solution can be readily adopted in experimental medicine studies, managing data of any type,” said Federico Turkheimer, professor at King’s College London and director of LabTrace. “We believe we have built a solution to enable full data traceability in clinical trials and boost scientific reproducibility in medical research.”

“With AI expanding the scope and sophistication of potential data manipulation and fraud, it is more important than ever that researchers, regulators, and the public have trusted sources of data,” said Eric Wragge, global head of business development and capital markets for the Algorand Foundation.  “Accurate data is the bedrock of scientific progress everywhere, and we are honored that Algorand is the blockchain upon which the Labtrace solution has been built.”

About LabTrace
LabTrace believes that certified and verifiable data are the core for a trustworthy digital society. The company is on a mission to enable full data traceability in clinical trials and boost scientific reproducibility in medical research. To further this goal, LabTrace has built a blockchain-based system for the secure, GDPR compliant, immutable notarisation of digital data. For more information, visit www.labtrace.io.

About Algorand Foundation
Algorand’s mission is to power a world where information has integrity and innovative ideas can scale. The Algorand Foundation supports Algorand’s rapidly growing ecosystem by providing a best-in-class developer environment, supporting key infrastructure and setting technical standards, offering comprehensive support to builders and entrepreneurs, and providing the infrastructure for decentralized governance.

Founded by Turing Award-winning cryptographer Silvio Micali in 2019, Algorand has grown into a vibrant ecosystem of developers, entrepreneurs, and enterprise partners that benefit from institutional-grade certainty and resilience, while features like low fees, instant finality, and a minimal carbon footprint also appeal to the protocol’s millions of retail users. Builders of all kinds can use common programming languages like Python to develop advanced apps and protocols that solve important problems at a global scale: instant payments in war and disaster zones, self-sovereign identity for the disenfranchised, supply-chain traceability for global commerce, permissionless protocols addressing financial inclusion, and the creation of entirely new markets through tokenization, to name a few. To learn more and start your journey on Algorand, visit algorand.foundation.

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Keeper Security Launches Integration With Wiz to Remediate Critical Cloud Vulnerabilities

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With new integration, Keeper’s identity security platform remediates vulnerabilities discovered by Wiz, enabling closed-loop protection across cloud environments.

CHICAGO, June 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Keeper Security, the leading zero-trust and zero-knowledge identity security and Privileged Access Management (PAM) platform, today announces a new integration with Wiz, a leading cloud and AI security platform that is now part of Google Cloud. Joining the Wiz Integration Network establishes Keeper as a remediation engine for identity security vulnerabilities discovered by Wiz, closing the loop between cloud security detection and active risk resolution. When Wiz identifies an identity-related vulnerability, spanning human users, machine identities, AI agents and database accounts, it automatically surfaces the finding in Keeper’s Cloud Security dashboard, where security teams can review and remediate each issue directly within KeeperPAM®.

As cloud environments grow more complex, organizations face an expanding attack surface driven by the rapid proliferation of Non-Human Identities (NHIs), autonomous AI agents and over-privileged service accounts. Wiz surfaces these risks with unmatched cloud visibility and Keeper provides joint customers with an automated, trusted path from discovery to remediation.

“Finding a vulnerability is the first half of the battle,” said Craig Lurey, CTO and Co-founder of Keeper Security. “By integrating with Wiz, Keeper helps customers rotate compromised credentials, enforce privileged access management and reduce over-permissioned identities, turning Wiz’s detection power into faster, more decisive risk reduction. This is the future of cloud security – detection and remediation working as one, giving security teams a clear path from vulnerability discovery to resolution across the identities and workloads that matter most.”

“We’re happy to welcome Keeper to the Wiz Integration Network,” said Oron Noah, VP of Product, Extensibility & Partnerships at Wiz. “Together, we’re helping customers connect cloud risk findings with privileged access controls, making it easier to move from discovery to remediation. By bringing cloud visibility and access management into a unified workflow, teams can better secure both human and machine identities at scale.”

