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Visa Europe: The Blockchain is 'No Longer a Choice'

As part of a year-end retrospective, Visa Europe suggested bitcoin and the blockchain will soon be embraced by financial incumbents.

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The Stories That Shaped the Blockchain Narrative in 2015

BuckleySandler LLP counsel Amy Davine Kim recaps how digital currency regulation affected the strategies of bitcoin startups and incumbents in 2015.

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Santander and UBS Discuss Blockchain at Bank of England Event

Investment bank UBS and Spanish megabank Santander discussed blockchain technology at the Bank of England's Open Forum event held in London today.

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Symbiont Adds FinTech Veterans to Advisory Board

Symbiont has added Maureen O'Hara, chairman of Investment Technology Group and a former US Treasury official to its board of advisors.

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Global Finance Association BAFT Aims to Drive Bitcoin Awareness

BAFT, a global financial services association, is set to drive bitcoin and blockchain awareness with the launch of a new FinTech scheme.

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Bitnexo Wins South American Final of BBVA Competition

Bitcoin-based platform Bitnexo has joint-won the Latin American final of BBVA's Open Talent competition.

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9 Crypto Startups Make BBVA Competition Final

Nine crypto startups have made it through to the final of this year's BBVA Open Talent competition.

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FinTech Voices Join Blockchain Conversation at Keynote 2015

New voices from the FinTech community joined ongoing debates in the bitcoin and blockchain space at yesterday's Keynote 2015 conference.

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Bitcoin Firm Bitspark Joins Accenture's FinTech Accelerator

Hong Kong-based remittance platform Bitspark is the only bitcoin and blockchain startup to join Accenture's FinTech Innovation accelerator.

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