A top Australian blockchain lawyer speaks out against what he feels are actions by local banks and governments that restrict FinTech competition.
Despite its open-source origins, blockchain tech could end up being fenced in by greedy institutions, says Bijesh Amin of Indus Valley Partners.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is investigating the actions of some banks for closing accounts of various bitcoin businesses.
Another great week for blockchain technology, heralded by Barclay's partnership with two distributed ledger startups.
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is experimenting with its own in-house cryptocurrency, says the bank's technology chief.
Who's said what and why? CoinDesk has rounded up some of the most interesting crypto related comments made over the last year.
The CEO of Westpac Group, one of Australia's 'Big Four' banks, has claimed it is "too soon" to panic about bitcoin.
Who's said what about bitcoin and when? Check out our interactive timeline below for a refresher on the stance of central banks this year.
When it announced its blockchain innovation lab earlier this year, UBS caused a ripple of excitement and trepidation. It was a watershed moment: one of the world’s wealthiest investment banks was putting its money, and public image, behind blockchain technology. Not only that, but it would be experimenting deep in the financial heart of London. The […]
Angel investor William Mougayar explores the steps banks should take to make sure they lead the blockchain-banking revolution.
In the second part of his three-part series, angel investor William Mougayar looks at why and how banks should start embracing blockchain technology.
Investor William Mougayar discusses how banks dealt with the emergence of the Internet and how blockchain tech is causing them a whole new headache.
The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco has penned an informal advisory note to community banks regarding digital currencies.
New data suggests that many financial professionals see their industry being reshaped by blockchain technology.
A spokesperson for ING Group has clarified that its customers are able to buy bitcoin via company bank accounts.