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DTCC to Use Digital Asset Tech for Blockchain Post-Trade Trial
The DTCC has announced it will test a distributed ledger solution for managing repurchase (repo) agreements.
Blockchain Smart Contracts Startup Selected By BNP Paribas Accelerator
Blockchain startup CommonAccord is one of eight startups selected for BNP Paribas' new FinTech accelerator, L’Atelier.
1,000 Bitcoin Wallets Won't Replace One Financial Revolution
TechCrunch editor and Freemit CEO John Biggs argues that the bitcoin community has become complacent in its quest for financial change.
Hyperledger On Verge of Merging Blockchain IBM, Digital Asset Code
Hyperledger today announced it successful created linked code from Digital Asset, IBM, and Blockstream. But that's just the beginning.
Behind the Scenes at the Launch of a New Blockchain Consortium
A little-known blockchain company, Domus Tower, revealed plans to form a consortium to implement technology they say runs 1m transactions per second.
World Economic Forum Gears Up for Hands-On Blockchain Research in 2016
CoinDesk profiles the World Economic Foundation and its ongoing blockchain technology research.
New York Fed Report Highlights Bitcoin Market Discrepancies
Federal Reserve analysts have published findings they say show bitcoin exchange fees discourage arbitrage and make bitcoin a worse store of value.
Commerzbank: Future of Bitcoin is an 'Open Question'
Blockchain technology constitutes a "genuine revolution" in how decentralized systems are run, Commerzbank said in a March report.
ASX Affirms Blockchain Support Following CEO Departure
ASX remains committed to its plans for potential blockchain integration even after the man who helped lead the project resigned.
DTCC Open to Business Model Changes in Face of Blockchain Disruption
The company that last year processed $1.6 quadrillion in securities reveals its plans to research blockchain technology.
