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Markets
Payments
Credit Unions Seek to Become First to Market With Banking Blockchain
More than 50 credit unions are now laying the groundwork for what they believe could become the financial industry's first live blockchain project.
race, track
By Bailey Reutzel
Sep 3, 2016 at 11:28 a.m. UTC
Sep 3, 2016
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self-centerd, narcissist
Markets
Central bank
'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.
self-centerd, narcissist
By Frances Coppola
Aug 30, 2016 at 1:05 p.m. UTC
Aug 30, 2016
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Markets
Startups
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.
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By Michael del Castillo
Aug 26, 2016 at 12:16 p.m. UTC
Aug 26, 2016
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tools, graphs, measure
Markets
Research
Majority of Global Exchanges Now Testing Distributed Ledger Tech
The majority of global exchanges are now exploring distributed ledgers according to a new trade organization report.
tools, graphs, measure
By Stan Higgins
Aug 25, 2016 at 3:40 p.m. UTC
Aug 25, 2016
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evolution, humans
Markets
Venture capital
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.
evolution, humans
By Bailey Reutzel
Aug 20, 2016 at 1:36 p.m. UTC
Aug 20, 2016
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balaj, pwc
Finance
Startups
To Go Big on Blockchain, 'Big Four' Firm PwC Thinking Small
To scale up its blockchain operations, 'Big Four' audit firm PwC is thinking small with its strategy.
balaj, pwc
By Michael del Castillo
Aug 18, 2016 at 12:09 p.m. UTC
Aug 18, 2016
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treasure, gold
Markets
Banking
Four Genuine Blockchain Use Cases
Financial institutions may have more limited ways to harness the technology than previously thought, one researcher argues.
treasure, gold
By Gideon Greenspan
May 11, 2016 at 12:55 p.m. UTC
May 11, 2016
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boardroom
Markets
Banking
Why Your Business Needs a Blockchain Czar
Investor William Mougayar discusses how enterprise businesses are seeking to establish and implement blockchain strategies
boardroom
By William Mougayar
Apr 25, 2016 at 9:17 p.m. UTC
Apr 25, 2016
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Nasdaq
10 Stock and Commodities Exchanges Investigating Blockchain Tech
CoinDesk looks at the ten major stock and commodities exchanges working on blockchain projects and proofs-of-concept.
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By Pete Rizzo
Apr 14, 2016 at 2:04 p.m. UTC
Apr 14, 2016
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Markets
Smart contracts
How Blockchain Could Make Trusts More Transparent
Could blockchain help increase the transparency of offshore trusts? Open University lecturer Robert Herian explores in this opinion piece.
transparency
By Robert Herian
Apr 13, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Apr 13, 2016
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