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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.

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

By Stan HigginsSep 7, 2017

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

By Stan HigginsSep 6, 2017

Both new and founding members of the Utility Settlement Coin project think its work could lead central banks to adopt blockchain-based fiat currency.

Brazil's central bank is seeking to investigate possible use cases for blockchain tech and is now moving toward prototyping.

How financial firms in the Netherlands are approaching blockchain, and how trends in the technology are shaping their work and progress.

Researchers in India supported by the country's central bank are planning to launch a new blockchain platform this year.

By Stan HigginsSep 1, 2017

Russian bank Vnesheconombank is shedding light on its work with ethereum creator, Vitalik Buterin, and pledging to retract past statements.

Citi's head of cash management for Asia-Pacific explains why state-issued currencies on a blockchain could supercharge the technology's potential.

Banco de la Republica Colombia, the South American nation's central bank, has officially joined the R3 distributed ledger consortium.