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UBS Seeks IP Protection for Smart Contract Blockchain Validation

In a patent application released by the USPTO, money manager UBS indicated it was considering using smart contracts to validate transactions.

By Nikhilesh De

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Dec 5, 2017 at 6:35 a.m. UTC

Dec 5, 2017

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UBS CIO: We Aren't Getting Involved With Bitcoin

UBS chief investment officer Mark Haefele says the world's largest money manager will not include bitcoin investments.

By Nikhilesh De

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Nov 17, 2017 at 9:00 p.m. UTC

Nov 17, 2017

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UBS Chief Economist Compares Bitcoin to Tulip Mania

UBS chief global economist Paul Donovan has compared bitcoin to the Netherland's 1600s tulip crisis, but noted he was a fan of blockchain technology.

By Nikhilesh De

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Nov 6, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. UTC

Nov 6, 2017

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UBS CEO: Blockchain to Play 'Big Role' in Reshaping Industry

The CEO is the latest to raise doubts about cryptocurrency, which also banking on blockchain to make his business simpler and easier.

By Brady Dale

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Oct 27, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. UTC

Oct 27, 2017

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UBS Tells Clients How to Place Bets on Blockchain Tech

A new report from UBS says that firms and early adopters should be considered by investors hoping to ride the "blockchain wave"

By Nikhilesh De

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Oct 17, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. UTC

Oct 17, 2017

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Former Bundesbank Chief: Bitcoin Doesn't Meet Full Definition of a Currency

UBS chairman Axel Weber offered a strong rebuke of cryptocurrencies during an event in Zürich earlier today.

By Stan Higgins

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Oct 4, 2017 at 6:35 p.m. UTC

Oct 4, 2017

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New Banks Join UBS-Backed Blockchain Trade Finance Platform

Four major banks have joined a trade finance initiative launched late last year by Switzerland-based UBS and tech giant IBM.

By Stan Higgins

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Oct 4, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. UTC

Oct 4, 2017

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IBM Joins Automakers, Banks in Blockchain Wallet Project Expansion

IBM is joining a consortium effort that seeks to conceive how blockchain payments could help power autonomous vehicles.

By Nik De & Michael del Castillo

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Sep 12, 2017 at 1:30 p.m. UTC

Sep 12, 2017

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Barclays, HSBC Join Settlement Coin as Bank Blockchain Test Enters New Phase

Utility Settlement Coin is moving into its third phase – building a kind of blockchain-based fiat testnet – with six new partners.

By Michael del Castillo

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Aug 30, 2017 at 10:59 p.m. UTC

Aug 30, 2017

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China

UBS Eyes Blockchain in China Expansion

UBS plans to invest in blockchain as part of an expansion plan in China.

By Stan Higgins

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Nov 21, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. UTC

Nov 21, 2016

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