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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Currency Settlement Service CLS Reveals Big Blockchain Ambitions

CLS is working with IBM to build a blockchain platform for payments netting.

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Blockchain Database Startup BigchainDB Raises €3 Million

BigchainDB has raised $3m to help turn tradition databases into blockchains.

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Swiss Central Banker: Blockchain Turning Finance 'On Its Head'

Swiss National Bank president Thomas Jordan says the central bank is in discussions with regulators and other central banks about blockchain.

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Swift Kicks-Off Sibos By Unveiling Blockchain Contest Winners

Swift announced three blockchain startups that won a competition to build a distributed ledger bonds solution earlier this year.

Swift Blockchain Winners

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Hyperledger Adds to Blockchain Group in Time for Sibos

Blockchain consortium Hyperledger today revealed five new members today.

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Global Banks Partner to Form Blockchain Payments Network

Ripple joins with Bank of America, Santander, the Royal Bank of Canada and more to build a global blockchain steering group.

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Swiss Financial Infrastructure Firm Testing Blockchain

A major financial infrastructure provider in Switzerland is developing a proof-of-concept focused on securities market infrastructure.

SIX Securities Systems

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IBM, China UnionPay Develop Blockchain Loyalty Points Exchange

International Business Machines is working with a Chinese credit card company to to create a blockchain-based system for trading loyalty points.

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New Lawsuit Filed Against Xapo Founder Wences Casares

Online identity company Lifelock has filed another lawsuit against bitcoin wallet startup Xapo founder Wences Casares.

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Symbiont Showcases Blockchain Catastrophe Swaps to Insurance Execs

Blockchain startup Symbiont has demonstrated a self-executing catastrophe swap smart contract on a platform designed for a wide-range of industries.

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