Banking

Banking

Blockchain Startup Symbiont Adds Ex-Morgan Stanley Director

Former Morgan Stanley managing director Caitlin Long has joined blockchain startup Symbiont as president and chairman of the board.

Business  ·  30 August 2016
Banking

‘Settlement Coin’ Is All About Banks, Not Blockchain

The design of a high-profile project should give the public pause about how banks are seeking to apply blockchain, analyst Frances Coppola argues.

Business  ·  30 August 2016
Exchanges

Mizuho Bank Dealt Blow in Mt Gox Lawsuit Update

A US judge largely denied a push by Mizuho Bank last week to dismiss charges filed against it in a class action suit tied to the collapse of Mt Gox.

Business  ·  29 August 2016
Banking

Hyperledger Blockchain Project Elects New Tech Committee

The Hyperledger Project, the blockchain initiative led by the Linux Foundation, has elected a new technical steering committee.

Business  ·  26 August 2016
Banking

Why ICAP Believes Central Banks Could Adopt Digital Currency

ICAP is working to show central banks how they may be able to one day adopt a market infrastructure based on distributed ledger tech.

Business  ·  26 August 2016
Banking

Settlement Coin Creators Seek to ‘Liberalize’ Central Banks With Blockchain

A new digital currency built for central banks is designed to make it easier for more people to use two powerful tools: real-time settling and cash.

Business  ·  24 August 2016
Banking

Big Banks Band Together to Launch ‘Settlement Coin’

Four banks have reportedly partnered on a blockchain project aimed at creating a means to clear and settle transactions worldwide.

Business  ·  23 August 2016
Smart Contracts

Digital Asset to Open Source Smart Contract Language

Digital Asset Holdings has announced it intends to open-source DAML, the smart contracting language it acquired from startup Elevence.

Business  ·  23 August 2016
Russia

Sberbank Considers Russian Blockchain Consortium

One of Russia's largest banks is in discussions to join a domestic bank consortium that would study blockchain technology.

Business  ·  22 August 2016
Regulation

UK Blockchain Projects Near Regulatory Approval

UK regulators are reportedly moving forward with efforts that would find blockchain firms exiting a FinTech sandbox program.

Policy & regulation  ·  22 August 2016
Investments

Why Big Bank Blockchain Leads Are Leaving for Startups

Bank blockchain leads are leaving to build startups, a trend signalling that opportunities in the private blockchain space remain abundant.

Business  ·  20 August 2016
Banking

Capital One Adds Veteran Blockchain Lawyer to FinTech Team

Blockchain legal veteran Elijah Alper will join Capital One in September to advise the financial services firm on the subject area.

Business  ·  19 August 2016
Europe

No, the EBA’s Bitcoin Regulation Proposals Aren’t All Bad

Digital currency lawyer Jacek Czarnecki argues recent regulatory proposals in the EU might benefit the blockchain industry despite criticisms.

Business  ·  19 August 2016
Australia

ASX Completes First Distributed Ledger Settlement Prototype

The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) announced today that it has completed the first phase of a distributed ledger tech trial.

Business  ·  18 August 2016
Banking

Swiss Bank UBS Latest to See Key Blockchain Lead Depart

UBS has become the latest major bank to see a significant departure from its blockchain innovation team.

Business  ·  18 August 2016