At the heart of the integration is a real-time workflow that transforms Wiz’s Issues into Keeper-driven remediation actions. When a Wiz customer enables the Keeper integration, Wiz scans the cloud environment for identity security vulnerabilities within Keeper’s remediation scope. Security teams can then select a finding and execute the appropriate remediation action through KeeperPAM:

Rotate compromised credentials and vault updated secretsBring unmanaged accounts under PAM governanceReduce excessive privileges for users, service accounts and IAM rolesMap Wiz Issues to existing PAM records or onboard new resourcesSubmit resolutions back to Wiz to close the loop on each finding

This tight integration bridges the gap between cloud security detection and identity security remediation, giving security teams a single, closed-loop workflow. Rather than manually triaging Wiz Issues and separately executing remediation steps in Keeper, KeeperPAM works alongside Wiz by automatically receiving identity-related Issues and streamlining the remediation steps. For teams, this results in accelerated Mean Time To Remediation (MTTR) and a dramatically reduced window of exposure before a vulnerability can be exploited.

The integration is especially powerful in AI-native environments, where autonomous agents and service accounts can rapidly accumulate excessive permissions across cloud infrastructure. Wiz’s AI Application Protection Platform (AI-APP) detects over-privileged AI agents, insecure service configurations and other AI-native risks. Keeper serves as a designated remediation engine, enforcing least privilege policies and enabling just-in-time access controls for AI agents in response. Together, they secure the full AI lifecycle from code to runtime, without requiring manual intervention from security teams.

Key benefits include:

Streamlined Identity Remediation: When Wiz discovers an identity security vulnerability, Keeper takes action – rotating compromised credentials, enforcing PAM controls and reducing excess privileges – streamlining the steps between detection and resolution.Closed-Loop Security Workflow: Connect Wiz’s industry-leading cloud and AI vulnerability detection directly to Keeper’s privileged access management platform for a complete detect-to-remediate pipeline that operates at cloud scale.Accelerated Mean Time to Remediation: By accelerating response to identity vulnerabilities at the moment of discovery, organizations dramatically shrink the window of exposure and reduce the risk of breach escalation.Comprehensive Identity Coverage: Remediation scope covers the full range of identity types, including human users, machine identities, AI agents and database accounts, ensuring no privileged entity goes unmanaged across cloud environments.

KeeperPAM, Keeper’s cloud-native privileged access management platform, unifies password, secrets and connections management with zero-trust network access, endpoint privilege management and remote browser isolation in a single solution. Built on a zero-trust and zero-knowledge architecture, KeeperPAM provides real-time visibility, automated credential security and AI-powered session monitoring to help organizations prevent breaches and maintain compliance across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

By connecting detection directly to remediation, Keeper and Wiz give security teams the confidence that cloud risks are not just visible, but actively resolved. KeeperPAM’s zero-trust architecture ensures every remediation action maintains a verifiable chain of custody – from Wiz’s initial finding through to Keeper’s corrective action – supporting both continuous compliance and audit readiness.

Keeper’s integration with Wiz is available now. Review the full release notes in the Keeper documentation.

About Keeper Security
Keeper Security is the leading zero-trust and zero-knowledge identity security solution, trusted by millions of people and thousands of organizations globally. KeeperPAM® is Keeper’s privileged access management platform that unifies password and passkey management, secrets management, privileged session management and endpoint privilege management in a single cloud-native platform, protected with quantum-resistant encryption. KeeperAI delivers real-time, AI-native threat detection across every privileged session. As AI agents proliferate and identity becomes the defining attack surface, Keeper governs access for humans, machines, non-human identities and AI agents, serving as the unified control plane for access, compliance and visibility across the enterprise. For more information, visit KeeperSecurity.com.

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Benzinga Launches Institutional Portfolio Intelligence API for Faster Institutional Ownership Intelligence

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DETROIT, June 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Benzinga, a leading provider of market intelligence and financial data APIs, today announced the launch of its Institutional Portfolio Intelligence API. The new dataset is designed to help brokerages, fintech platforms, quantitative researchers, and investor applications uncover signals hidden within hedge fund and institutional portfolios.

The dataset provides institutional holdings, capital flow trends, portfolio analytics, and ownership intelligence across more than 11,000 U.S. equities and ETFs. It delivers portfolio intelligence covering more than 8,000 hedge funds and institutional managers representing over $50 trillion in assets under management.

Unlike many institutional ownership datasets that refresh on quarterly reporting cycles, Benzinga’s Institutional Portfolio Intelligence API instantly incorporates newly filed 13F disclosures as they become available. Firms can use this data to identify emerging trends, monitor shifts in institutional conviction, and uncover actionable insights from large-scale portfolio activity sooner.

