Banking
R3 Completes Blockchain Test With 11 Banks
R3CEV has announced the completion of a permissioned ledger test involving 11 of its 42 banking partners.

LHV Bank: We Support Bitcoin's Values
CoinDesk interviews LHV Bank's new cryptocurrency product manager to learn more about its blockchain experimentations.

JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs Veterans Join Digital Asset Team
Digital Asset Holdings has added new executives as it seeks to expand into the European market.

Japanese Think Tank NRI Considers Expanding Blockchain Research
NRI's Kazumitsu Yokokawa discusses the Japanese professional services firm's ongoing collaborations with major banks on blockchain efforts.

What Banks Should Be Doing With Blockchain in 2016
Virtual Capital Ventures general partner William Mougayar offers eight predictions for the bitcoin and blockchain industry in 2016.

Report: Blythe Masters' Blockchain Startup Struggles to Close Funding
Digital Asset Holdings, the startup led by ex-JP Morgan exec Blythe Masters, is apparently running into hurdles closing an investment round.

Why Blockchain's Road to Mass Market is Beyond Payments
Consult Hyperion's Dave Birch discusses the upcoming trends in the payment space and how blockchain tech fits into these larger trends.

2015 Was the Year of the Blockchain
Financial Services Club chairman Chris Skinner discusses why 2015 marked a turning point for global bitcoin and blockchain discussion.

Why Big Banks Got Blockchains Wrong in 2015
Big banks fell in love with blockchain tech in 2015, but do they truly understand their latest obsession?

10 New Bank of America Cryptocurrency Patents Published
The Bank of America has filed eleven patent applications since 2014, following the publication of 10 yesterday by the US patent office.
