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Inside State Street Bank's Blockchain Deliberations

The global custody bank's tech and product teams are keen to transform securities lending into a peer-to-peer market, but not all are on board.

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Goldman Sachs Is Reportedly Weighing a Crypto Custody Service

Having launched bitcoin futures trading in May, Goldman Sachs is now pondering the launch of a cryptocurrency custody service, according to a report.

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Blythe Masters Looks Beyond Finance for Next Wave of Blockchain Growth

The enterprise DLT startup now sees a vast range of opportunities, both within the industry where its founder spent most of her career and outside it.

Blythe Masters

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Bithumb Sees 40% Trading Volume Drop After User Registration Suspension

Trading volume on South Korea's Bithumb exchange has plummeted since it temporarily stopped offering new account registrations.

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BBVA Can't Hold Cryptocurrency – And That's a Problem

The bank wants to use ethereum as a notary, but regulators discourage holding even the tiny bit of ether needed to put data on the public blockchain.

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Banking Giant Trials Blockchain for Issuance of Land-Backed Loans

One of the "Big Four" commercial banks in China has completed the issuance of a loan worth $300,000 using a blockchain system. 

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Novogratz's Galaxy Digital Will Start Trading on a Stock Exchange This Week

Cryptocurrency merchant bank Galaxy Digital will begin trading on the Toronto TSX Venture Exchange this week.

Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz (CoinDesk)

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IBM and FX Giant CLS Team Up to Launch Blockchain App Store for Banks

Announced Monday, LedgerConnect is the offspring of bank-owned currency trading utility CLS and enterprise software giant IBM.

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There's a Bigger Scam Than Anything in Crypto, It's Called KYC/AML

Anti-money-laundering and know-your-customer practices have cost many billions more than all ICO scams put together – yet, what they have produced?

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BRICS Bank Consortium to Research Blockchain Applications

BRICS nations' state-owned development banks plan to research blockchain technology for international transactions and other products.

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