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Chinese Bank Union to Tackle Receipt Forgery With Blockchain

A blockchain research startup and eight local banks have teamed up to bring blockchain's benefits to China's receipts financing industry.

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BIS Report: Wide-Scale DLT Use 'Years Away'

A new report on payments from the Bank of International Settlements has outlined three possible use cases for blockchain technology.

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Bitstamp Partners with Banking Giant for Bitcoin Investment On-Ramp

Bitcoin exchange Bitstamp and French bank Crédit Agricole have teamed up to facilitate bitcoin acceptance at investment funds.

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Why Bitcoin Remittance Companies Are Still Shrugging Off Swift

Financial messaging giant Swift may have introduced new payments tech, but bitcoin startups still feel confident about their role in the industry.

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The Lack of Blockchain Talent is Becoming An Industry Concern

At the DTCC's Fintech Symposium, the lack of available blockchain job applicants was cited as a roadblock to industry goals.

DTCC Fintech Symposium 2017. Credit: CoinDesk/Michael del Castillo

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'Big Four' Firm EY Begins Blockchain ID Platform Rollout

'Big Four' auditing firm EY has developed a new blockchain identity platform for an Australian client.

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Big Corporates Unite for Launch of Enterprise Ethereum Alliance

JP Morgan, Microsoft, BP and Wipro are among the global corporations behind the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance, set to be unveiled today.

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Banks Turn to Bitcoin Tracking in Fight Against Human Trafficking

Inside the struggle to trace the transactions of human traffickers, who, in recent years, have turned to bitcoin.

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'Top 10' Blockchains Report Concludes: Now is the Time to Pivot

Ethereum, Digital Asset, R3, and more go head-to-head in this detailed blockchain study by Aite Group.

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Hitachi Tests Private Blockchain for Rewards Points

Japan's Hitachi is working on a new blockchain test, one that explores how the tech could power its rewards points program.

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