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Settlement Experts Predict Three Fates for Blockchain at Consensus 2016

Digital Asset, itBit, Nasdaq and CME Group gathered at the Consensus 2016 conference to discuss the future of blockchain in finance.

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Post-Trade Distributed Ledger Group Grows to 37 Members

The Post-Trade Distributed Ledger Group has taken steps to formalize its operations and add clarity to its structure.

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Chain Unveils Blockchain Platform Built By and for Financial Industry

Blockchain startup Chain is today releasing a new permissioned protocol built in collaboration with 10 financial and telecom firms.

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Russia's Sole Central Securities Depository Trials Blockchain Voting

Russia’s sole central securities depository has announced it has tested a blockchain-based voting system.

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Infosys Subsidiary Launches Blockchain Platform for Banks

Infosys has become the latest IT services giant to announce the introduction of a blockchain offering through its EdgeVerve Systems subsidiary.

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How Barclays Used R3's Tech to Build a Smart Contracts Prototype

CoinDesk goes inside Barclays' latest distributed ledger trial, showcasing how it is digitizing smart contract templates on R3's new ledger Corda.

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Why Your Business Needs a Blockchain Czar

Investor William Mougayar discusses how enterprise businesses are seeking to establish and implement blockchain strategies

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Brazil’s Bank Itaú Joins R3 Blockchain Consortium

Itaú Unibanco has become the first Latin America-based bank to join blockchain and distributed ledger consortium R3CEV.

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ECB Paper: Distributed Ledgers Likely to Bring 'Gradual' Change

The European Central Bank has published a working paper on blockchain tech, examining its potential role in securities markets.

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Why US FinTech is a Joke

In this opinion piece, Freemit CEO John Biggs takes aim at what he argues are out-of-touch big banks and timid FinTech investors.

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