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Santander: Blockchain Tech Can Save Banks $20 Billion a Year

Blockchain tech could reduce banks' infrastructural costs by $15-20 billion a year by 2022, says a new report by Santander InnoVentures.

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Blockchain Tech Could Improve Banking, Says EBA Report

The Euro Banking Association (EBA) has explored the short-term implications of blockchain technology in its most recent report.

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Goldman Sachs Report Says Bitcoin Could Shape 'Future of Finance'

Goldman Sachs has published a report naming bitcoin and Ripple among the technology trends that could shape the future of global finance and payments.

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Study: Consumers Feel Bitcoin More Secure than Mobile Payments Apps

A recent consumer survey suggests US consumers feel bitcoin is a safer payment method than mobile wallets and apps.

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Europol: Bitcoin's Popularity Growing in Illicit Online Markets

A Europol report has found that bitcoin is increasingly being used to pay for online child sex abuse broadcasted on illicit websites and apps.

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Bitcoin Transactions Will Double By 2017, Research Finds

A new report from Juniper Research analyzes the volume and value of past bitcoin transactions, while predicting the market's future.

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Academic Research on Bitcoin Tripled in 2014

The amount of academic research centred on bitcoin has risen sharply in the last year, financial analyst and author Brett Scott has found.

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HP Survey: 79% of US Organisations Plan to Adopt Digital Currencies

A new report found that 79% of US companies plan to support digital currencies like bitcoin in the future.

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Think Tank: Blockchain Could be 'Economic Layer' for the Web

The Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies (IEET) has published a brief article advocating the use blockchain technology.

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