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Blockchain won’t kill banks: Brock Pierce

12/04/2016(0)
Blockchain – the technology that underpins the cryptocurrency bitcoin – is unlikely to kill banks despite warnings from top industry executives, the chair of a bitcoin non-profit organization told ... Read More
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Treasury planning crackdown on bitcoin and cryptocurrency anonymity in bid to tackle criminal use of digital currencies

11/04/2016(0)
Ministers at the Treasury are planning a shake-up in the world of cryptocurrencies that will mean bitcoins and other virtual currencies can no longer be purchased anonymously. The change ... Read More
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Bitcoin graduate Circle launches free social payment app in UK with Barclays

06/04/2016(0)
Circle, the leading digital payments company which uses the blockchain as a settlement rail, is launching a social payment app in the UK with the help of Barclays. It’s ... Read More
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PwC launches New Global Technology Team to Tap into Blockchain

05/04/2016(0)
PwC has recruited 15 leading technology specialists to exploit and commercialise Blockchain, the technology that powers the crypto-currency, Bitcoin. The new Blockchain team will be based in PwC’s Belfast ... Read More
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R3 banking blockchain consortium partners with Microsoft Azure

05/04/2016(0)
The R3 distributed ledger consortium of 40-plus global banks has chosen Microsoft Azure cloud to host its labs and provide its members with easy access to those firms already ... Read More
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PwC Report: Blockchain a ‘Once in a Generation’ Opportunity for Financial Services

30/03/2016(0)
Blockchain marks the next “jump” in business process/optimization technology, according to a newly-released PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) report on fintech. The report, “Blurred lines: How FinTech is shaping Financial Services,” compares blockchain to Enterprise Resource ... Read More
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ASX still committed to blockchain after CEO’s departure

30/03/2016(0)
ASX has reaffirmed its commitment to developing a Bitcoin-like settlement system that could replace its lucrative post-trade services business after the man who championed the technology, Elmer Funke Kupper, ... Read More
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Blockchain Smart Contracts Startup Selected By BNP Paribas Accelerator

29/03/2016(0)
CommonAccord, a blockchain-based startup for legal documentation, is one of eight startups selected for BNP Paribas‘ new FinTech accelerator, L’Atelier. CommonAccord’s goal is to create global codes for transferring ... Read More
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IBM blockchain leader Jerry Cuomo using ‘shadowchains’ to launch moonshots

28/03/2016(0)
IBM has been building momentum behind blockchain by championing the Linux Foundation’s Hyperleder Project and creating its own Open Blockchain (OBC) among other things. IBM’s vice president of blockchain ... Read More
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What actually is … Blockchain technology?

23/03/2016(0)
A new technology is causing a stir in the FinTech community: Blockchain has many market experts believing that it is the greatest achievement of the past decade for financial ... Read More
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