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Digital Asset to Open Source Smart Contract Language

Digital Asset Holdings has announced it intends to open-source DAML, the smart contracting language it acquired from startup Elevence.

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Sberbank Considers Russian Blockchain Consortium

One of Russia's largest banks is in discussions to join a domestic bank consortium that would study blockchain technology.

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UK Blockchain Projects Near Regulatory Approval

UK regulators are reportedly moving forward with efforts that would find blockchain firms exiting a FinTech sandbox program.

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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.

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Capital One Adds Veteran Blockchain Lawyer to FinTech Team

Blockchain legal veteran Elijah Alper will join Capital One in September to advise the financial services firm on the subject area.

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No, the EBA's Bitcoin Regulation Proposals Aren't All Bad

Digital currency lawyer Jacek Czarnecki argues recent regulatory proposals in the EU might benefit the blockchain industry despite criticisms.

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ASX Completes First Distributed Ledger Settlement Prototype

The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) announced today that it has completed the first phase of a distributed ledger tech trial.

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Swiss Bank UBS Latest to See Key Blockchain Lead Depart

UBS has become the latest major bank to see a significant departure from its blockchain innovation team.

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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.

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The Emergence of Blockchains as Activity Registers

In this opinion piece, Antony Lewis argues that the term 'distributed ledger' needs clarifying due to the new emerging use cases for the technology.

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