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R3's Newest Regulator Looks to DLT For KYC Testing

Quebec's financial regulator has joined the R3 blockchain consortium and created a fintech lab to investigate blockchain.

JP Morgan is out at the global banking consortium R3 – and the group had some choice words to describe its departure.

By Stan HigginsApr 27, 2017

In a new report, bank consortium R3 compares two competing concepts for moving fiat currency to a blockchain or distributed ledger.

A bitcoin-based securities pilot developed by Japanese finance giant Mizuho is nearing completion and could soon see a public launch.

With 80 banks already among its members, distributed ledger consortium R3 is now setting its sights on bringing more regulators into the fold.

CoinDesk looks back on the big stories that shaped the industry in 2016, and that may cast a shadow on the year ahead.

By CoinDeskDec 28, 2016

Financial technology firm Calypso has inked a deal with blockchain consortium R3 to develop applications for its Corda platform.

By Stan HigginsNov 29, 2016

Banking giant Morgan Stanley is said to be pulling back from the R3 blockchain consortium.

By Stan HigginsNov 23, 2016

The operator of China’s interbank trading system has joined the R3 blockchain consortium.

By Stan HigginsNov 4, 2016

Russian payments firm QIWI has joined the R3 blockchain consortium.

By Stan HigginsOct 14, 2016

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