Michael del Castillo

A full-time member of the Editorial Team at CoinDesk, Michael covers cryptocurrency and blockchain applications. His writing has been published in the New Yorker, Silicon Valley Business Journal and Upstart Business Journal. Michael is not an investor in any digital currencies or blockchain projects. He has previously held value in bitcoin (<a href="https://qa.coindesk.com/editorial-policy/">See: Editorial Policy</a>). Email: michael@coindesk.com. Follow Michael: <a href="https://twitter.com/delrayman">@delrayman</a>

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'Top 10' Blockchains Report Concludes: Now is the Time to Pivot

Ethereum, Digital Asset, R3, and more go head-to-head in this detailed blockchain study by Aite Group.

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Northern Trust Goes Live With IBM-Powered Private Equities Blockchain

With $6.7tn in assets under custody, Northern Trust has formally launched its first blockchain product with a little help from IBM.

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New Ethereum Blockchain Consortium Could Run on Experimental Tech

Could the enterprise blockchain consortium use its own experimental technology to break away from the traditional top-down governance model?

science, experiment

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ASX CEO Expresses New Confidence in Blockchain Post-Trade Tests

Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) plans to increase its blockchain investment by the end of this year to build a better product.

ASX deputy CEO Peter Hiom

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Swift Reveals Future Global Payment Tech – Blockchain Not Included

While Swift is bullish on its explorations of blockchain, it has sidestepped the tech in its new cross-border payments service, unveiled today.

Swift

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Hardware Over Hard Forks: How Accenture Plans to End Blockchain's Security Debate

Can dedicated hardware bring institutions on board with blockchain in a way that consensus-driven hard forks can't? This company is betting on it.

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JP Morgan, Santander Said to Join New Ethereum Blockchain Group

New details have emerged about an effort to launch a formal enterprise blockchain group centered on the ethereum protocol.

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Deutsche Bank Analyst: Blockchain Could Have Prevented Soros Leaks

One Deutsche Bank analyst believes a recent, unwanted financial disclosure could have been prevented with blockchain tech.

George Soros

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IBM's Biggest-Ever Blockchain Trade Finance Trial Could Go Global

Now that IBM has begun work on its largest blockchain project ever, what happens next could have global implications.

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Japan's Central Bank Says Blockchain Trials Are Exploratory So Far

The head of payments at Japan's central bank says blockchain won't be applied to its payments and settlement systems any time soon.

Bank of Japan building. (Shutterstock)