The Ethereum developer will help the digital assets arm of Societe Generale carry out research on a central bank digital currency.
A tech-focused subsidiary of Societe Generale said it will trial up to five different blockchains to understand their usefulness in capital markets.
Societe Generale has no plans to resell its $110 million ethereum bond, but future blockchain trials will involve external investors, an exec said.
Swiss financial giant UBS has started full-fledged transactions on we.trade, a blockchain-based trade finance platform.
Last week, Frenching bank Societe Generale revealed that it has issued a security token-like bond on ethereum. But rather than using a private iteration, SocGen used the public blockchain.
Kleinwort Hambros, a Societe Generale-owned bank and wealth manager, has launched a Luxembourg-listed blockchain exchange-traded note.
A blockchain payments trial launched by JPMorgan, Australia's ANZ and the Royal Bank of Canada has just gained over 75 new banks as participants.
Several major energy firms, including BP and Shell, are partnering on a new blockchain-based trading platform.
Two European banks are already planning a follow-up to a blockchain supply chain test announced in February.
Blockchain progress in the energy industry could give banking applications a run for sector supremacy, CoinDesk's Noelle Acheson argues.
Two major European banks have released the initial results of a blockchain prototype focused on oil trading.
A group of banks, exchanges and clearing houses has formed a working body to discuss how blockchain tech might be used in settlement.
Société Générale's group legal director has called out for the establishment of an international bitcoin regulatory framework.
One of France's biggest banks is looking to hire a developer with a focus on bitcoin.