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Former Bank of England Director Joins Blockchain Startup Setl

Blockchain platform Setl has appointed the former executive director of the Bank of England as its chairman.

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ING Exec: ‘All Our Business Lines’ Involved in Blockchain Exploration

CoinDesk interviews ING's Mark Buitenhek to discuss the banking group's ongoing work on blockchain applications.

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Why Blockchain is Still a Decade from Mainstream

Financial Services Club chairman Chris Skinner discusses why he believes blockchain technology will take time but cause massive change.

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ANX CTO: Bitcoin’s Scalability Issue is a ‘Red Herring’

During a talk at Finnovasia 2015, ANX CTO Hugh Madden said he believes concerns about the bitcoin blockchain’s ability to scale are a “red herring”.

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Deutsche Bank Research: Bitcoin Isn’t Eliminating Intermediaries

A new Deutsche Bank Research report suggests the bitcoin network is in some ways failing to live up to its original vision.

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Hands On With Visa Europe's Bitcoin Remittance App

Visa Europe Collab walked us through the bitcoin remittances proof-of-concept prototype they built with the startup Epiphyte.

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Deutsche Bank: Blockchain Tech Will Go Mainstream in Next Decade

Deutsche Bank believes that blockchain technology will become more widespread in the next 10 years.

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Goldman Sachs: Blockchain is Ready For Centre Stage

Goldman Sachs notes in a research note sent to clients today, that bitcoin might just be the "opening act" for blockchain technology.

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Lloyd's Sees Blockchain's Potential For Insurance Markets

Lloyd's held a seminar in London last week to highlight blockchain technology to insurance market participants as part of their modernisation plan.

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Citi, Nordea Select Bitcoin Compliance Firm for Accelerators

Bitcoin compliance startup Polycoin was recently accepted into two incubators, one backed by Citi and the other by Nordea.

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