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When Not If? Banks Strike Optimistic Tone on Blockchain Impact

A conference in Dublin yesterday united representatives of major financial firms and regulators in discussions over blockchain's way forward.

Four major banks have joined a trade finance initiative launched late last year by Switzerland-based UBS and tech giant IBM.

By Stan HigginsOct 4, 2017

The senior vice president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston believes blockchain will make financial middlemen wake up and innovate.

Distributed ledger consortium R3 is releasing version 1.0 of its first major software offering, Corda, and celebrating with cake.

Blockchain consortium R3 has lost two of its most public employees, Tim Grant and Tim Swanson, who are moving onto their own ventures.

The top regulator for US credit unions said in a new report that cryptocurrencies pose both risk and reward for institutions in the industry.

By Stan HigginsSep 29, 2017

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), the largest bank in the country, is trialling blockchain technology for fund transfers to and from the U.S.

The president and CEO of the Mizuho Financial Group "megabank" has spoken out on the potential of blockchain to disrupt financial incumbents.

Banks in Singapore have closed the accounts of a number of cryptocurrency firms without expanation, according to a news report.

German banks working with the R3 blockchain consortium have successfully replicated the sale of a €100,000 security on a DLT platform.

By Pete RizzoSep 26, 2017