Singapore’s central bank and the fintech startup R3 group are putting together a test to see whether blockchain technology can be used to process interbank payments. The effort is also looking into using blockchain for […]
A Hong Kong financial regulator says it is too early to say whether blockchain technology is ready for large-scale adoption. Many issues surrounding the use of blockchain — including consumer protection and money-laundering concerns — […]
The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange is launching a blockchain voting service to allow stakeholders to participate in annual meetings of listed companies from anywhere in the world as part of a larger effort by the […]
Ripple, the San Francisco-based startup building a bitcoin-like payments platform aimed at banks, announced a $55 million Series B funding round on Tuesday, bringing its total capital to about $93 million. Ripple’s distributed financial technology […]
The World Federation of Exchanges responded to the European Securities and Markets Authority’s discussion paper on blockchain by calling for a global approach to distributed ledger technology. The introduction of regulatory sandboxes like those for […]
Talks at Google in London were delighted to welcome Alex Tapscott to talk about his book Blockchain Revolution, looking at how the technology behind Bitcoin can reshape the world of business and transform the old […]
Taking its first step towards disrupting the market for payments between banks, Visa (NYSE:V) will invite lenders today to test a system for sending money over blockchain, the technology underpinning bitcoin. The credit card company, […]
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