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Dimon Knocks Bitcoin Again: Crackdown Likely on 'Worthless' Cryptocurrency

Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase bank, has expanded on his recent criticism of bitcoin, warning "it will end badly" for the tech.

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MUFG on Dimon Remarks: Bank Cryptocurrencies Have 'Nothing to Do With Bitcoin'

The CEO of Japanese finance group MUFG said today that big bank-issued digital currencies aren't quite the same as bitcoin.

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Fujitsu to Trial Blockchain Tech with New Banking Partners

Fujitsu is joining up with a Japanese banking association in a bid to help member banks build and test real-world blockchain solutions.

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Indian Central Bank Studies 'Fiat Cryptocurrency' for Digital Rupee

The executive director of the Reserve Bank of India has confirmed that research into a "digital rupee" is still ongoing.  

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Corda 1.0: R3 Sets Target Date for Production Distributed Ledger Tech

Fresh off a member meeting, distributed ledger consortium R3 is gearing up to cross a major technology milestone by the year's end.

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SBI Ripple Asia to Test Blockchain Bank Transfers Between Japan and South Korea

SBI Ripple Asia will reportedly start testing its blockchain-based funds-transfer system between Japanese and South Korean banks by the end of 2017.

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Euroclear Alternative Seeks Public Listing for Blockchain Securities

Solidum aims to become a listing member of The International Stock Exchange so it can offer blockchain-based securities notes to more investors.

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'Revolutionary': Finland Central Bank Paper Heaps Praise on Bitcoin

Researchers at Finland's central bank have dubbed bitcoin's economic system "revolutionary" in a new staff paper.

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Israel's Largest Bank Begins Blockchain Trial With Microsoft

Israel's largest bank is working with software giant Microsoft to develop a blockchain-based platform for creating digital bank guarantees.

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DLT Not Ready to Replace Settlement Systems, ECB and BoJ Say

The Bank of Japan and the ECB have said that blockchain technology is too "immature" to replace their real-time settlement systems.

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