As investors seek deeper insights beyond traditional market data, understanding how professional money managers allocate capital has become an increasingly valuable source of intelligence.

“While institutional holdings are reported quarterly, the market doesn’t wait for quarterly data refreshes,” said Clint Rhea, Manager of Institutional and Channel Partnerships at Benzinga. “Our Institutional Portfolio Intelligence API captures new 13F disclosures as they are filed, allowing clients to identify position initiations, exits, and conviction changes from some of the world’s largest investors as quickly as possible. Whether you’re monitoring a crowded short, tracking institutional accumulation, validating an investment thesis, or understanding how professional money managers are allocating capital, speed and breadth of coverage matter. This dataset delivers on all of them.”

Key capabilities of the Institutional Portfolio Intelligence API include:

Institutional holdings and portfolio dataOwnership trends and capital flow analysisConsensus fund positioning insightsPortfolio concentration and allocation analyticsOutlier trade and conviction signal identificationHistorical coverage dating back to 2013Coverage across 11,000+ U.S. equities and ETFs (and 20,000+ delisted tickers)Fund sentiment by ticker, theme, industry or sectorFund performance and copy-traded returnsFund P/L and other fund manager metricsReal-time raw filings and insights

The dataset is designed for integration into brokerage platforms, portfolio research tools, screening applications, quantitative models, and investor-facing experiences. Available via API, WebSockets, and flat file delivery, the solution enables firms to incorporate institutional intelligence directly into their products and workflows.

The launch further expands Benzinga’s growing suite of institutional-grade market data solutions, helping clients build more informed investing experiences powered by actionable intelligence, alternative datasets, and more timely visibility into institutional portfolio activity.

About Benzinga

Benzinga is a leading financial media and data technology company that empowers investors with high-quality, real-time market intelligence. Through its news platform, APIs, and data products, Benzinga provides traders, financial institutions, and fintech platforms with the insights they need to make smarter investment decisions. From breaking news and analyst ratings to corporate events and alternative datasets, Benzinga’s tools help market participants stay ahead of the information that drives price movement.

To learn more, visit www.benzinga.com/apis/.

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Made Card and Multiply Mortgage Partner to Extend Homeowner Benefits Beyond Closing Day

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NEW YORK, June 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Made Card, the first credit card purpose-designed for the homeowner, today announced a partnership with Multiply Mortgage, the leading provider of homeownership benefits, helping employees across 1,200+ employers finance homes with lower rates and concierge-level support through their workplace.

Made is designed for what comes after closing day. Multiply connects employees to expert loan advisors and competitive rates through a workplace benefit. Made picks up where the mortgage leaves off, turning unavoidable home costs into a measurable financial return. Through the partnership, homebuyers who finance with Multiply will receive access to a suite of exclusive benefits built for new homeowners including a sign-on bonus redeemable toward closing costs and elevated cashback on mortgage payments, utilities, maintenance, and repairs.

“This partnership is a personal one for me,” said Alex Song, Co-Founder of Made Card. “Two years ago, Multiply helped me buy my own home, and I believed in what they were building so much that I became one of their earliest investors. Today we get to build together as operators. Multiply reaches homebuyers at the exact moment they are making the largest financial decision of their lives, and they do it with a level of care I experienced firsthand. Connecting that moment to Made is exactly what this card was built for.”

“Multiply exists to make homeownership more accessible and less stressful, and Made Card extends that mission past closing day,” said Michael White, Co-Founder and CEO of Multiply Mortgage. “Our clients are navigating the biggest purchase of their lives. Pairing that with a card built around what owning actually costs is exactly the benefit our customers deserve.”

About Made Card
Made is building the first credit card purpose-designed for the homeowner’s expenses: the predictable bills, the unexpected ones, and the administrative and emotional weight that no existing financial product was built to address. Turning that unavoidable cost into a measurable financial return, Made addresses a spend category every other card ignores and is building the next-gen home ecosystem.

About Multiply Mortgage
Multiply Mortgage helps employees navigate the largest purchase of their lives: buying a home. Multiply’s financial wellness benefit offers mortgage interest rate discounts and personalized guidance throughout the home financing process, all with zero cost or administrative overhead for the company.

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