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Barclays Seeks Twin Blockchain Patents for Banking Services

Barclays Bank proposed using blockchain to make various banking processes more efficient in a pair of patent applications.

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GMO's New Internet Bank Will Settle Payments With Blockchain

Japanese digital services firm GMO Internet has just launched a new web bank that it says will soon use blockchain to facilitate payments.

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Why Litecoin's Creator Is Buying Into a Bank (And How It Could Go Wrong)

If all goes according to plan, TokenPay and Charlie Lee's Litecoin Foundation will transform a tiny German bank into crypto's smoothest on-ramp.

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Binance Exchange Backs First-Ever Decentralized Bank in Malta

Binance is reportedly among a number of investors backing a decentralized, blockchain-based bank to be launched in Malta.

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100 Tokens By 2020: Ledger Pledges Big Expansion for Crypto Custody

Wallet and custody startup Ledger is ramping up the number of cryptocurrencies it supports to meet demand from institutional investors.  

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Bank of Queensland Rules Out Crypto Purchases With Mortgage Funds

The Australian retail bank has revised its loan agreements to prohibit borrowers from using mortgages to purchase cryptocurrency.

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Litecoin Foundation Acquires 9.9% of Bank in Payments Partnership

Litecoin Foundation, the non-profit behind the popular cryptocurrency, says it now owns part of a German bank thanks to a new deal with TokenPay.

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R3 Launches Corda Enterprise With First-Ever 'Blockchain Firewall'

Not a traditional firewall, the term denotes how Corda is able to limit communication between blockchain nodes operating in different environments.

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World's Largest Bank Eyes Faster Asset Exchange With Blockchain

ICBC, one of China's "Big Four" state-owned commercial banks, is seeking to patent a blockchain system to better execute financial asset transactions.

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Bernstein: No, Crypto Markets Aren't Like the Dot-Com Bubble

Cryptocurrency and blockchain developers are building "parallel financial networks," according to a new report by Alliance Bernstein.

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