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UK Banking Giant Barclays to Allow Charities to Accept Bitcoin

Barclays has revealed it will be pursuing a new partnership with an unnamed bitcoin exchange to help charities accept digital currency.

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USAA: Bitcoin and Blockchain Are FinTech Game-Changers

Vic Pascucci, current USAA head of corporate development, speaks to CoinDesk about his firm's interest in bitcoin and blockchain thechnology.

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BBVA: Blockchain Tech Could Replace Centralised Finance System

Blockchain ledgers can potentially bypass today's centralised financial infrastructure, according to a report by BBVA Research US.

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US Bank Regulator Calls for Balanced Bitcoin Oversight

The head of the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has called for balanced regulation for financial technology such as bitcoin.

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Deutsche Bank: Blockchain Can Help Banks Defend Business Models

A new editorial penned by Deutsche Bank Research suggests banks should seek to leverage blockchain technologies in an effort to improve services.

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Central Bank Denies Claim Blockchain Broadly Used in Estonia

The Estonian central bank has denied that the country’s banking system relies on the use of a blockchain to secure information.

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9 Crypto Startups Make BBVA Competition Final

Nine crypto startups have made it through to the final of this year's BBVA Open Talent competition.

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Italian Banking Group: Bitcoin's Advantage is its Network Effect

The European Securities and Markets Authority has published new submissions from a recent call for information on digital currencies.

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Bitcoin and Trading Execs Team up to Disrupt Settlement

A bitcoin entrepreneur and a trading veteran have partnered on a blockchain project that aims to streamline the way assets are exchanged.

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