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Consensus 2017 Day 2 Recap: Finding Blockchain's Common Ground

CoinDesk's Noelle Acheson recaps the second day of Consensus 2017, CoinDesk's New York blockchain conference.

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Bitt Reveals Big Plans for Cross-Caribbean Blockchain Settlement Network

A new partnership could be step one in a larger bid to unite some of the Caribbean's biggest financial institutions with blockchain tech.

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Distributed Ledger Consortium R3 Closes Record $107 Million Funding Round

Global banking consortium R3 has closed an investment round larger than $100 million, the biggest round in distributed ledger history.

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JPMorgan Partners With Zcash on Blockchain Security

JPMorgan has partnered with the makers of zcash to provide a new layer of privacy to the users of its enterprise-grade blockchain.

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Banks Offering Cryptocurrency Services? A New Reality Is Arriving

Skandiabanken customers can now link bitcoin holdings to bank accounts, a signal cryptocurrency is finding its place in the broader fintech arena.

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Meet the German Baron Who Thinks Blockchain Will Beat the Middlemen

In a new interview, Germany's former Minister of Defense sounds off on why he believes blockchain tech is a safe long-term bet.

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PBOC Researcher: Can Cryptocurrency & Central Banks Coexist?

The People's Bank of China shares new research into how a digital currency economy could coexist with central banks.

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Why Project Indy is Using Hybrid DLT to Rethink Digital Identity

A new Hyperledger digital ID project opens up about its design and the desire to create better alternatives to systems in use today.

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The Blockchain Immutability Myth

MultiChain's Gideon Greenspan offers his latest insight into blockchain design, this time attacking the idea blockchains can truly be immutable.

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Northern Trust Moves to Scale Up Live Equities Blockchain

Chicago-based Northern Trust was one of the first banks to launch a live blockchain effort. Now, it's giving the platform an upgrade.

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