Banking

Banking

Why Financial Incumbents Need to Be Brave on Blockhain

Markit VP and blockchain leader Jeffrey Billingham examines the challenge of building a long-term framework for the technology in financial services.

Business  ·  3 April 2016
Banking

DTCC to Use Digital Asset Tech for Blockchain Post-Trade Trial

The DTCC has announced it will test a distributed ledger solution for managing repurchase (repo) agreements.

Business  ·  29 March 2016
Smart Contracts

Blockchain Smart Contracts Startup Selected By BNP Paribas Accelerator

Blockchain startup CommonAccord is one of eight startups selected for BNP Paribas' new FinTech accelerator, L’Atelier.

Markets  ·  28 March 2016
Banking

1,000 Bitcoin Wallets Won’t Replace One Financial Revolution

TechCrunch editor and Freemit CEO John Biggs argues that the bitcoin community has become complacent in its quest for financial change.

Business  ·  26 March 2016
Banking

Hyperledger On Verge of Merging Blockchain IBM, Digital Asset Code

Hyperledger today announced it successful created linked code from Digital Asset, IBM, and Blockstream. But that's just the beginning.

Business  ·  25 March 2016
Exchanges

Behind the Scenes at the Launch of a New Blockchain Consortium

A little-known blockchain company, Domus Tower, revealed plans to form a consortium to implement technology they say runs 1m transactions per second.

Business  ·  25 March 2016
Banking

World Economic Forum Gears Up for Hands-On Blockchain Research in 2016

CoinDesk profiles the World Economic Foundation and its ongoing blockchain technology research.

Business  ·  25 March 2016
Federal Reserve

New York Fed Report Highlights Bitcoin Market Discrepancies

Federal Reserve analysts have published findings they say show bitcoin exchange fees discourage arbitrage and make bitcoin a worse store of value.

Business  ·  24 March 2016
Banking

Commerzbank: Future of Bitcoin is an ‘Open Question’

Blockchain technology constitutes a "genuine revolution" in how decentralized systems are run, Commerzbank said in a March report.

Business  ·  23 March 2016
Australia

ASX Affirms Blockchain Support Following CEO Departure

ASX remains committed to its plans for potential blockchain integration even after the man who helped lead the project resigned.

Business  ·  23 March 2016
Banking

DTCC Open to Business Model Changes in Face of Blockchain Disruption

The company that last year processed $1.6 quadrillion in securities reveals its plans to research blockchain technology.

Business  ·  21 March 2016
Exchanges

USAA: Members Gave ‘Clear Yes’ to Coinbase Bitcoin Trial

USAA discusses its most recent bitcoin technology trial, which found it offering a balance-check option to accountholders.

Business  ·  17 March 2016
Banking

Blockchain Consortium R3 Opens New Round of Partnerships

Blockchain consortium startup R3CEV is now accepting applications for new partners.

Business  ·  15 March 2016
Banking

UniCredit White Paper Explores Blockchain Uses for Banks

Italian bank UniCredit has published a white paper that explores how banks could offer blockchain-based services.

Business  ·  11 March 2016
Ethereum

R3: Biggest-Ever Blockchain Trial is Only the Beginning

R3 managing director Tim Grant discusses his startup's biggest test yet and why it's only just getting started with its collaborative consortium work.

Business  ·  10 March 2016